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Apple removes apps infected with XcodeGhost malware — Apple's iOS App Store suffers first major attack — Apple Inc APPL.O said on Sunday it is cleaning up its iOS App Store to remove malicious iPhone and iPad programs identified in the first large-scale attack on the popular mobile software outlet.| 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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Three senior executives at security firms say Chinese hacking of US companies has slowed in recent months ahead of meeting between US and China presidents — Chinese computer hack attacks slow ahead of Obama summit-experts — Major intrusions by Chinese hackers of U.S. companies' computer systems appear …
| Steven Perlberg / Wall Street Journal: |
Report: DraftKings spent $81M and FanDuel spent $20M on TV ads since August 1 — Are DraftKings and FanDuel Bombarding Fans With Too Many Ads? — DraftKings and FanDuel are spending a fortune to convince fans to sign up for their fantasy sports services. Now they have to make sure they don't drive people crazy in the process.| Aaron Tilley / Forbes: |
Samsung Follows Apple's Lead With Its Own Phone Leasing Program, Cutting Out Carriers Further — Samsung is looking to take another lesson from Apple's playbook. — The South Korean electronics giant is planning to launch a program for leasing its Galaxy phones in the U.S. market … | New York Times: |
Kickstarter reincorporated as a public benefit corporation, which requires social and environmental performance reports but doesn't prohibit IPO or sale — Kickstarter Focuses Its Mission on Altruism Over Profit — Many technology start-ups aim to become “unicorns,” …
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| Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land: |
How Google Now, Siri & Cortana Predict What You Want — Google, Apple and Microsoft all have agents that want to be your personal assistant. But how well Google Now, Apple's Siri and Microsoft's Cortana can predict your needs depends on how much you want to share, how wedded to particular platforms … | E.B. Boyd / The California Sunday Magazine: |
The Pentagon, surpassed in technological development by Silicon Valley, and facing adaptive enemies, tries to work with tech companies to better equip military — Can the Pentagon do business with Silicon Valley? — “Want to see the bin Laden compound?”
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| Serenity Caldwell / iMore: |
Apple TV app bundles are limited to 200MB, but apps can use an additional 2GB once installed, download resources on demand — How the new Apple TV uses On-Demand Resources to host great apps and games — No, Apple TV apps aren't limited to 200MB — they use on-demand resources.| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
How Slack connected conference-goers and changed the experience at Portland's XOXO Festival — Why Slack could be the future of conferences — We go to conferences to meet people, whether for business or personal reasons, and yet often I meet far fewer than I hope to.
Tweets: @waxylinks, @donutshorts, @martinsfp and @lainnafader
| Christoph Steitz / Reuters: |
Dialog Semiconductor to buy Atmel for $4.6 billion — German chipmaker Dialog Semiconductor (DLGS.DE) has agreed to buy U.S. rival Atmel (ATML.O) for about $4.6 billion, the German company said on Sunday. — Dialog said Atmel shareholders would receive $4.65 in cash and …
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| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
iPad mini 4 review: improved screen and performance, but doesn't match power of iPad Air 2 — iPad Mini 4 review: A lighter, faster tablet with a better screen — Extra RAM and a better color gamut help make up for year-old guts. — The iPad Mini 4.
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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: |
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