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U.S. businesses could be required to file financial reports formatted in XBRL, top Securities and Exchange Commission officials said Nov. 13. John White, head of the SECs division of corporate finance, and Conrad Hewitt, the SECs chief accountant, told the Financial Executives International Conference in New York that the SEC is in the process of […]

In an eWEEK analysis of individual political contributors at the nations largest technology and telecom companies, tech workers are overwhelmingly betting their presidential dollars on the Democrats. More than 70 percent of the $929,829 contributed by the companies employees to presidential candidates through the first three quarters of 2007 went to Democrats. Of the 23 […]

The European Commission, concerned about competitive issues in the online ad serving world, is opening an extensive investigation into the proposed $3.1 billion merger of Google and DoubleClick. The EC, which made its decision Nov. 13, now has until April 2, 2008, to make a final decision on whether Googles acquisition of DoubleClick would “significantly […]

Like most Democrats stumping for the White House, John Edwards can whistle up a tune for the technology crowd. Unlike his fellow competitors, Edwards tune hits some discordant notes for Silicon Valley, broadband providers and their Wall Street financiers, and the true believers in an unregulated Internet. The 54-year-old former U.S. senator and vice presidential […]

Just one week after a public shaming before Congress, Yahoo settled on Nov. 13 a civil lawsuit accusing the Sunnyvale, Calif., Internet power of cooperating with Chinese authorities in the jailing of journalist Shi Tao for a decade. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. A reporter and editor for the Chinese publication Contemporary Business […]

While patent reform legislation stalls in Congress, infringement lawsuits continue to pile up like cordwood in the technology sector. Since the House approved a version of patent reform that was strongly supported by the technology industry Sept. 7, Apple, Gateway, Hewlett-Packard and Intel have all been sued for infringement. Search giant Google is the latest […]

Not a single primary has been held—much less a vote cast—but the 2008 race for the White House is shaping up as the countrys first national election in which technology will capture a significant share of the public discourse. More interestingly, the industrys emerging national voice and clout could tip the outcome. That outcome will […]

The technology sector won one and lost one Nov. 9 as the U.S. House voted to strip away venture capitalists capital gains tax status, but extended the research and development tax credit for one year. Approved on a 216-193 vote, the Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 (H.R. 3996) would more than double the tax […]

The network neutrality issue is heating up again. Lauren Weinstein, the founder of the new Network Neutrality Squad, wants to personally thank Comcast for providing the fuel. Philadelphia-based Comcast has nearly 13 million Internet customers and is the countrys second-largest broadband provider. It is under fire for actively interfering with its users ability to access […]

With an increase of H-1B visas stalled in Congress, 19 U.S. senators Nov. 8 called for Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to expand the Optional Practical Training program for foreign students from the current 12 months to 29 months. The OPT is a temporary employment authorization that gives foreign students an opportunity to apply knowledge […]

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee delayed Nov. 8 a scheduled vote on whether telecommunications carriers should be granted immunity for cooperating with the White Houses domestic spying program of telephone wiretapping and e-mail surveillance. The panel hopes to vote on the provision as soon as next week. As part of the renewal of FISA (Foreign […]

Vonage Holdings said Nov. 8 it has reached an agreement in principle to settle a patent infringement lawsuit brought against the VOIP provider by AT&T. The general terms would require Vonage to pay AT&T $39 million over five years. If the deal is finalized, Vonage will have settled all its infringement legal woes brought by […]