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Could Washington bypass H-1B visa limits to keep entrepreneurs? Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick has identified a way for states to allow entrepreneurs to bypass the caps on the number of H-1B visas coming into the U.S. Microsoft Windows XP sunset puts even more systems at risk It's been a bad week for cybersecurity, with the discovery of the Heartbleed bug and the Microsoft Windows XP sunset the same week. Amazon buying digital comic company ComiXology Amazon.com Inc. is buying New York-based digital comic company ComiXology for an undisclosed price. Audit reveals state got rid of computers with confidential info still present ​An audit by the Washington State Auditor's Office revealed that at least four Washington state agencies disposed of computers before erasing confidential information on the computers. Amazon pays employees $5,000 to quit their jobs ​Amazon.com Inc. offers its employees up to $5,000 to quit working for the company. Microsoft extols its cloud safety in Europe Microsoft Corp. is extolling the safety of its cloud services in Europe, saying that its enterprise cloud contracts "meet the high standards of European Union privacy law," and is the only tech company to do so. National Tech News Back 9 Links: Forget social media ninjas, here's a social media nun 7 fundamentals of customer service from ZenDesk CEO Mikkel Svane On Zuck's playground you play by Zuck's rules. Imogen Heap's musical 'power gloves' would make Beethoven green with envy The future's not plastics, it's mobile, says VC 'I want to create the next Google' says student entrepreneur Friends in high places (including Justin Bieber), this founder keeps it low key Ask Shama: How can social media increase fundraiser attendance? Neuroscientist's atomic wristwatch launches on Kickstarter Back 9 Links: Freelance journalists of the world unite!

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