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• EU drops two Apple iPhone antitrust investigations

  The European Commission has dropped two antitrust investigations concerning Apple's iPhone after the company reversed two policies that drew the regulator's scrutiny.

• Satyam to delist from New York Stock Exchange

  Satyam Computer Services will be delisting from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in October, as it is not able to comply with the stock exchange's requirement to file its delayed financial results by an Oct. 15 deadline.

• Google, others settle with DOJ over no-poaching deals

  Google, Apple and several other companies have reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over charges that they agreed not to hire away high-profile workers from each other.

• Survey says US public doesn't support Internet regulation

  57 per cent of likely voters in the U.S. don't support any Internet regulation by the federal government, according to a new survey released by Broadband for America, an advocacy group with members including AT&T and Verizon Communications.

• FCC opens up 'white spaces' spectrum to mobile devices

  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has voted to open up unused spectrum in the television band to unlicensed wireless broadband devices, a move that will give U.S. residents access to "super Wi-Fi," the agency's chairman said.

• FTC settles privacy complaint against online data broker

  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with online data broker US Search on complaints that the company failed to deliver on promises that it would not share the records of customers who paid a fee.

• Canadian privacy commissioner ends Facebook probe

  Canada's privacy commissioner has ended an investigation into Facebook's privacy practices by saying the social-networking site has resolved issues raised in a May 2008 complaint.

• India blocks bulk SMS ahead of court ruling

  The Indian government has banned bulk SMS (short message service) and MMS (multimedia messaging service), ahead of an expected court ruling that could stir up religious conflict in the country.

• Senators push for update to electronic privacy law

  A 24-year-old law setting the rules on how law enforcement agencies can obtain electronic records needs to be updated because it's out of step with modern technology and privacy expectations, U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy said Wednesday.

• Site shows government intervention on Google services

  Google has trotted out an interactive tool that it says shows government-induced blocks and disruptions of the search company's services.

• Lawmakers call for smart grid access to wireless spectrum

  Two U.S. lawmakers have asked the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to allow Internet-connected, electricity-monitoring devices to access unused television spectrum.

• Site shows government intervention on Google services

  Google has trotted out an interactive tool that it says shows government-induced blocks and disruptions of the search company's services.

• Nations, companies should prepare for cyberwar, experts say

  The world hasn't yet seen examples of true cyberwar, although governments around the world need to prepare for it, an expert in cybersecurity law from Estonia said Monday.

• E-voting machine woes stop some voters in New York

  Problems with electronic voting machines at several polling locations across New York state were reported today as voters attempted to cast ballots in the state's primary election.

• IT staffing firms lose H-1B lawsuit

  WASHINGTON - IT staffing firms that hire H-1B workers and make them available to customers are located in office parks and buildings around the U.S. But the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), under pressure by Congress to improve enforcement of the H-1B program, issued a memo last January that said that these IT staffing firms weren't the real employers of foreign workers and, thus, couldn't use this visa.