A big showdown is taking place at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, an important standard-setting body, about rules for patents that cover basic building blocks of tech, such as chips or Wi-Fi protocols. Source: gigaom.com

What’s keeping the nation’s top in-house lawyers up at night? Source: blogs.wsj.com

State taking specific steps to protect $2.9 trillion in assets across 1,900 financial institutions Source: http://www.zdnet.com

At Switzerland’s Idiap Research Institute, Sebastian Marcel is on the front lines in the fight against cyberterrorism. Sebastian is an expert in biometrics. … Source: http://www.youtube.com

The scale of mobile has become a hot topic among technology investors, and rightfully so, with the mobile industry dwarfing the size of other technology sub-verticals. Source: blog.appannie.com

The Central Bank of Russia forecasts the nation’s GDP to fall by about 4.5% this year and by 0.9% in 2016 – and the recession could worsen when sanctions start to seriously bite Source: http://www.morningstar.co.uk

Search for UK retailers grows, especially from emerging markets and via smartphone: http://t.co/imTcjQuHzs via @etail http://t.co/Q7yJEKlIKX Source: internetretailing.net

Growth in emerging markets presents significant opportunities for investors, including those in the real estate sector, to respond to the demand. Source: igrow.co.za

A slowdown in emerging markets could cause rates to stay low. China (FXI), which is growing at 7.3%, is the biggest concern. Source: finance.yahoo.com

Biometrics has the potential to replace the password to become banking’s secret weapon against fraud. Source: thefinancialbrand.com