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Oracle vs. Google in $9 billion retrial over use of Java in Android
(Reuters) — Oracle and Google faced off on Tuesday in a $9 billion copyright retrial, with Oracle accusing Google of stealing programming to become the world’s leading smartphone player and Google saying it acted legally as a true innovator.
Oracle claims Google’s Android smartphone operating system violated its copyright on parts of the Java programming language, while Alphabet’s Google says it should be able to use Java without paying a fee under the fair-use provision of copyright law.


Oracle's attorney tried to get Eric Schmidt to admit that Google was creepy

Oracle and Google are back in court this week to determine if Google owes Oracle billions of dollars (or any dollars) over how it built Android.
And the first star witness was Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google's Alphabet parent company.


Google’s Take From Android Pegged by Oracle at $42 Billion

Google has earned $42 billion in revenue and $21 billion in profit from more than 3 billion activations of Android-based smartphones, Oracle Corp. told jurors as it pursues its claim for a share of that action.
Each of those activations relied on using the database maker’s Java programming language without a license, Oracle lawyer Peter A. Bicks said in opening arguments Tuesday at a trial. Larry Ellison’s company is seeking $9.3 billion in damages.

Google asks Unicode to look over 13 new emoji showing professional women

Google has decided that emoji need to offer better role models for women and has therefore proposed 13 new ones, all depicting women in the workplace.
Google's proposal (PDF) says the company “wants to increase the representation of women in emoji” and therefore suggests “a new set of emoji that represents a wide range of professions for women and men with a goal of highlighting the diversity of women’s careers and empowering girls everywhere.”

Google starts selling its Cardboard VR viewer outside the US

Google first started selling its Cardboard VR viewer for $15 in February, but it was limited to the US. If you still haven't managed to pick one up from a third-party, trade show, or some type of promotion, you can now buy one direct from Google in the UK, France, Germany, and Canada. Google is selling its original Cardboard design, but not the updated C1 Glass viewer or the Mattel View-Master edition.



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