Today's Friday Tech review is short, sweet and everything social. Read up on the latest Google Photos and Facebook update. 

Kudos if you’re reading this in real-time. It’s 2pm (EST) on the Friday before the Memorial Day long weekend and you’re still actively trying to learn. While you might have been winding down this week in anticipation of picnics, backyards, and beer, the tech-world wasn’t skipping a beat.This week we cover ad updates for both Pinterest and Twitter and a new technology that transforms human skin into a computer.

A new day.  New ideas. A new you. Most of the time people gauge the success of a series not just on the collection of episodes but how they wrap it all up in the series finale.   Prior to watching the finale of Mad Men last night, I had thought of what they could do to give the series and the characters I've grown to know so well over the past 7 seasons, a respectful farewell.  

In this week's tech review, we touch on Facebook Instant Articles, why your penmanship class in 3rd grade still matters, and how you feel when you're being watched. Get the quick points from our plain-English summaries, or jump into the full-length articles. 

This week's review takes a look at what the government needs from tech companies, China's current suspension on its tech regulations for banks, and what the future looks like for the ad tech industry.