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Synthetix, which develops a DeFi protocol for trading derivatives, raises $12M after three VC firms purchased its native tokens directly from its DAO treasury (Andrew Thurman/Cointelegraph)

Andrew Thurman / Cointelegraph: Synthetix, which develops a DeFi protocol for trading derivatives, raises $12M after three VC firms purchased its native tokens directly from its DAO treasury  —  As the community debates VCs participating in DAOs, Synthetix welcomes three new community members Synthetix, which develops a DeFi protocol for trading derivatives, raises M after

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PE firm Carlyle Group invests $200M in Kakao Mobility, which offers South Korea's most popular taxi-hailing service, valuing the company at about $3.1B (Joyce Lee/Reuters)

Joyce Lee / Reuters: PE firm Carlyle Group invests $200M in Kakao Mobility, which offers South Korea’s most popular taxi-hailing service, valuing the company at about $3.1B  —  SEOUL (Reuters) – Carlyle Group Inc agreed to invest $200 million in South Korea’s Kakao Mobility, valuing the firm at 3.42 trillion won … PE firm Carlyle

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For many services, moderating content has become an existential crisis; some services are even establishing rules that pre-empt the need for costly moderation (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal)

Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: For many services, moderating content has become an existential crisis; some services are even establishing rules that pre-empt the need for costly moderation  —  Content moderation rules used to be a question of taste.  Now, they can determine a service’s prospects for survival. For many services, moderating content has

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Researchers discover macOS malware dubbed "Silver Sparrow" on at least 30K Macs, which includes a native M1 version and leverages the Installer JavaScript API (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica)

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: Researchers discover macOS malware dubbed “Silver Sparrow” on at least 30K Macs, which includes a native M1 version and leverages the Installer JavaScript API  —  With no payload, analysts are struggling to learn what this mature malware does.  —  A previously undetected piece … Researchers discover macOS malware dubbed "Silver

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Whatsapp says users who haven't accepted its new privacy policy by May 15 can receive calls and notifications "for a short time", but not read or send messages (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Whatsapp says users who haven’t accepted its new privacy policy by May 15 can receive calls and notifications “for a short time”, but not read or send messages  —  WhatsApp said earlier this week that it will allow users to review its planned privacy update at “their own pace” … Whatsapp

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Facebook deletes the main page of the Myanmar military for "repeated violations of Community Standards prohibiting incitement of violence and coordinating harm" (Reuters)

Reuters: Facebook deletes the main page of the Myanmar military for “repeated violations of Community Standards prohibiting incitement of violence and coordinating harm”  —  (Reuters) – Facebook on Sunday deleted the main page of the Myanmar military under it standards prohibiting … Facebook deletes the main page of the Myanmar military for "repeated violations of

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Facebook's Australia ban is acute for people in places like Fiji, who rely on phone plans with cheap Facebook access as going to news websites costs more data (Sheldon Chanel/The Guardian)

Sheldon Chanel / The Guardian: Facebook’s Australia ban is acute for people in places like Fiji, who rely on phone plans with cheap Facebook access as going to news websites costs more data  —  Media experts fear that communities reliant on the site for information will suffer significant impact Facebook's Australia ban is acute for

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United Airlines flight safely lands after dramatic engine failure caught on camera

Image: Hayden Smith / speedbird5280 (Instagram) A United Airlines flight experienced a dramatic-looking engine failure just after takeoff from Denver International Airport on Saturday afternoon. UA328, originally headed to Honolulu, quickly circled back to the airport and made a safe landing after the pilots calmly made a “mayday” call to air traffic control. There were

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