Newswatch 4.5.07: GOOG MyMaps, Thailand bans YouTube, Trash TechCrunch
SEC probes Grand Theft Auto firm (BBC)
Google reveals exec salary deal (BBC)
Microsoft criticized for OpenXML petition (News.com)f
Nokia pays Qualcomm $20m for patents (News.com)
Software AG gobbles up WebMethods (News.com)
Rewriting ethics rules for the new media (News.com)
Funds press Google on Internet freedoms (Financial Times)
EU blow to Microsoft on Windows (Financial Times)
Google MyMaps smashes mashups (GigaOm)
In VoIP, Cisco thinks small to go big (GigaOm)
Google to build $600m datacenter in SC (Infoworld)
Yahoo tests customizable search engine (Infoworld)
Apple unveils octa-core Mac Pro (Infoworld)
Thailand bans YouTube (NYT)
Feds check gambling in Second World (Reuters)
US attorney not letting up on backdating (SF Chronicle)
Trash TechCrunch and win a pass to Web 2.0 Expo (TechCrunch)
How Yahoo blew it (Wired)
Viacom's miniscule Web audience (ValleyWag)
Malaysian bloggers may have to reveal identities (AFP)
Silicon Valley wants plug-in hybrids to hit the road (GreenWombat)
New online tool helps companies calculate emissions (GreenBiz)