Mon. 04/05 – SCOTUS Rules: APIs Not Copyrightable

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The Supreme Court has ruled on APIs in a way that should make most developers happy. Though, the punted on the President blocking people on Twitter. LG is exiting the smartphone business. And we already knew half a billion people’s Facebook data was out in the wild, but now that we’ve SEEN it in the wild, I’ll tell you why you should take notice.

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Links:

• Supreme Court rules in Google’s favor in copyright dispute with Oracle over Android software (CNBC)
• Supreme Court vacates lower court decision on Trump blocking Twitter followers (Axios)
• LG Electronics to end loss-making smartphone business (NikkeiAsia)
• Amazon Illegally Fired Activist Workers, Labor Board Finds (NYTimes)
• 533 million Facebook users' phone numbers and personal data have been leaked online (Insider)
• Is Apple's Privacy Push Facebook's Existential Threat? (Kara Swisher's Sway Podcast)
• Sideloading Apps Would 'Break' the Security and Privacy of iPhone, Says Tim Cook (MacRumors)
• Tim Cook says Apple is committed to AR, TV+ and privacy but not to Apple Car (Cult of Mac)

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