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Vaccination recipients surprising family members and filming the results are social media’s latest tear-jerker. https://nyti.ms/3gSsTgQ

The high volume of orders during the pandemic has let Amazon operate more efficiently. https://nyti.ms/3eGDmch

The dictionary doesn’t have enough superlatives to describe what’s happening to the five biggest technology companies, raising uncomfortable questions for their C.E.O.s. https://nyti.ms/3vAK6PZ

Internet companies are using the threat of government action as a cudgel against rivals. That could make the Communist Party the ultimate arbiter over the industry. https://nyti.ms/3aS91qh

The Senate is considering Eric S. Lander’s nomination after months of delay. Some experts ask what impact an adviser can actually have. https://nyti.ms/3aO7T6Y

They will receive 50 cents to $3 more an hour, the company said. https://nyti.ms/2QG6J6D

Tech giants have so much power. They could do more to help Indians facing such a devastating crisis. https://nyti.ms/3gL50HO

Alphabet posted revenue of $55.31 billion, up 34 percent from a year earlier, and net profit more than doubled to $17.93 billion in the first quarter. https://nyti.ms/2R5KKG2

“Digital adoption curves aren’t slowing down,” Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s chief executive, said in a statement. “They’re accelerating.” https://nyti.ms/2Ra5MDG

Building owners are using data collection and artificial intelligence to help control systems like heating, lighting, air quality and even the flow of workers. https://nyti.ms/3xqmFdM

The space agency picked Elon Musk’s company over two other bidders to take its astronauts back to the lunar surface. https://nyti.ms/3ntSTjF

The electric-car maker’s performance reflected increasing sales and production around the world. https://nyti.ms/3gJ4fiC

The company said it would invest more than $1 billion in North Carolina, with a new office in the Raleigh-Durham area and at least 3,000 new jobs there. https://nyti.ms/3vmTZAE

Just saying, maybe go easy with the candelabras. https://nyti.ms/3vnwGq6

The chief executives of Facebook and Apple have opposing visions for the future of the internet. Their differences are set to escalate this week. https://nyti.ms/3sVfFC6

Ingenuity made a 328-foot round-trip journey, helping to demonstrate the capability of the vehicle’s navigation system. https://nyti.ms/3aG0KWb

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have gone from curiosity to punchline to viable investment, making them almost impossible to ignore — for better or worse. https://nyti.ms/3nljdfH

The boycott, set to begin on Friday, is the most direct effort yet by a sport to pressure social media companies like Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to take action against abuse. https://nyti.ms/3aC7cgN

Deciphering between political rhetoric and dangerous threats online isn’t always easy. https://nyti.ms/3dJndn6

The artist Richard Prince appropriated her image for his work. Now she’s doubling back on it for one of her own. https://nyti.ms/3dIcQQD

A look behind the scenes at life in the Team 10 house. https://nyti.ms/3gxPX49

AT&T, HBO’s parent company, reported that HBO and the new streamer added 2.7 million subscribers in the first quarter. https://nyti.ms/3tDOddk

The experimental vehicle named Ingenuity flew higher and longer in its second flight on Mars. https://nyti.ms/32BatZl

High-profile business leaders have been detained, sidelined or silenced as the Communist Party moves forcefully to keep companies in line. Today, the best strategy is to lie low. https://nyti.ms/3elHPRI

While use of the gaming technology for improving physical ailments is still in the early stages, it shows promise — and it’s fun. https://nyti.ms/3nbrUtg

If you sent a PDF on your computer today, thank him. In 1980, he and a colleague created a way of sending digital documents to a printer, starting a company, Adobe. https://nyti.ms/3tFcbVt

The company also said it planned to release iPhone software next week with a privacy feature that worries many digital-advertising companies. https://nyti.ms/3xar9VL

Parler had been kicked off iPhones and Android devices after the Capitol insurrection in January. https://nyti.ms/3gv4AVR

Never before have so many countries, including China, moved with such vigor at the same time to limit the power of a single industry. https://nyti.ms/3gnOz47

During the pandemic, older aircraft have been retired, resulting in a fleet that can collect more information about emissions and safety. https://nyti.ms/3xaIDRR

The streaming gold rush of 2017-18, when Netflix scooped up big-name television creators, now seems to have migrated to the film world. https://nyti.ms/3drfUQV

The experimental Ingenuity vehicle is expected to complete a short but historic up-and-down flight on Monday morning. https://nyti.ms/3efEnIg

“No one was driving the vehicle” when the car crashed and burst into flames, killing two men, a constable said. https://nyti.ms/3tuiNGp

TV ratings for awards shows have been in free fall, especially during the pandemic, and Hollywood doesn’t want the viewing public to toss its premier showcase into the entertainment dustbin. https://nyti.ms/3amML7x

Democrats are breathing easier. Republicans are crying censorship. For all of the country’s news consumers, a strange quiet has descended after a four-year bombardment of presidential verbiage. https://nyti.ms/3uU03jR

What factors are driving us to get into heated fights online and watch hateful videos? https://nyti.ms/3spdwyk

Pay, benefits and an aggressive anti-union campaign by the company helped generate votes at a warehouse in Alabama. https://nyti.ms/2Q6U6kE

Shares started trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol TSP at $40 each around noon, but fell as much as 19 percent. https://nyti.ms/3gkJTMt

Focus on conflict. Feed the algorithm. Make sure whatever you produce reinforces a narrative. Don’t worry if it is true. https://nyti.ms/2Qw54jt

A version of the popular photo-sharing app for younger users could hook children on endless scrolling and body-image shame, nonprofit groups warned. https://nyti.ms/3aemGYm

A new publication from a Vanity Fair veteran aims to attract writers with a revenue-sharing plan. The project has private equity backing. https://nyti.ms/3mOFCSn

With acceptance from traditional investors, a profitable start-up that eases transactions is offering proof of the industry’s staying power. https://nyti.ms/2PUhcev

Even as vaccines make it safer to travel, planning a trip is becoming increasingly complicated. https://nyti.ms/3tniYmI

America’s health care system needs help. But don’t expect technology to be a silver bullet. https://nyti.ms/3uLV2tw

The settlements of three class-action cases could prompt industrywide changes for apps and ads aimed at young people. https://nyti.ms/3tgKl1Q

Nearly a year after the Internet Engineering Task Force took up a plan to replace words that could be considered racist, the debate is still raging. https://nyti.ms/3x27irU

By acquiring a provider of artificial-intelligence software, the tech giant is hoping to bolster its offerings for the fast-growing field of medical computing. https://nyti.ms/3deHyRf

Beijing has accused the internet-finance titan of flouting regulations in its quest for growth. https://nyti.ms/3saO0Nh

The first purely digital timepieces have been offered to bidders, but will their auctions become a watershed moment or a bubble? Only time will tell. https://nyti.ms/3dXXWo3

Some families have come to prefer stand-alone virtual schools and districts are rushing to accommodate them — though questions about remote learning persist. https://nyti.ms/3uLIWjV