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<p>Apple's years-long legal battle with VirnetX has delivered another judgment.</p>

Apple ordered to pay $502M to VirnetX in lengthy patent fight

The latest judgment in a years-long legal battle finds that the iPhone maker infringed patents related to secure communications.

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Logo with signage in front of Building 44, which houses employees working on the Android mobile phone operating system, at the Googleplex, headquarters of Google Inc in the Silicon Valley town of Mountain View, California, April 7, 2017. (Photo via Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).

Google employees push back on Pentagon project, Apple developing new iPhone tech

Today's major tech stories include Google employees' petitioning against a Pentagon project, Apple's work on new tech for future iPhones and more details about the shooting at YouTube.

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<p>Apple's new patent filing would immerse passengers into a virtual reality world that uses vehicle sensors to help alleviate boredom and motion sickness.</p>

Apple's new patent lets VR zombies chase you in your car

The hardware giant announced a patent this week that would let passengers in a vehicle experience VR to help alleviate motion sickness and boredom.

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<p>On March 14, 2018, famed theoretical physicist and cosmologist <a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/famed-physicist-stephen-hawking-dies-at-76/">Stephen Hawking died</a>&nbsp;at his home in Cambridge, England at the age of 76. Hawking was a celebrity both in the science community and in the public eye. His 1988 book "A Brief History of Time" sold over 10 million copies. &nbsp; &nbsp;</p><p>In this photo from 2008, Hawking delivers a speech entitled "Why we should go into space" during a NASA lecture series.</p>

Pi Day through time: From Einstein to Linux to Tom Waits

March 14 isn't just Pi Day. It also has a surprising history of famous births, a space population record and the death of physicist Stephen Hawking.

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Microsoft's fancy hinge patent could mean folding phones

But would Microsoft actually build one?

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<p>These three images, each compressed to a size of 28KB, compare JPEG, the HEVC encoder used in Apple's HEIC format, and an experimental photo format based on the forthcoming AV1 video technology.</p>

Photo format from Google and Mozilla could leave JPEG in the dust

Apple's got one idea for next-gen photo technology, but a rival approach based on the new AV1 video compression tech could go a step further.

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<p>Google has reached an agreement with China's biggest tech firm to share patents covering a range of products and technologies, according to a new report on Friday.</p>

Google, China's biggest tech firm sign patent-sharing deal

The search giant and Tencent will share patents covering a range of products and technologies.

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<p>Amazon filed a patent application for a video streaming service that sounds a lot like YouTube.</p>

Is Amazon working on its own YouTube service?

Amazon Tube has a nice ring to it.

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<p>The iPhone X is the latest device to get ensnared in the Apple-Qualcomm battle.&nbsp;</p>

A failed 'iPhone killer' is Qualcomm's new weapon against Apple

The chipmaker owns several patents related to Palm and webOS, and is accusing the iPhone X of copying its user interface.

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Apple fires back at Qualcomm in lawsuit over battery patents

The spat over the intellectual property that goes into your iPhone continues to escalate.

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<p>Two companies are claiming Apple stole its screen-sharing software for its devices.</p>

Apple under investigation in patent infringement dispute

The US International Trade Commission will investigate a complaint that accuses Apple of using patents without permission.

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Apple reportedly looking to ditch Qualcomm components

Next year's iPhones and iPads could be sporting components from another source, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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