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With H-1B cap reached, Congress has three options

Here's how Congress may deal with tech industry proposals after the H-1B cap is reached quickly this year

Online Marketers Need to Police Privacy Before the Feds Step In

FTC chief technologist Felten urges techies to enter, influence government

They should help public officials navigate the 'cluelessness scale,' he says

Twitter Trends to reflect feeds users follow

Rather than sitewide trends, users will see trends specific to the kinds of feeds they follow

Noam Chomsky disputes email history

The linguist argues that a former student of his invented email in 1978

Microsoft Q&A: With Windows 8, the Choice Is Yours

Hollywood’s Elite Data Centers Must Deliver Star IT Performances

FTC: Data broker Spokeo to pay $800,000 for selling personal data to employers for background checks

FTC says Spokeo profiles contain myriad personal info such as name, address, age range and email address, hobbies and participation on social networking sites

Verizon launching shared data plans June 28; part of voice, text sharing plans

Shared data plan will work across 10 Verizon devices, starting at 1GB for $50, plus a monthly line access fee per device

King of the Hill, or Flash in the Pan?

E3, The Big 3 and Cisco