May 26th 2016
Tech News Today 1522
Brain Pretzel
Google's Fair Use argument wins
Lauren Hockenson joins Megan Morrone and Jason Howell to discuss Peter Thiel's complicated involvement with the Hulk Hogan case that might bankrupt Gawker. Google wins an important case against Oracle with its argument that Java in Android is Fair Use. Apple might be working on a spruced up Apple TV with Amazon Echo-like functionality. Facebook and Microsoft join forces to lay a high-speed internet cable in the Atlantic Ocean. And Pokemon Go is coming, so apparently you gotta catch'em all!
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Links
- Peter Thiel, Tech Billionaire, Reveals Secret War With Gawker
- No one's buying Gawker Media — yet
- Google beats Oracle—Android makes “fair use” of Java APIs
- Facebook and Microsoft team up to lay a massive internet cable across the Atlantic
- Source: New Apple TV will compete with Amazon Echo
- Google Steps Up Pressure on Partners Tardy in Updating Android
- Snapchat is telling investors it will be a billion dollar company next year
- Two more Twitter executives — in charge of media, commerce and biz dev — are leaving the company
- How Pokémon GO Will Work
- Airbus unveils the world’s first 3D printed electric motorcycle: Light Rider