The US Supreme Court on Friday said it would hear a multibillion-dollar copyright case between tech giants Google and Oracle that dates back to 2010. A federal appeals court in 2018 determined that Google’s use of Java software from Oracle went beyond the bounds of fair use. The ruling overturned one issued in Google’s favor in 2016. …
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Google just suffered what could be a nearly $9 billion blow in its long-running legal battle against Oracle. On Tuesday, a federal appeals court revived a multi-billion dollar copyright case that dates back to 2010. The court said Google’s use of Oracle’s Java software went beyond the bounds of fair use when the Android mobile operating system was created, according …
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In a flash, it seemed Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green was about to come crashing into me after blocking a shot from behind. Moments later, I saw Green on the run, lobbing a basketball for an alley-oop to teammate JaVale McGee, who appeared from out of nowhere for the slam, ultimately helping the Warriors win their April 4 game …
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Now playing: Watch this: Tech titans turn out for Trump 1:25 For President-elect Donald Trump, it’s kiss-and-make-up time. Trump met with more than a dozen executives from the biggest tech companies in the US — a roundtable fraught with potential for awkwardness given Trump’s repeated attacks on tech and the philosophical disagreements he has with some of the executives. The …
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Oracle said Monday it had agreed to acquire Dyn, the web services provider hit by a massive internet attack in October that left dozens of popular websites inaccessible for several hours. The privately held New Hampshire-based company is one of the biggest internet management companies in the country and one of a handful of companies that help manage the internet’s …
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Microsoft has rolled out a free evaluation version of Windows 10 Enterprise edition so you can play with it for 90 days if you’re still on the fence about upgrading. On Wednesday, Microsoft officially started pushing out Windows 10 as a free upgrade to Windows 7 and 8.1 users who reserved a copy. The upgrade is free for one year, …
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