Yahoo appoints Google’s Marissa Mayer as new CEO
Technology firm Yahoo has appointed leading Google executive Marissa Mayer as its next chief executive (CEO). Ms Mayer, 37, will become the firm’s third CEO...
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Hackers claim to steal 450,000 Yahoo accounts
(Reuters) – A previously unknown hacker group has posted online the details of 450,000 user accounts and passwords it claims to have taken from a...
Yahoo CEO search down to Levinsohn, Hulu’s Kilar
(Reuters) – The race to become Yahoo Inc’s next chief executive appears to have come down to two candidates: current interim CEO Ross Levinsohn and...
Yahoo and CNBC form content partnership
(Reuters) – Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O) and CNBC have formed a content sharing partnership, the companies said on Wednesday. As part of the deal, CNBC will...
Yahoo board to review CEO’s education records
(Reuters) – Yahoo Inc’s board of directors will review a discrepancy in the educational record of its chief executive, Scott Thompson, a spokesman told Reuters,...
Proxy battle pits new Yahoo CEO against hedge fund
(Reuters) – Less than three months into the job as Yahoo Inc’s chief executive, Scott Thompson faces a proxy showdown with hedge fund Third Point...
Yahoo sues Facebook for infringing 10 patents
(Reuters) – Yahoo Inc sued Facebook Inc over 10 patents that include methods and systems for advertising on the Web, opening the first major legal...
Yahoo sues Facebook for infringing 10 patents
(Reuters) – Yahoo Inc sued Facebook Inc over 10 patents that include methods and systems for advertising on the Web, opening the first major legal...
Yahoo threatens Facebook as patent war looms
(Reuters) – Yahoo has demanded licensing fees from Facebook for use of its technology, the companies said on Monday, potentially engulfing social media in the...