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September 21, 2015, 7:25 AM

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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.

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 …

More: Digital Trends, Business Insider, VentureBeat, SlashGear, Android Central, SamMobile, iPhone Hacks, NEWS.com.au, MacRumors, Ubergizmo, PhoneDog.com, CNET and Android and Me. Thanks:@aatilley

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 …

More: Digital Trends, Fortune, Silicon Republic, New Yorker, Reuters, International Business Times, CNET, Engadget and The Verge

Tweets: @strobetalbott and @gorman_siobhan

Reuters:

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 …

More: Engadget. Tweets: @ridt

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,” …

More: The Verge, The Next Web and AVC

Tweets: @harrymccracken and @mikeisaac

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 …

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” …

More: Softpedia News, ZDNet, Engadget, TechSpot, Neowin, PCWorld, Tech Times and TechWorm

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.

More: Windows Central, International Business Times, Android Authority, The Verge, ITProPortal, Pocket-lint, Pocketnow, International Business Times and VentureBeat

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.

More: Bloomberg Business, New York Post, International Business Times, Re/code, Investor's Business Daily and New York Times

Tweets: @mannyanekal, @bgurley, @rotogrinderscam, @mgsiegler, @ychernova, @petersterne and @wsjcmo

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.

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?”

More: Wall Street Journal

Nikhil Pahwa / MediaNama:

India's draft encryption policy puts user privacy in danger — An “Expert” group set up by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) appears to have thrown all sense of individual rights and privacy out the window, and sought to make encryption (and personal and business security) …

More: The Next Web, Times of India, The Economic Times and IBNLive

Tweets: @makash, @thej, @pranesh_prakash and @kshashi

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.

More: Engadget, The Verge, Android Police, VentureBeat, Tech Insider, CNET, BuzzFeed, The Next Web, Wall Street Journal, Android Central, International Business Times, Yahoo Tech, Android and Me, AndroidHeadlines.com, TmoNews, TechCrunch, TechnoBuffalo, Gizmodo and SlashGear

Stephen Hall / 9to5Google:

Sources: Google to announce Chromecast Audio device to plug in to speakers September 29

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