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Vishal Chawla / The Block: BlockSec: a buggy smart contract on Mirror Protocol, a Terra DeFi app for betting on stocks using synthetic assets, was exploited for ~$90M over seven months  —  Quick Take  — The exploit was accidentally discovered by a Terra community member last week.  — It has been confirmed by security analysts […]

John Herrman / New York Times: How Do Your Own Research (DYOR) has spread throughout crypto and online conspiracy communities, signaling a rejection of authority and an appeal to join in  —  In spheres as disparate as medicine and cryptocurrencies, “do your own research,” or DYOR, can quickly shift from rallying cry to scold.

Karen Hao / Wall Street Journal: Report: Google, Bing, and YouTube regularly return Chinese state media content in the top US results on China’s human-rights record and the origins of COVID-19  —  On issues important to Beijing, official Chinese sources also enjoy strong placement on YouTube and other widely used U.S. services, a new report […]

Small modular reactors produce higher volumes and greater complexity of radioactive waste because they are naturally less efficient, researchers find

A synthetic membrane that contains key proteins used in cell division could one day help artificial cells replicate themselves

Fluorescent sensors, which can be used to label and image a wide variety of molecules, offer a unique glimpse inside living cells. However, they typically can only be used in cells grown in a lab dish or in tissues close to the surface of the body, because their signal is lost when they are implanted […]

Done well, they can be a powerful force for inclusion.

They can unlock a new level of communication in the remote workplace.

Importing formula will provide quick relief, but reforming the program that provides free formula to low-income families would help more in the long term.

Bloomberg: Indonesia’s GoTo Group reports Q1 gross revenue rose 53% YoY to $357M and a loss of $370M, after raising $1.1B in its IPO  —  GoTo Group posted about 53% gross revenue growth in its first quarterly report as a public company, accelerating from the 2021 pace and highlighting the rapid expansion of Indonesia’s tech […]

A Finnish company says it has found a way to incorporate bone into ground chicken, lowering the production cost and environmental impact of the meat. But will anyone eat it?

It’s a tough digital world out there for a musical group called the Viagra Boys.

Paul Alcorn / Tom’s Hardware: Top500: the US’ AMD-powered Frontier supercomputer becomes the fastest in the world, topping 1.102 exaflops/second, overtaking Japan’s Fugaku by a wide margin  —  AMD-powered systems now comprise five of the top ten fastest supercomputers  —  The AMD-powered Frontier supercomputer …

Munsif Vengattil / Reuters: Sources: India-based short video app ShareChat’s parent company Mohalla Tech raises ~$300M from Google, Times Group, and Temasek Holdings at a ~$5B valuation  —  The parent company of India’s ShareChat has raised nearly $300 million in fresh funding from Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google …

Mike Masnick / Techdirt: Latest AICO Act revisions are carveouts for telcos and financial companies and do not fix real problems with the bill, like a disguised content moderation ban  —  Look: there are very real issues with the state of the internet today, including the amount of power a few companies have.

Summer is within reach. Save on WIRED-Recommended hair dryers, TVs, hot-weather essentials, and more this weekend.

Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: Nansen: TerraUSD collapse wasn’t the work of a single attacker but likely the result of investment decisions from a small number of large UST holders  —  The collapse of the TerraUSD (UST) stablecoin that sent shockwaves throughout the crypto ecosystem can’t be attributed to a single attacker, according to researcher Nansen.

Sujith Somraaj / Decrypt: As Terra blockchain reboots, freshly minted new LUNA tokens started trading on a number of exchanges and swiftly plummeted about 70% from the opening price  —  After peaking at $19.54 earlier on Saturday, it’s been mostly downhill.  —  Terraform Labs early Saturday launched a new version …

Test your digital green thumb with farming simulators, cozy growing games, and peculiar indies.

Financial Times: Sources: the Broadcom-VMware deal happened within two weeks; Broadcom CEO had switched his focus to software amid regulatory headwinds for semiconductor deals  —  Hock Tan and Michael Dell agreed industry-defining deal, codenamed ‘Project Atlas,’ within two weeks

It’s time to build the Poop Ark, a centralized collection of the entire animal kingdom’s feces, for research, de-extinction, and more.

The result could help researchers answer a larger question about flattening objects from the fourth dimension to the third dimension.

Plus: A $150 million Twitter fine, a massive leak from a Chinese prison in Xinjiang, and an ISIS plot to assassinate George W. Bush.

Plus: Google Assistant comes to the Samsung Galaxy Watch4, and a new virtual space for streaming 360-degree audio invites you to jack in.

