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| Marco Arment / Marco.org: |
Marco Arment pulls ad-blocking app Peace, the top paid app for 36 hours, citing the unfairness of indiscriminate ad blocking — Just doesn't feel good — I've pulled Peace from the App Store. I'm sorry to all of my fans and customers who bought this on my name, expecting it to be supported for longer than two days.
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Ad blocking war heats up as blockers top the App Store, some publishers fight back by hiding content from people using blockers — Round 2: Peace Ad Blocker Pulled & CNET Fights Back — The revolution in ad blocking that was ushered in with iOS 9 has seen its first pushback.
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| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
Google sends out invites for press event on September 29 at 9 AM PT, new Nexus devices and Chromecast expected; event will be livestreamed on YouTube — Nexus launch: Google promises “tasty new treats” at September 29 event — We're expecting the LG Nexus 5 and Huawei Nexus 6 to be announced at the event.| Stephen Hall / 9to5Google: |
Sources: Google to announce Chromecast Audio device to plug in to speakers September 29 — Exclusive: Chromecast Audio, codenamed ‘Hendrix,’ is a separate device & made to WiFi-enable your speakers — We told you earlier today about the 2nd generation Chromecast, scheduled to be launched later this month.
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| David E. Sanger / New York Times: |
Sources: US and China negotiating accord to refrain from using cyberweapons to cripple the other's critical infrastructure during peacetime — U.S. and China Seek Arms Deal for Cyberspace — WASHINGTON — The United States and China are negotiating what could become the first arms control accord …
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| Rebecca Borison / TheStreet.com: |
A year after its blockbuster IPO, Alibaba trades below IPO price amid concern about its growth and China's economy — Alibaba Shares, Down 45% From Their Peak, Have Had A Wild First Year — NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Alibaba (BABA) went public on the New York Stock Exchange on September 19, 2014, to much fanfare and excitement.| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Active malware campaign has hijacked thousands of WordPress sites in just 15 days, has spiked to over 5K new infections daily — Active malware campaign uses thousands of WordPress sites to infect visitors — 15-day-old campaign has spiked in past 48 hours, with >5,000 new infections daily.
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| Parm Mann / HEXUS.net: |
AMD Chief Architect of Microprocessor Cores Jim Keller departs company again after 3 years — Legendary CPU architect Jim Keller leaves AMD — AMD has experienced its fair share of high-profile departures this year, but today's exit is arguably the one that will resonate with the enthusiast community and AMD's most fervent fans.| Kate Knibbs / Gizmodo: |
FBI uses retweets as evidence against people it claims are aiding terrorism or trying to join ISIS — The FBI Says Retweets Are Endorsements — Remember when people put that “RTs ≠ endorsements” disclaimer in their Twitter bios, like that would offer some form of protection from the being associated with what they retweeted?| Slate: |
Lebanon, New Hampshire library board votes to reinstate its Tor relay, after DHS contacted local police — How a Small New Hampshire Library Fought Government Fearmongering — Board meetings of the Lebanon Libraries in the small town of Lebanon, New Hampshire, don't normally include signs that read … | Harish Jonnalagadda / Android Central: |
Samsung's feature-laden S Health app is now available for all Android smartphones running Android 4.4 or above — Samsung's S Health is now available for all Android smartphones — Samsung's feature-laden fitness tracking app, S Health, is now available for all Android smartphones, regardless of the manufacturer.| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Motherboard: |
The US Army, Navy, DARPA, others do not implement STARTTLS, a basic email encryption protocol — How the US Military Fails to Protect Its Soldiers' Emails — Many government agencies, including the US military, are leaving the emails of soldiers and government employees potentially …
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