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Nineteen hours after launching, two NASA astronauts will arrive at the International Space Station. https://nyti.ms/2MgbsWM

Here’s what you need to know about Saturday’s second launch attempt of NASA astronauts in the Crew Dragon spacecraft. https://nyti.ms/3cjtqCv

The companies have similar policies on the limits of what they allow users to post. But Facebook is more permissive when the user is President Trump. https://nyti.ms/2BhJgkf

It’s a pandemic, protests against police brutality are gripping the country, and the president of the United States and Twitter are battling it out. https://nyti.ms/2MdVJHK

Dealerships have long resisted e-commerce, but with many showrooms closed, the dynamic is changing. https://nyti.ms/3gAuu8l

Fleets of vehicles roaming streets waiting to be hailed are more efficient. But the coronavirus has made people think twice about the future of car ownership even when autonomous tech arrives. https://nyti.ms/2BdOE7X

Without certain liability protections, companies like Twitter would have to be more aggressive about policing messages that press the boundaries — like the president’s. https://nyti.ms/2XaFrpw

Twitter continued fact-checking posts even as President Trump threatened to limit protections for social media companies. https://nyti.ms/2ZJsg0e

How tech companies and cities can work together to make transit more appealing and effective. https://nyti.ms/3cbPsXy

If NASA’s new 2020 missions have inspired an interest in science and celestial objects, these apps and sites can open a whole new batch of worlds. https://nyti.ms/3d8na1G

Companies are developing alternatives to single-use plastic, and with options including seaweed and mushroom tissue, consumer interest isn’t disappearing, even during the coronavirus pandemic. https://nyti.ms/2ZOrLCp

A successful launch on Wednesday could forever change how the world thinks about getting people to space. https://nyti.ms/2X384ow

In the latest challenge over their labor status, gig workers say the state is illegally failing to pay them jobless benefits in a timely way. https://nyti.ms/36JNL2N

Fandoms are forming around a new kind of influencer: the charismatic cult leader. https://nyti.ms/36yCMZW

With the disease there mostly under control, officials are looking for new uses for the government software that’s now on many phones. https://nyti.ms/2X1qwh4

The pioneering online learning networks offer hard-earned lessons for what works and what doesn’t with online education. https://nyti.ms/3c2Or4b

The company, founded by Richard Branson, aims to show it can send small satellites to orbit from virtually anywhere. https://nyti.ms/2TzVWcg

The company, founded by Richard Branson, aims to show it can send small satellites to orbit from virtually anywhere. https://nyti.ms/3cZVHiA

The desperate hunt for treatments and vaccines has changed how researchers, regulators, drug companies like Moderna, investors and journalists do their jobs. https://nyti.ms/2ZHR359

The agency confirmed its mission was proceeding smoothly, but made the announcement amid the puzzling departure of a top NASA official. https://nyti.ms/2WTd5zK

After losing some online shoppers to rivals during the pandemic, the retail giant is turning back to faster shipping times and big sales. https://nyti.ms/2WRNasm

Quakerism goes virtual, offering an intimate window into silent worship. https://nyti.ms/3ggcbFa

A former drug dealer whose nonprofit helped transform the Tenderloin district joins the front lines of San Francisco’s coronavirus response. https://nyti.ms/3cTONLL

A computer scientist argues that the quest for fully automated robots is misguided, perhaps even dangerous. His decades of warnings are gaining more attention. https://nyti.ms/3gasun4

Robots are cool. But we should be skeptical of emerging technology. https://nyti.ms/3cQqVZi

“At home, it seems to be a bit easier to focus on all the work,” said one eighth grader who was struggling in school. “Everything in general is easier.” https://nyti.ms/2XlTlUK

Technology with potentially the biggest impact is often humdrum stuff that drags businesses and government agencies into the age of Google Maps and Zoom. https://nyti.ms/2Zn0hn9

Like many other places, a community 50 miles outside London went into quarantine. A fleet of delivery robots has been helping with the groceries. https://nyti.ms/3e21jc1

A liberal status symbol now has a founder who is moving to the right. https://nyti.ms/36fKQOW

Online shopping has changed our behavior, reordered the nature of work and challenged our cities. https://nyti.ms/3bNhY1J

A warehouse in the foothills of the Poconos has had more known Covid-19 cases than any of Amazon’s others after missing early opportunities to protect workers. https://nyti.ms/3dY0ssY

What Facebook’s C.E.O. is doing to confront the coronavirus — and what he’s afraid of. https://nyti.ms/3bHk9nr

An app offering short-term rentals called Globe says demand is way up. https://nyti.ms/3g3xk5g

Tens of thousands of people across the United States have applied for the job of cold-calling strangers who may have been exposed to Covid-19. Here’s what it’s like. https://nyti.ms/2zPJgXI

For years, he was an obsessive C.E.O. in some ways, distant in others. Then Facebook’s problems became too acute to leave to anyone else. https://nyti.ms/3cEt4HB

The company said it would be happy to send someone to testify. But it never mentions Jeff Bezos. https://nyti.ms/3dVQCrL

Technology — if we keep it in its place — can empower creative teachers to shine. https://nyti.ms/2zLL6sD

The White House has called for building up U.S. manufacturing and criticized a tech supply chain centered in China. https://nyti.ms/3cyRIt5

With jobs lost and stores closed, people are now reviving their old gadgets on their own. https://nyti.ms/2WP0hco

A commercial extolling Chinese youths has set off a debate over whether they are too nationalistic — and their prospects too limited — for the country’s good. https://nyti.ms/3fV4Bjp

A choreography of swimming, walking and rolling could help future rovers avoid getting stuck in loose soil on the moon or Mars. https://nyti.ms/3dIatdB

The technology is tricky, and driverless cars may never fix all the problems we hoped they would. https://nyti.ms/3cpUXmu

Fraudsters see opportunities to target us in these uncertain times. Here are their most popular schemes and how we can protect ourselves. https://nyti.ms/35TYh72

How a small florist in Oakland, Calif., navigated a minefield of rules to sell on the make-or-break Mother’s Day weekend. https://nyti.ms/2xXSu3R

Businesses are using safety technologies to try to protect employees. But they may not work. https://nyti.ms/2WnKgv4

A deal would unite two large players in food delivery as more people order in meals during the pandemic. https://nyti.ms/2AeMzYL

If we understand how conspiracy theories spread online, we can help stop them. https://nyti.ms/3bijwAs

Symptom-checking apps and fever-screening cameras promise to keep sick workers at home and hinder the virus. But experts warn they can be inaccurate and violate privacy. https://nyti.ms/2STNch8

A video showcasing baseless arguments by Judy Mikovits, including attacks on Anthony Fauci, has been viewed more than eight million times in the past week. https://nyti.ms/3fzghb4

Google, Facebook, Amazon, Capital One and others are extending work-from-home policies to September and sometimes far beyond. https://nyti.ms/2YNlR3M