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• Are you eligible for the FCC's emergency internet discount program? Here's how to find out -More help is coming soon for the many Americans still struggling to afford at-home, high-speed internet, which has become an essential for school, work and many other areas of life during the pandemic.
  
  
• Vaccine selfies are everywhere. That's actually a good thing -When Brittany Hall from upstate New York received her first Covid-19 vaccine after barely leaving home since last March, she pulled out her phone and took a selfie to mark the occasion. "I cried so hard the lady that helped me had to comfort me," she said in a tweet along with the picture. "I can't wait to hug my dad and my nieces."
  
  
• John McAfee facing charges for alleged cryptocurrency 'pump and dump' scheme on Twitter -John David McAfee, the eccentric antivirus software pioneer, has been indicted on fraud and money laundering charges by the Department of Justice, which alleges he and a business partner participated in a scheme that earned more than $13 million by falsely promoting cryptocurrency to unwitting investors.
  
  
• Reddit names its first-ever CFO as it mulls IPO -Reddit has hired its first-ever chief financial officer.
  
  
• -NASA provides an update on Perseverance rover's "firsts" and milestones so far, as well as what's next.
  
  
• Virgin Galactic stock tanks as chairman cashes out $200 million personal stake -Shares of Virgin Galactic, the suborbital space tourism venture founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, plummeted Friday after the company's chairman dumped his personal stake in the company.
  
  
• Twitter is testing an 'undo' option after sending tweets -Twitter is working on a feature that could offer users a short window of time to rethink posting a tweet even after they hit send.
  
  
• People are turning to Nextdoor for tips on getting a vaccine. Why that may be a problem -Like many across the United States, Deanne Primozic Kasim watched her mother struggle to secure a vaccine appointment online. Then, she turned to a service that's become a lifeline for many in the pandemic: Nextdoor.
  
  
• Yes, you are getting lots of robocalls again -After a year of relief, robocalls are back up to pre-pandemic levels.
  
  
• How wearable tech helped elite athletes through the pandemic -From the English Premier League to the NFL, sport is a multibillion-dollar industry, and top teams are increasingly turning to technology to give them the edge.
  
  
• YouTube removes channels run by Myanmar's military as violence escalates -YouTube and TikTok are taking down problematic content in Myanmar amid a disturbing escalation of violence in the country after a military coup.
  
  
• T-Mobile is a consumer favorite. Now it's trying to break into the business world -T-Mobile has been popular with consumers, but an underdog when it comes to serving businesses. The "Uncarrier" wants to change that with the rollout of 5G.
  
  
• Square to acquire majority stake in music service Tidal for $297 million -Jay-Z has 99 problems but figuring out a buyer for his struggling music streaming service is no longer one.
  
  
• YouTube CEO says Trump's account will be restored when risk of violence recedes -Former President Donald Trump's YouTube account will eventually be restored in accordance with the platform's current policies, the company's CEO, Susan Wojcicki, said Thursday.
  
  
• UK launches antitrust probe into Apple -The United Kingdom's competition watchdog has launched an investigation into Apple after app developers complained that they're being forced to use the company's payment systems and distribute their products via its App Store.
  
  
• This 'snake robot' can fix pipelines on the ocean floor -Eelume is a six-meter-long, snake-like robot that will maintain oil and gas pipelines deep beneath the sea.
  
  
• SpaceX Mars prototype rocket nails landing for the first time, but explodes on pad -A SpaceX rocket prototype, known as SN10, soared over South Texas during test flight Wednesday before swooping down to a pinpoint landing near its launch site. Approximately three minutes after landing, however, multiple independent video feeds showed the rocket exploding on its landing pad.
  
  
• Facebook to lift its ban on political advertising -Facebook said it plans to lift a moratorium on US political advertising this Thursday, ending a ban that had been in place since the November elections.
  
  
• Microsoft says a group of cyberattackers tied to China hit its Exchange email servers -Microsoft says that a sophisticated group of hackers linked to China has exploited its popular email service that allowed them to gain access to computers.
  
  
• Instagram accidentally hid likes for some users -An Instagram bug briefly hid likes from some of its users on Tuesday, after the company accidentally expanded a long-running test of the feature.