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Why you should care that Oracle is buying Sun

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

However, today’s news that Oracle is going to buy Sun Microsystems has some very important implications. Sun bought MySQL AB (the company behind MySQL) last year for $1 Billion dollars, and therefore, MySQL AB now becomes a part of Oracle, it’s primary competition. For us, it’s generally much more removed.

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The Supreme Court is taking on Google and Oracle one last time

The Verge

Ten years after Oracle first sued Google over the code in the Android platform, the two tech giants are finally facing off in the Supreme Court. For Oracle and Google, the lawsuit is about whether Oracle — which owns Java Standard Edition — is now entitled to a piece of Android, to the tune of billions of dollars. When Google v.

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Oracle and Google’s Supreme Court showdown was a battle of metaphors

The Verge

Oracle , a decade-long war over the future of software, neared its end in the Supreme Court this week as a battle of metaphors. Oracle covers a complex question : what elements of computer code can be copyrighted, and if that code is covered by copyright, when it’s still legal to use pieces of it under fair use. Alex Castro.

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Java’s Project Leyden arrives in early-access build

InfoWorld

The OpenJDK’s Project Leyden , an effort to improve the startup time, time to peak performance, and footprint of Java programs, has published its first early-access build. Project Leyden is sponsored by Java’s HotSpot and Core Libraries groups. Other Leyden optimizations will be explored in future releases.

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Daily Crunch: Oracle dives deeply into healthcare after closing $28B Cerner acquisition

TechCrunch

Oracle’s done deal : Oracle quietly wrapped up its acquisition of Cerner, which goes into effect Wednesday. Electronic health records is big business, and while this merger gives Oracle a major seat at the table, it is not yet known how these companies will mesh or whether Cerner will be lucrative for Oracle.

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Protect AI lands a $13.5M investment to harden AI projects from attack

TechCrunch

Ahmed became acquainted with Swanson while working at Swanson’s last startup, DataScience.com, which was acquired by Oracle in 2017. Ahmed and Swanson worked together at Oracle as well, where Swanson was the VP of AI and machine learning. What sort of problematic elements might an AI project notebook contain?

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Japanese construction tech Aldagram nails down backing from Panasonic

TechCrunch

Aldagram , a startup out of Japan developing project management software for construction companies, has picked up a new strategic backer to help it build out its footprint across Asia and the Middle East. On top of that, KANNA helps construction project managers keep connected with what’s happening on-site.

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