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How to add TPM on your VM for Windows 11: VMware, VirtualBox, Parallels Desktop, and Hyper-V
Planning to set up a Windows 11 VM? Here's how you can add a virtualized TPM 2.0 device on popular hypervisor platforms.
Windows 11 is a massive update, bringing a host of changes — ranging from a grand visual overhaul to enhancements like Microsoft Teams integration and support for running Android apps. When it comes to the system requirements for the new OS, Microsoft has made some significant changes as well. One of the more widely-criticized requirements is the need for a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 chip. While that requirement is waived if you’re installing the current stable channel release of Windows 11 (Build 22000.x) in a virtual machine, Microsoft has started enforcing it on newer Dev channel builds.
Supreme Court sides with Google over Oracle in Java API copyright dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court has granted victory to Google over Oracle. Google was accused of copyright infringement for its use of Java APIs.
Nearly 11 years after the dispute began, Google v Oracle seems to have finally come to an end. In a 6-2 decision delivered by Justice Breyer, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, granting Google victory in the over decade-long dispute over copyright infringement.
Oracle partners with ByteDance to save TikTok from being banned in the U.S.
Oracle has been chosen by ByteDance as its "trusted technology partner" to avoid having TikTok shut down in the United States.
In a conclusion that nobody saw coming, Oracle has been chosen by ByteDance as its "trusted technology partner" to avoid having TikTok shut down in the U.S. The news follows weeks of discussions between ByteDance and multiple U.S. companies about a potential acquisition of the U.S. operations of TikTok. Microsoft and Walmart of all companies were the most serious contenders, but even Alphabet at one point considered jumping in.
[Update 3: Oracle's response] Oracle's lawsuit over Google's use of Java in Android has been revived
Google could now owe billions of dollars to Oracle, as a federal appeals court has ruled that Google's use of Oracle-owned Java APIs in Android is not considered as fair use.
The Google-Oracle feud has been ongoing since 2010. Java was created by Sun Microsystems back in the 1990s and Oracle acquired the company in 2010. A few months later, Oracle accused Google of using its copyrighted APIs and patents to develop Android and filed a lawsuit. Since then, we have seen the two companies wage a protracted legal battle in US courts.