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Yahoo! buys maker of personal recommendation app
Mar 20, 2013 12:21 EDT
Yahoo! on Wednesday announced that it has bought Jybe, the startup behind a smartphone application that makes local entertainment or dining recommendations based on what people like.
Yahoo! chief Mayer wants Bing to deliver
Feb 12, 2013 19:28 EST
Google veteran turned Yahoo! chief Marissa Mayer wants Microsoft to deliver when it comes to wresting market share from the Internet company she was part of for more than a decade.
Yahoo! buys iPhone app maker Alike
Feb 12, 2013 13:29 EST
Yahoo! on Tuesday said it acquired the startup behind an iPhone application that lets people know if nearby venues are like places that suit their tastes.
Yahoo! in online ad alliance with Google
Feb 06, 2013 19:51 EST
Yahoo! on Wednesday announced an advertising alliance with Google, the company that dethroned the pioneering Internet firm in the world of Internet search.
PayPal co-founder joins Yahoo! board as two seats empty
Dec 13, 2012 14:28 EST
Yahoo! shook up its board of directors on Thursday, giving a seat to PayPal co-founder and former Google executive Max Levchin and bidding farewell to two of its members.
Yahoo! buys online video chat startup OnTheAir
Dec 04, 2012 16:40 EST
Yahoo! said Tuesday it had acquired a small startup specializing in broadcasting video chats or interviews to online audiences.
Yahoo to exit S. Korea by end of year
Oct 19, 2012 13:57 EDT
Yahoo Inc. said Friday it will close its South Korean operations by the end of this year, citing a challenging business environment as it struggles to compete in a market dominated by local web portals.
Google plans 4,000 layoffs at Motorola
Aug 13, 2012 11:59 EDT
Internet giant Google on Monday said it plans to lay off about 4,000 employees at cellphone maker Motorola Mobility, as it seeks to focus on sales of its Android devices.
New Yahoo! chief gets plump pay package
Jul 19, 2012 19:42 EDT
Yahoo! chief Marissa Mayer will be paid one million dollars a year and be eligible for many times that amount in stock and bonuses if she hangs on to the post, the company revealed on Thursday.
New Yahoo! CEO Mayer pregnant
Jul 17, 2012 12:15 EDT
Marissa Mayer, the former senior Google executive who on Tuesday will take over the reins of Internet pioneer Yahoo!, is pregnant and expecting the baby in October.
Yahoo! shareholders back revamped board
Jul 12, 2012 16:48 EDT
Yahoo! shareholders on Thursday endorsed the struggling Internet firm's overhauled board of directors and called for a fresh plan to compete against rivals such as Google and Facebook.
Hackers post pilfered Yahoo! passwords
Jul 12, 2012 13:50 EDT
Yahoo! on Thursday was digging into how hackers looted nearly a half million passwords and email addresses from one of its servers.
Yahoo! ditches digital newsstand for iPads
May 25, 2012 15:37 EDT
Yahoo! shuttered its fledgling digital newsstand for iPads on Friday in what it said was the start of a product purge intended to make the floundering Internet pioneer more nimble.
Germany's SAP grabs US cloud firm for $4.3 bn
May 22, 2012 16:30 EDT
German business software giant SAP said Tuesday it was acquiring US cloud-based e-commerce firm Ariba for $4.3 billion in a move boosting its arsenal against arch-rival Oracle.
Yahoo! to sell stake in China's Alibaba for $7.1 billion
May 21, 2012 01:59 EDT
After more than a year of tedious negotiations, struggling US Internet pioneer Yahoo! has agreed to sell its stake in Alibaba, China's top e-commerce player, for at least $7.1 billion, the companies announced.
Alibaba to buy back shares from Yahoo! for $7.1 bln
May 20, 2012 23:15 EDT
Alibaba, China's top e-commerce player, will re-purchase a 20-percent state in itself from US portal Yahoo! for at least $7.1 billion, the companies announced.
Yahoo! stock climbs on report of Alibaba sale
May 18, 2012 17:10 EDT
Yahoo! stock price climbed Friday on renewed rumors that it was close to a multibillion-dollar deal to sell half of its stake in Alibaba.com back to the Chinese online shopping portal.
Captain tossed from troubled Yahoo! ship
May 14, 2012 02:50 EDT
Yahoo! boss Scott Thompson stepped down in the face of controversy about his allegedly inflated resume, leaving the struggling Internet pioneer seeking its sixth CEO in five years.
New hand for helm of troubled Yahoo! ship
May 13, 2012 21:31 EDT
Yahoo! has hit more rough waters with its second commander in less than a year being forced to walk the plank.
New hand for tiller of troubled Yahoo! ship
May 13, 2012 17:04 EDT
Yahoo! boss Scott Thompson stepped down on Sunday in the face of controversy about his allegedly inflated resume, leaving the struggling Internet pioneer seeking its sixth CEO in five years.
