President Trump gives approval 'in concept' for Oracle-TikTok deal

A deal between Bytedance and Oracle to keep TikTok alike in the United States has been given the approval of US President Donald Trump, Just over a day before access to the app would have been curtailed in the United States.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 0

Oracle, Walmart, ByteDance, US government reach tentative TikTok deal

After a back-and-forth about terms of the deal with the federal government, Oracle and a range of investors are set to take ownership of TikTok's U.S. operations in a deal awaiting approval from President Donald Trump.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 9

Oracle's TikTok deal fails to resolve US security concerns [u]

Oracle's bid for the U.S. operations of social media platform TikTok does not fully resolve White House national security concerns, according to a new report.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 26

New Chinese technology trade restrictions could harm imminent TikTok sale

While a sale of TikTok's US operations may be imminent, the Chinese restrictions on artificial intelligence technology exports may be a stumbling block for negotiations.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 13

TikTok could be sold to Microsoft and Walmart partnership within 48 hours

New sources now say that the resignation of TikTok's CEO means that a deal to sell to a US company — likely Microsoft in conjunction with Walmart — is imminent.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 15

Google faces $9 billion in damages after ripping off Java in Android

A lawsuit seeking damages from Google over its willful appropriation of Java as the basis of its Android operating system has been slowly grinding through the courts for most of the last decade. It has finally concluded that Google's taking of Java "was not fair" use, opening up Google to billions in damages.

Daniel Eran Dilger 8 years ago 189

Google renews bid to sanction Oracle for leaking search deals with Apple

Google is once again seeking sanctions against a lawyer for Oracle accused of violating a court protective order by revealing Google's massive annual payments to Apple for iPhone search bar privileges.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 20

Google staves off Oracle code copyright claim

Putting an end to a contentious trial, a jury on Thursday found that Google's implementation of 37 Java APIs in Android represented fair use — rebuffing complaints by Java's nominal owner, Oracle.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 61

Google and Oracle face off - again - over Android, with billions on the line

Two of Silicon Valley's most accomplished heavyweights stepped back into the legal squared circle this week, as the search giant defends its use of Oracle's Java APIs in Android for the second time.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 27

Oracle to phase out much-maligned Java browser plugin

Oracle will soon wind down support for the Java browser plugin, reflecting an evolution in Internet standards and ever-mounting concerns about Web security.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 28

Google's Android revenue $31 billion over OS's entire lifetime, Oracle lawyer says

The Android operating system has reportedly generated $31 billion in revenues for Google since it first launched in 2008, creating $22 billion in profits largely from mobile advertising.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 56

Oracle wins key reversal in Java copyright case against Google's Android

After seeing the majority of its Java infringement claims against Android essentially set aside in 2012, Oracle has now won an important reversal on appeal that will allow it to pursue its $1 billion case against Google and potentially an injunction against Android as infringing its Java intellectual property.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 176

Oracle's Larry Ellison slams Google's Larry Page as person behind 'evil' decisions

Larry Ellison, chief executive of Oracle, had harsh words on Google CEO Larry Page in a new interview, calling him the primary decision maker responsible for "evil" actions taken by the search giant.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 76

Apple and Oracle issue patches for yet another Java zero-day exploit

Apple on Monday released an updated version of Java 6 to plug a hole that can lead to malicious software being installed on an affected user's Mac.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 19

Website responsible for Apple and Facebook breaches reportedly discovered

Following Apple's Tuesday announcement that it was hacked by the same group of attackers who compromised Facebook systems late last week, it now appears that the website responsible for hosting the malware has been discovered.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 19

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