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The 6-to-2 ruling ended a decade-long battle over whether Google had improperly used Java code in its Android operating system. The Supreme Court on Monday sided with Google in a long-running copyright dispute with Oracle over software used to run most of the world’s smartphones. The 6-to-2 ruling, which resolved what Google had called “the […]
SAN FRANCISCO — A California appeals court sided with a lower court judge on an August ruling ordering Uber and Lyft to stop classifying drivers as independent contractors. Uber and Lyft were given 30 days from an expected later filing to come into compliance with the order. That will effectively require the companies to make […]
You can’t solo security COVID-19 game security report: Learn the latest attack trends in gaming Access here A federal judge denied a request from Epic Games to force Apple to reinstate Epic’s Fortnite game on the App Store while awaiting the results of an antitrust lawsuit. U.S. District Court judge Yvonne Gonzales Rogers also ruled […]
Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now (Reuters) — The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided on Wednesday as it considered whether to protect Alphabet Inc’s Google from a long-running lawsuit by Oracle accusing it of infringing Oracle copyrights to build the Android operating system that runs most of the world’s smartphones. The […]
A federal court has granted a preliminary injunction halting the Trump administration’s planned ban of Chinese app WeChat, in response to a plaintiff lawsuit saying the ban would harm their First Amendment rights. In an order issued late Saturday, the United States District Court in San Francisco said the plaintiffs, a group of WeChat users, […]
The first trailer for Gotham Knights was rolled out during DC Fandome, showcasing Batgirl, Nightwing, Red Hood, and Robin as the game’s playable characters. Gotham Knights, which has previously been leaked through domain registrations and teased through an online campaign, is developed by WB Games Montreal, the studio behind 2013’s Batman: Arkham Origins. Bruce Wayne […]
Apple has removed Fortnite from its App Store, preventing players from installing one of the world’s most popular games on iPhones. It came after a Fortnite update that let players buy in-game currency at a lower rate if they bought direct from maker Epic Games – bypassing Apple. Epic appeared to know the ban would […]
Enlarge Aurich Lawson / Getty Images Zoombombers today disrupted a court hearing involving the Florida teen accused of masterminding a takeover of high-profile Twitter accounts, forcing the judge to stop the hearing. “During the hearing, the judge and attorneys were interrupted several times with people shouting racial slurs, playing music, and showing pornographic images,” ABC Action […]