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September 20, 2015, 2:00 PM

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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.
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.
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 …
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 …
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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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:
Kim-Mai Cutler / TechCrunch:
Cruise Raises $12.5M From Spark, YC's Sam Altman For Self-Driving Cars; Poaches Tesla's Lead on Autopilot  —  A few months ago, I took a ride down the 101 in an Audi that had been modified to self-drive down Bay Area highways.  The tech was developed by a company called Cruise …

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