Facebook just launched a new education portal, Learn with Facebook, as well as expanding features for its Mentorships and Jobs portals, TechCrunch reports. “Mentorships will now be opened for users to make their own matches; and those posting Jobs will now be able to post them in Groups where they are members.”

Yahoo Finance is launching a subscription service, Axios reports. The new offering “aims to compete with Bloomberg for the cash and attention of retail investors,” it writes, citing sources. More broadly, “Yahoo Finance Premium will act as a testing ground for Verizon Media Group (formerly called Oath) to launch more subscription services amongst its other brands (like TechCrunch and Yahoo Sports).” ]

Spotify is finally ready to launch an app for the Apple Watch. “Before you start shouting for joy though, you should know that Spotify’s Apple Watch app is still missing a few major features,” Gizmodo cautions. Namely, the app won’t let users download songs or podcasts, or stream music from the Watch to Bluetooth headphones on Apple Watches. ]

Snap just debuted what its calling “Friendship Profiles,” which highlight relationships between users and their closest friends. “The feature will dig up some of the highlights of the conversations shared between you and your friends,” Engadget writes. “Snap Inc. is also introducing new Bitmoji-centric features, including Bitmoji Stories and custom Bitmoji merchandise that will be sold through Snapchat.”

Facebook went down on Monday for users across the globe. The outage lasted for about an hour.  

In an effort to drive international growth, Netflix plans to experiment with lower-cost subscriptions in various regions. “The company hasn’t committed to lowering prices anywhere, but does want to experiment, Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings told Bloomberg on Friday. “He didn’t say when or where the test would be conducted,” Bloomberg reports.

Nick Bell, Snap’s VP of content, is leaving the company. “Bell’s departure is part of a planned reorganization of Snap’s Content team, which is now under the leadership of newly-installed chief strategy officer, Jared Grusd,” Cheddar reports. “Bell joined Snap back in 2014 to lead the Discover section of the Snapchat app, which includes a mix of content produced by professional media outlets, celebrities, and exclusive shows.”

Firefox just added a feature that will let shoppers track prices for specific products, and then receive alerts if those prices drop. “Called Price Wise, the new feature allows Firefox users to manually add individual products to their watch list, see at a glance whether prices have fallen or risen, and click through to purchase if it’s the former,” Venture Beat reports.

Samsung’s forthcoming “flexible” phone will debut in March, and cost upwards of $1,800, Engadget writes, citing a report by the Yonhap News Agency. “Last week, its mobile division's CEO, DJ Koh, said it plans to ship a million foldable devices in 2019,” Engadget notes. “Thus far it’s only revealed a prototype that looks like a regular smartphone (albeit bulkier), until it unfolds like a book into a 7.3-inch display that acts like a tablet.”

Facebook’s Portal and Portal+ smart screens are getting mixed reviews. “As a general-purpose smart display … the Portal lags far behind the competition,” The Verge’s Dan Seifert writes. Meanwhile, “While the Portal excels in its intended role as a video phone for the modern era, I remain deeply uncomfortable with the idea of a Facebook-connected camera in my home.”