Bloomberg Google could owe Oracle Corp. billions of dollars for using Oracle-owned Java programming code in its Android operating system on mobile devices, an appeals court said, as the years-long feud between the two software giants draws near a close. Google’s use of Java shortcuts to develop Android went too far and was a violation of Oracle’s copyrights, the US ...

Bloomberg As the global auto industry vies to deploy driverless cars, some contenders may be cutting corners in a bid to get ahead, carmakers warned in the aftermath of the first pedestrian death tied to the emerging technology. “Some competitors, not by name because there are several, they’re trying to race to be the first one to show autonomous driving. ...

Bloomberg Diversity is making a comeback in US cropland. The declining popularity of corn and soybeans, predicted by the US government, may mean wheat, cotton and other commodities literally regain ground they’ve lost in recent years. The Department of Agriculture estimates the acreage for soybeans may drop 1.3 percent to 89 million acres this year, despite being projected to overtake ...