Wondering what the lawyers and programmers are talking about in the highest-profile tech trial in years? Here's a guide to the ties between Android and Java -- and the history leading up to the case.

Java may still be the first programming language that springs to mind when you think about Android, but you don’t have to use Java for Android development. In fact, Kotlin is now Google’s preferred ...

Researchers at Security Explorations say a change implemented by Google to the Java security model as its implemented in the Google App Engine leads to sandbox escapes. A tweak carried out by Google ...

SAN FRANCISCO—Following a two-week trial, a federal jury concluded Thursday that Google's Android operating system does not infringe Oracle-owned copyrights because its re-implementation of 37 Java ...

In the upcoming year, the Supreme Court will hear Google’s challenge to the ruling of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals that the tech giant’s use of Oracle’s Java application programming interfaces ...

Last year, Google open sourced the code for the robots.txt parser used in its production systems. After seeing the community build tools with it and add their own contributions to the open source ...

In 2019, Google asked the Supreme Court to review Oracle’s long-running lawsuit over whether Android’s usage of Java was fair use. The Supreme Court this morning sided with Google and overturned ...

Since 2010, Google and Oracle have been locked in a pitched legal battle — this week, Oracle is seeking almost $9 billion in damages in a second trial. At the heart of Oracle's lawsuit is the ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link In a legal brawl that has dragged on for 10 years, Google says it's fighting for "open innovation," while Oracle accuses the Internet giant of ...