Maureen Dowd / New York Times: Interview with Ted Sarandos about Netflix’s recent share price plunge, backing Dave Chappelle’s latest comedy special, Hollywood schadenfreude, and more  —  The Netflix executive says he — and the company he helped build — will survive a bout of bad earnings numbers.  — Give this article- – – Read […]

Summer is within reach. Save on WIRED-Recommended Bluetooth speakers, TVs, hot-weather essentials, and more this weekend.

Leonid Ragozin / Rest of World: A profile of inDriver, a ride-hailing app developed in Siberia in 2012, which lets riders and drivers haggle over prices and is now available in 42 countries  —  InDriver’s unique haggling feature has seen it expand from its roots in Yakutia to markets around the world.  —  • YAKUTSK, […]

A crossword-solving AI has beaten more than a thousand of the best human solvers at the prestigious American Crossword Puzzle Tournament

Washington Post: Some teenagers say French social networking app Yubo, which has 18M downloads in the US, ignored reports that the Uvalde shooter threatened violence on the app  —  Young people who met the alleged gunman online said he had threatened to kidnap, rape or kill.

A robot that uses its spiked feet to cling to the mucus-covered lining of the gut could one day climb through the human body to install monitoring devices or deliver therapies

Those clicks and pops aren’t supposed to be there! Give your music a bath with this handy guide.

Tragedies converge, apocalypse colors the air, and digital realities no longer suffice. Eventually everything, and everyone, cracks.

Kashmir Hill / New York Times: Proctoring software like Honorlock that track students’ movements during online exams to prevent cheating are criticized for allegedly flagging normal behavior  —  An unsettling glimpse at the digitization of education.  — Give this article- – – Read in app

Iris Deng / South China Morning Post: China’s iQiyi, a streaming service majority-owned by Baidu and listed on the Nasdaq, reported its first quarterly profit, $26.7M in Q1, after cutting spending  —  The Nasdaq-listed company, majority-owned by search giant Baidu, made a profit of 169.1 million yuan (US$26.7 million) …

Christine Hall / TechCrunch: Argentina-based ClicOH, which lets sellers across Latin America track shipments in real time via its dashboard, raises a $25M Series A led by Tiger Global  —  E-commerce is an $85 billion business in Latin America, and as that market is poised to essentially double in three years …

Here’s how to recognize monkeypox’s symptoms, how to prevent and treat the disease, and what to do if you think you’ve been exposed to it.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year—when we start prepping for summer fun with titanium chopsticks and foldable kayaks.

The publication runs a version of “‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens” after every mass shooting in America.

Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg: CWA withdraws its request for a union election next week for staff at an Atlanta Apple store, citing Apple’s “sophisticated campaign to intimidate” and COVID-19  —  The labor group trying to organize Apple Inc. employees at an Atlanta store is withdrawing its request for an election …

Michelle Ma / Protocol: Layoffs.fyi data: 60+ tech companies had job cuts in May, with 16,000+ employees laid off; notable layoffs in the last month include Getir, Bolt, and Klarna  —  What goes up must come down.  —  High-flying startups with record valuations, huge hiring goals and ambitious expansion plans …

Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: Report: Samsung is preparing to cut smartphone production for 2022 and manufacture 280M devices, down from 310M as initially planned  —  Samsung is the biggest smartphone manufacturer on the planet, but it’s not immune to the pressure that the entire market has been feeling.

Blockades and supply issues limit access to life-saving medical devices in war zones. Companies are creating open-source 3D-printed products to fill the gap

Imagen, from Google, is the latest example of an AI seemingly able to produce high-quality images from a text prompt – but they aren’t quite ready to replace human illustrators

For most children and even some adults, swallowing pills or tablets is difficult. To make it easier to give those medicines, researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have created a drug-delivering gel that is much easier to swallow and could be used to administer a variety of different kinds of drugs. The gels, […]

A growing group of remote professionals are taking the “anywhere” in work-from-anywhere to new lengths.

Below is the text of Chancellor Melissa Nobles’ Commencement remarks, as prepared for delivery today. Thank you, President Reif. And good afternoon everyone! It is wonderful to have the chance to say few words of admiration, gratitude, and, above all, congratulations to our Class of 2022 graduates, and to the family, loved ones, and friends […]

On a clear warm day, the MIT graduating class of 2022 gathered in Killian Court for the first in-person commencement exercises in three years, after two years of online ceremonies due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala MCP ’78, PhD ’81, director-general of the World Trade Organization, delivered the Commencement address, stressing the global need […]

Without adjusting workloads, a schedule change can make burnout worse.

Check your ego, be courageous, and practice transparency.

Social media users have adopted terms like unalive to avoid platform censorship. But not using the word suicide can stigmatize it.