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Google And Oracle's Decade-Long Copyright Battle Reaches Supreme Court

Software company Oracle accuses Google of illegally copying its code when the tech giant developed its popular Android smartphone system. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Google And Oracle's Decade-Long Copyright Battle Reaches Supreme Court

Oracle accuses Google of illegally copying its software. Google contends the kind of code it used cannot be owned by anyone.

Google And Oracle's Decade-Long Copyright Battle Reaches Supreme Court

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Trump's TikTok Deal: What Just Happened And Why Does It Matter?

President Trump said he approved a deal struck with U.S. companies Oracle and Walmart to keep TikTok alive, but the agreement does not accomplish what the president sought to achieve. Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption

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Trump's TikTok Deal: What Just Happened And Why Does It Matter?

President Trump is claiming victory after blessing a deal in which Oracle and Walmart will own a stake of TikTok, but experts wonder whether the terms of the agreement will really change anything.

TikTok Ban Averted: Trump Gives Oracle-Walmart Deal His 'Blessing'

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TikTok Ban Averted: Trump Gives Oracle-Walmart Deal His 'Blessing'

U.S. tech company Oracle is joining hands with Walmart to become a technology partner with TikTok, an arrangement that satisfies the White House's concerns over the security of American user data.

TikTok Ban Averted: Trump Gives Oracle-Walmart Deal His 'Blessing'

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Trump Casts New Doubt On Any Deal To Keep TikTok Alive In U.S.

Icons for the smartphone apps TikTok and WeChat are seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing. President Trump said he does not plan to support any deal to save TikTok in the U.S. that keeps China-based ByteDance as its majority owner. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption

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Trump Casts New Doubt On Any Deal To Keep TikTok Alive In U.S.

Trump also said he's been advised "there is no legal path" for the U.S. to keep a cut of whatever TikTok deal the government approves, an idea he had earlier floated.

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