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.
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.
Documents show Apple held discussions with California DMV for self-driving car; Project Titan gets an Engineering Program Manager
Apple meets California officials to discuss self-driving car — The meeting in California, which is developing regulations for driverless vehicles …
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 l...
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 c...
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 …
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.
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...
BlackBerry Venice hands-on video: Android slider has touch keyboard, universal search, and Google services
BlackBerry's Android phone, codenamed Venice, continues to see leak after leak. Following the slew of images we've already seen, we now have a hands-on video.
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 ...
Obama administration eases restrictions on US telecom carriers aiming to operate in Cuba
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AT&T sues former workers and California-based Swift Unlocks, alleging scheme to download malware to AT&T computers to unlock hundreds of thousands of phones
AT&T sues former workers, alleging secret scheme to unlock hundreds of thousands of phones
EPA accuses Volkswagen, Audi of installing software intended to cheat emission tests in 482K cars
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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 … Tweets: @nc...
Lawsuit says $1.8M worth of Bitcoin was stolen from BitPay as a result of phishing attack on the firm's CFO and CEO, insurer being sued over claims payout
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Comcast settles with California for $33M after posting personal details of 75K customers online
Yashaswini Swamynathan / Reuters :
D-Link Accidentally Leaks Private Code-Signing Keys
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Facebook offers new option to pay only for fully visible ads, partners with Moat for video ad analytics
you know — actually see Lara O'Reilly / Business Insider : Facebook is finally giving advertisers 2 things they've been asking after for ages
Insurance startup Clover Health raises $100M equity and debt funding, with $4M equity from First Round Capital
Leena Rao / Fortune :
Periscope launches web profiles with recent videos, followers and following details, and total hearts received
Martin Beck / Marketing Land :
Developers of popular iOS apps downloaded Xcode malware; WeChat among 39 apps known to be compromised, hundreds of millions of users affected
Thomas Fox-Brewster / Forbes :
Intel Invests $67M Into 8 Chinese Companies, Including Segway Owner Ninebot
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