APIs
Supreme Court Rules Reimplementing an API Is Not a Crime
Google's decade-long legal battle with Oracle over Android code is over. It's a win for programmers everywhere.
Hack This: Programming with the Twitter Firehose
How to automate your Twitter in less than 10 lines of code.
Oracle Says Google Didn’t Play Fair, Wants Third Trial (Oh God)
"They were perpetrating a fraud on the jury!” said an attorney for Oracle in court.
Google Wins Trial Against Oracle, Saves $9 Billion
The ruling that Google's use of APIs is a fair use will have wide-ranging ramifications for the rest of the tech industry.
Why the Very Silly Oracle v. Google Trial Actually Matters
From poetry to paintings to hamburgers, Oracle v. Google has been a confusing mess. Thankfully only everything is at stake.
In a $9 Billion Trial, Google's Secret Weapon Is a Filing Cabinet
Two tech titans are duking it out in a courtroom battle that involves an oft-misunderstood technology and billions are on the line—but I don't want to talk about those things. I want to talk about a filing cabinet.
A Short Guide to Year Six of ‘Oracle America, Inc. v. Google, Inc’
One final question remains: Is implementing an API considered fair use?
Nissan Disables App that Let Hackers Drain the Battery on Its Electric Car
The company reacts after researchers revealed hackers could take control of air conditioned system and download driver’s trip history.
Hackers Can Download Trip Histories, Tamper With Fans of Nissan Electric Cars
Security researchers find ways to hack yet another internet-connected car.
Bikram Yoga Can’t Be Copyrighted. Neither Should APIs.
“Interoperability” isn’t quite the right word for why other yoga studies used the Bikram yoga Sequence, but the reasoning is similar.
This Tool Quantifies Reddit Bigotry
There's now a way to see exactly how racist, sexist, or homophobic the people you know are.