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iPhone 6s and 6s Plus to come to Apple retail stores Friday, Sept. 25; iOS 9 sees fastest adoption, now on over 50% of devices — iPhone 6s & iPhone 6s Plus Arrive on Friday, September 25 — Fastest iOS Adoption Ever with iOS 9 — Apple® today announced iPhone® 6s and iPhone 6s Plus … | Aaron Tilley / Forbes: |
Following Apple's Lead, Samsung Plans Its Own Phone Leasing Program, Cutting Out Carriers — 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 …
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| Jim Finkle / Reuters: |
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.
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| 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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| Samuel Gibbs / Guardian: |
France denies Google's appeal, says Right To Be Forgotten should be applied globally — French data regulator rejects Google's right-to-be-forgotten appeal — Search engine's attempt to block French order to apply delistings to its google.com domain, not just its European sites, dismissed in ground-breaking case
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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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| Rich Edmonds / Windows Central: |
Having trouble with Skype? Microsoft is aware and working on the issue — Skype appears to be having trouble staying online and connecting humans worldwide. We've received numerous reports from readers who have been unable to access Microsoft's communication platform.| James Temperton / Wired.co.uk: |
AVG updates privacy policy, allowing it to sell anonymized user data to third parties, but says it will let users opt out — AVG can sell your browsing and search history to advertisers — Security firm AVG can sell search and browser history data to advertisers in order to “make money” …
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Help Net Security, Softpedia News, SlashGear, ZDNet, Engadget, TechSpot, Neowin, PCWorld and Tech Times
| Ron / WinBeta: |
Leaked renders show next generation Microsoft Band with physical buttons, more appealing design — Microsoft Band 2 product renders allegedly revealed and they look awesome — Microsoft is holding a private event on October 6th (and we'll be there live) where the company is expected to unveil a new Microsoft Band.| Eric Johnson / Re/code: |
Jaunt raises $65M round led by Disney, Evolution Media Partners, and others, is now the highest-funded VR startup — Disney Invests in Jaunt as Part of $65 Million Round That Makes It Highest-Funded VR Startup — Cinematic virtual reality startup Jaunt has raised $65 million in new funding …
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BuzzFeed, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Road to VR and Tech Times
| 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.
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Bloomberg Business, New York Post and International Business Times
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