Mark Zuckerberg has suggested many times that mood buttons -- which would giving users more expressive options than the standard “like” -- are imminent. This week, however, Facebook’s founder and CEO said he was serious about the additions. “Today is the day where I actually get to say we are working on it, and are very close to shipping a test of it,” Zuckerberg said during a Q&A on Wednesday. 

Within 10 years, New York City will expect its public schools to offer computer science to all students. The goal, in the words of The New York Times, is “to ensure that every child can learn the skills required to work in New York City’s fast-growing technology sector.”

Google’s mobile payment system Android Pay is out, and critics are having a field day discussing its pros and cons. Writes Android Police: “While there are plenty of questions about where we can use it, which credit cards can be set up, and why it's so aggressive with brightness even when barcodes aren't on screen, the actual act of spending money is about as straight-forward as it could be.” 

As part of the first public beta for iOS 9.1, Apple appears to have added a set-up process for a "Hey Siri" feature coming to the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. “The discovery in iOS 9.1 suggests that Siri will be able to begin detecting specific user voices and determine whether or not the owner of the iPhone in question is speaking to her,” Mac Rumors reports. 

Mike McCue, Flipboard’s co-founder and CEO, says he isn’t sweating Apple’s new News service, which everyone’s calling “Flipboard-like.” As McCue tells Fortune: “We started five years ago, and since then there have been many Flipboard killers, from big and small companies alike.” That said, “We deeply respect and take seriously what Apple is trying to do.” 

Twitter is reportedly developing a dedicated Periscope app for the new Apple TV. “It will allow users to watch livestreams on their television that are broadcasted from Twitter’s Periscope app,” TechCrunch reports, citing sources. “You could consider it a coming of age moment, considering the acquired startup’s website is Periscope.tv.” 

TechCrunch’s Sarah Perez thinks mobile app publishers are taking too casual an approach to release notes, which are supposed to communicate the changes shipping with their most recent app updates. “This inattention to detail is a disservice to users, who no longer have the benefit of understanding what the updated app will now do -- or not do -- as the case may be,” she writes. 

To help user improve their navigation and direction experiences on Google Maps, Google just debuted what it’s billing as a “new” app for Android devices. “The feature is hardly new, though, and you’ve been using it all this time on both mobile and desktop,” BGR reports. “The difference is that Google has now turned it into a standalone application that’s already available for download from the Play Store.” 

Venture Beat is starting a new monthly report with iSpot.tv that tracks how gaming brands are spending their money. The first report, released today, shows that mobile marketers are making a big splash in TV marketing, with three of the top five advertisers, including the top-spender, being mobile game publishers. Machine Zone’s Game of War took the top spot, followed by Candy Crush Soda Saga. 

When Apple rolls out its Flipboard-like News app this fall, it will feature content from more than 50 publishers, Re/code reports. That’s up from the 18 partners that Apple announced upon News’ unveiling, this summer. Along with offer Vanity Fair, Wired, GQ, and other titles, Condé Nast has roped in advertisers like Burberry, Ford and Campbell Soup.