Google Read Along helps children learn how to read

Google introduces a new app designed to help children older than five years old learn how to read better. Called Read Along, it was first launched in India under the name Bolo, but now it's getting a wider release in over 180 countries and support for nine languages. 

It comes with an in-app "reading buddy" called Diya, which is designed to give them verbal and visual feedback while they read out loud. It utilizes Google's text-to-speech and speech recognition technology to determine if your child is having trouble reading something. It can then give feedback similar to a teacher or parent. Kids can tap Diya to help them pronounce a word or sentence. As rewards, the app offers stars and badges.

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SkipTheDishes offers some Mother's Day gift ideas

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You may or may not be able to spend Mother's Day with your mom this weekend, but you can choose to send some things to remind her of your love. One great way to spoil your mom/mother-figure? Send over food and some gifts. SkipTheDishes encourages you to try contactless delivery from many of its partner restaurants. Here are some places for you to check out under the cut:

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Netflix releases first trailer for Steve Carell's new show 'Space Force'

As you may or may not know, Steve Carell partnered with The Office's Greg Daniels to create a new Netflix show called Space Force. The show is a parody of the US government's real-life Space Force. And now, we get a look at the comedic gold we're going to expect from the show as Carell's character Mark Naird tries to lead the new military branch

We catch a glimpse of the star-studded cast, which includes Lisa Kudrow, Jon Malkovich, Jane Lynch, and Ben Schwartz, among many others. You have to watch it 'til the end to watch a very tense rendition of The Beach Boys' Kokomo. Space Force is dropping on Netflix on May 29.

Amazon Canada offers a new free tier of its music streaming service

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Amazon will allow Canadians with Alexa-enabled smart speakers to listen to music for free. These users won't even need to have Amazon Prime or Amazon Music accounts to use the feature. But, of course, this new free tier comes with a few caveats. Similar to Spotify's free tier, you can only listen to ad-supported playlists and song-based stations. You won't get to choose songs to listen to, but if you're okay with listening to Amazon-curated playlists, then this option should work out fine for you. As MobileSyrup pointed out, you can also link Spotify to the same Alexa account, so you get access to even more songs if you want.