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• 16 May 2013

• News: H-1B politics shifts to backroom as vote nears

  High-tech industry's leading advocate in the immigration bill fight, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), has bought himself some time, perhaps until Tuesday, to try get the immigration bill changed to the liking of the tech industry.

• News: Intel's Krzanich pledges stronger mobile push in his first speech as CEO

  Intel CEO Brian Krzanich admitted Thursday in his first speech in that role that the company has been weak in smartphones and tablets, but aims to improve by advancing chip and manufacturing technologies.

• News: Four former LulzSec members sentenced to prison in the UK

  Four British men associated with the LulzSec hacker collective received prison sentences Thursday for their roles in cyberattacks launched by the group against corporate and government websites in 2011.

• News: NetChoice: California privacy bills are bad for Internet

  E-commerce trade group NetChoice takes aim at state legislation -- and at open access and privacy advocates -- in the newest list of bills it deems would be awful for the Internet.

• News: U.S. CIO Shares Vision for Federal Agency IT Operations

  Steven VanRoekel sees the federal-agency CIO as a pivotal figure, but not a micromanager. At FOSE, the nation's tech chief outlines how federal CIOs can lay the groundwork for a more fluid, productive IT apparatus.

• News: German case on embedding YouTube videos referred to EU court

  Embedded YouTube videos don't infringe copyright under current German law, but they could violate European rules, the German Federal Court of Justice said on Thursday.

• News: Online gaming firm replaces Sage and Quickbooks with NetSuite OneWorld

  Online game company Zattikka has deployed NetSuite's OneWorld software simplify its financial systems across its international operation, replacing Sage and QuickBooks implementations.

• News: TechnoPlanet Productions extends reach into Australia

  International channel marketing and communications company, TechnoPlanet Productions, is expanding its reach into Australia, aiming to help Australian resellers build their businesses.

• News: Summary: New Maps, upgraded Google+ headline 2013 Google I/O keynote

  Google didn't blow people away with its Wednesday morning keynote at the Google I/O developer conference. No new version of Android, no talk of Google Glass, no skydiving Fred Armisen (bummer). Instead, Google gave developers a host of new goodies and announced new features and services that seemed impressive, even if they didn't knock people's socks off. Get a look at the big stories to come out of this year's keynote.

• News: German online copyright law to take effect in August

  A German online copyright law that will give publishers the exclusive right to the commercial use of their publications on the Internet will come into effect on Aug. 1.

• News: Copyright owners denied class status in YouTube suit

  A federal court in New York has denied class certification to copyright owners in an infringement lawsuit against YouTube over unauthorized hosting of content, stating that copyright claims have only superficial similarities.

• News: Megaupload can appeal evidence ruling in NZ Supreme Court

  New Zealand's Supreme Court on Thursday granted Megaupload leave to appeal a ruling that denied it access to evidence the U.S. government holds.

• News: EU to investigate telecommunications equipment imports from China

  The European Union is preparing to investigate the imports of mobile networking gear from China for anti-competitive practices, a move that's likely targeted at telecommunications equipment companies Huawei Technologies and ZTE.

• News: Mt. Gox accused of violating US money transfer regulations

  The seizure of funds of the largest bitcoin exchange, Mt. Gox, was triggered by an alleged failure of the company to comply with U.S. financial regulations, according to a federal court document.

• News: Larry Page wants to see your medical records

  A day after breaking an almost year-long silence on a medical condition that had affected the way he speaks, Google co-founder Larry Page said Wednesday that people should be more open about their medical histories.

• 15 May 2013

• News: Cisco cites data-center, wireless for quarterly revenue increase

  Data-center and wireless sales led growth at Cisco Systems in its fiscal third quarter, as it saw customers spending more in the U.S. and developing countries but reported continuing weakness in Southern Europe.

• News: Survey: Hong Kong CFOs skeptical about LinkedIn profiles

  Hong Kong employers doubts the reliability of a job applicants' LinkedIn profiles, said Robert Half that released the results of a new survey on Monday.

• News: Accenture study highlights challenges for digital marketing

  While digital marketing is recognised by the region's CMOs as a vital tool, there are challenges that these executives need to overcome, according to an Accenture study.

• News: Researchers develop industrial systems that watch for security breaches

  With the new networking method, devices are able spot a problem unit and then isolate it from the network before it can do any damage

• News: Tanzania to impose prison sentences on operators for poor services

  Tanzania has become the first country in the Africa region to threaten to impose prison sentences on mobile phone operators that continually fail to deliver quality services to customers.

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