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Report: NSA Collects Data From AT&T, Sprint, Google, Apple and More
June 7, 2013 10:01 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsAfter yesterday’s public reveal of the National Security Agency’s (NSA) demands for Verizon customers’ data, more information is coming out suggesting the NSA’s casting a much bigger net. The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the NSA’s operations, reports that the same initiative targeting Verizon data is also collecting similar information from AT&T and Sprint.
Under Mayer: Boosting Mobile, Buying Companies
May 21, 2013 10:17 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsYahoo Inc. lured Marissa Mayer from Google in July to become its fifth CEO in as many years. Her task: Help the Internet pioneer regain its stature after years in a financial funk. In her 10 months leading the company, she has overseen a redesign of Yahoo services and orchestrated several acquisitions, including a deal to buy online blogging forum Tumblr for...
Yahoo Takes Big Leap With $1.1B Deal for Tumblr
May 20, 2013 10:23 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsThe deal announced Monday represents Mayer's boldest move yet since she left Google 10 months ago to lead Yahoo's latest comeback attempt. It marks Yahoo's most expensive acquisition since the Sunnyvale, Calif., company bought online search engine Overture a decade ago for $1.3 billion in cash and stock.
Yahoo’s 1Q 2013 Sees Earnings Gain, Ad Sales Drop
April 17, 2013 10:56 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsYahoo’s first quarter numbers for 2013 show off GAAP net earnings of $390 million, marking a 36 percent increase annually. But those encouraging figures were dulled some by the number of display ads sold, which dropped 7 percent annually.
Ahead of the Bell: Yahoo 1Q Puts Spotlight on CEO
April 16, 2013 9:44 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsYahoo's first-quarter earnings report will cast a spotlight on CEO Marissa Mayer's efforts to turn around the Internet company. The numbers, due out after the stock market closes Tuesday, are being released with Yahoo's stock price trading at some of its highest levels since the company squandered an opportunity to sell itself to Microsoft Corp. for $47.5 billion, or $33 per share, in May 2008.
Yahoo! Kills BlackBerry App, Other Services
March 4, 2013 9:58 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsAs part of CEO Marissa Mayer's extensive revamp of Yahoo!, the company says it will be streamline its mobile offerings, eliminating apps, including its Blackberry offering. Jay Rossiter, executive vice president of Platforms for Yahoo!, said in a blog post...
Yahoo CEO Plans to Prune Company's Mobile Apps
February 13, 2013 9:54 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsYahoo CEO Marissa Mayer thinks the Internet company will be able to please more people with fewer smartphone applications. Mayer told an audience of investors during a Tuesday presentation that she thinks Yahoo...
Ahead of the Bell: Yahoo to Update Turnaround Bid
January 28, 2013 9:23 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsYahoo's fourth-quarter earnings report will provide an update of new CEO Marissa Mayer's efforts to revive the Internet company's revenue growth. The results, due out after the stock market closes Monday, cover Mayer's first full quarter as Yahoo's leader. She left Google Inc. to join Yahoo in mid-July, shortly after the third quarter had already begun.
Revolving Door: Yahoo Ushers Out Another CEO
May 14, 2012 7:28 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo still has credibility issues, even after casting aside CEO Scott Thompson because his official biography included a college degree that he never received. The troubled Internet company's next challenge will be convincing its restless shareholders
Chairman, 3 Others Out In Yahoo Board Shake-Up
February 8, 2012 7:00 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsYahoo Chairman Roy Bostock and three longtime board members are stepping down, submitting to the demands of many frustrated shareholders...
Yahoo Co-Founder Jerry Yang Leaving Company
January 18, 2012 7:06 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsYahoo co-founder Jerry Yang is leaving the struggling Internet company as it tries to revive its revenue growth and win over disgruntled shareholders under a new leader.
Yahoo Dangled $27M Pay Package to Get New CEO
January 9, 2012 7:19 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsYahoo dangled a $27 million pay package to lure its newly hired CEO Scott Thompson away from PayPal.
Yahoo Names PayPal Exec as CEO
January 4, 2012 6:51 am | by Barbara Ortutay, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsNEW YORK (AP) — Yahoo Inc. has named Scott Thompson, president of eBay Inc.'s PayPal division, as its new CEO.
Yahoo Hopes to Reach Readers with iPad Magazine
November 3, 2011 8:12 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsYahoo has begun to distribute an iPad magazine that illuminates the Internet company's ambitions and the chronic hiccups that have thrown its fate into doubt.
Exec: Yahoo 'Huge' in Mobile
September 15, 2011 8:11 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsA Yahoo! executive took to the blogosphere yesterday to spell out why Yahoo! is a huge mobile player – and it has been for a while.
Yahoo Fires Bartz as CEO, Names CFO to Fill Void
September 7, 2011 8:13 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsYahoo fired Carol Bartz as CEO Tuesday after more than 2½ years of financial lethargy...
Yahoo Preparing to Lay off 600 to 700 Workers
December 14, 2010 7:15 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsYahoo's holiday trimmings will include 600 to 700 layoffs in the Internet company's latest shake-up triggered by lackluster growth.
Yahoo 3Q Profit Doubles, Revenue Still Lackluster
October 20, 2010 8:59 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsYahoo shuffled through another quarter of sluggish growth, a performance that may further test the patience of the Internet company's already restless shareholders.
Yahoo Losing 3 Top Execs, Raising More Worries
October 1, 2010 7:53 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsThree top Yahoo Inc. executives are leaving the slumping Internet company in an exodus that could put CEO Carol Bartz on the hot seat...
Yahoo's Lackluster 2Q Revenue Growth Sinks Stock
July 21, 2010 7:57 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsYahoo's turnaround effort wavered in the second quarter as the Internet company's paltry revenue growth overshadowed a surge in net income.
Yahoo! Launches First Android Apps
July 1, 2010 8:09 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsYahoo! today launched its Mail and Messenger apps for Android, as well as newly designed HTML5-based Mail and News sites...
Yahoo! Teams with Nokia for Mobile Services
May 24, 2010 7:57 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsYahoo! CEO Carol Bartz, and President and CEO of Nokia, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, were on hand at a press conference in New York today to announce a partnership between the two companies.
Yahoo! Tweaks Mobile Ad Experience
May 21, 2010 8:21 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsYahoo! yesterday announced it will run a new class of interactive mobile display advertisements that leverage HTML5, CSS3 and Javascript...
Yahoo: iPad Users Affluent, Older
May 7, 2010 7:59 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsYahoo! has released a survey examining the demographics and behavior of the first iPad users on the Yahoo! network.
Yahoo 1Q Profit Soars, Revenue Grows, Stock Falls
April 21, 2010 8:04 am | by Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsYahoo milked the recovering online advertising market and its new partnership with Microsoft to start the year with its best quarterly performance...
