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Yahoo adds new social features to its renamed mobile app
Yahoo has overhauled its main app for smartphones and tablets, adding more ''social'' features aimed at people who like to share and chat about their favorite topics online.
Yahoo to shut its old Messenger App on Aug. 5
American multinational technology company Yahoo Inc. has announced the shutting down of its chat service Yahoo Messenger from August five this year.
Verizon, AT&T set to make final round of bids for Yahoo web assets: Sources
U.S. telecommunications rivals Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) and AT&T Inc (T.N) are set to go through to the third and final round of bidding in the auction for Yahoo Inc's (YHOO.O) core internet assets, according to peop
Yahoo puts more than 3,000 patents on auction block
Yahoo is hoping to sell most of its technology patents as part of a purge that also could culminate in the sale of its Internet operations.
Yahoo hires investment bank to sell about 3,000 patents: Report
Yahoo Inc has hired boutique investment bank Black Stone IP LLC to sell about 3,000 of the internet company's patents, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Yahoo to merge with Twitter? Report says so
Executives from the sinking micro-blogging website Twitter have met Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer to discuss merger possibilities, the media reported.
Maharashtra bans use of private email accounts by staff for official work
After the file-encrypting 'Locky' virus infected computers at the Mantralaya (the secretariat) recently, Maharashtra government has banned use of private email accounts by the staff for official work.
Verizon turns to former Yahoo bankers for bid: Sources
While Verizon is prepared to buy all the core assets, the New York-based company is primarily interested in Yahoo's advertising technology tools, according to one of the sources.
Yahoo secures Indian patent for invention to classify image
Numerous situations exist where a system treats a photo differently from a graphic; thus it would be desirable for the system to know if a particular digital image is a photo or graphic
AT&T bids for Yahoo’s internet business
Yahoo's shares recouped some of their losses following the report and were down 2.3 per cent at $36.64 in mid-day trading. They had dropped as much as 3.7 per cent earlier.
Online shopping more popular among consumers: Survey
Online shopping is more popular among consumers with 80 per cent of buyers preferring to shop over the Internet instead of visiting different stores to purchase their favourite products, according to a new survey.
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire invested $1 billion in Apple
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc revealed a more than $1 billion stake in Apple Inc , a rare foray into the technology sector that the billionaire has largely shunned, apart from a poorly performing investment in IBM.
Can Warren Buffett-backed bid unlock Yahoo growth where others failed?
Warren Buffett struck media gold with a 2012 investment in debt-laden Media General Inc. Now the famed investor may try to reprise that success by supporting a bid for Yahoo Inc's Internet assets.
Warren Buffett backs consortium vying for Yahoo’s internet assets
The consortium is in the second round of bidding in the auction for Yahoo's assets and its participation in the sale process also represents a challenge to U.S.
Yahoo takes hit with loss of AT&T contract
Yahoo's struggling Internet business took a hit with the loss of a long-time contract to manage the Internet portal and search for US telecommunication giant AT&T.
Big data breaches found at major email services like Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, mail.ru: Expert
Hundreds of millions of hacked usernames and passwords for email accounts and other websites are being traded in Russia's criminal underworld, a security expert said.
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer could get $55 mn in severance pay in potential Internet operations sale
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer will walk away with a $55 million severance package if the company's auction of its Internet operations culminates in a sale that ousts her from her job.
Verizon set to make Yahoo’s bidder short list: Sources
Verizon Communications Inc was set on Tuesday to advance to the second stage of bidding for Yahoo Inc's core assets, as the US internet company went through offers to put together a short list, people familiar with the matter
Yahoo barely beats Wall Street estimates in first-quarter, but revenue drops 11.3%
Yahoo's revenue fell to $1.09 billion in the first quarter ended March 31, the first decline after four straight quarters of growth.
Britain’s Daily Mail eyeing Yahoo, says report
Although Yahoo was an early Internet pioneer and is used by around one billion people, it has fallen behind Google in Internet searches and has been steadily losing ground in online advertising, the WSJ report said.
Yahoo trims 15 percent workforce, announces first round of layoffs
In a notice filed with the California Employment Development Department, Yahoo Inc announced a lay off for more than 1,500 employees. The announcement, which will take effect from April 11, will see 107 employees being affect
Spin-off or sale? Yahoo turnaround plan in focus as earnings awaited
Yahoo Inc's plans to turn around its struggling core business are set to dominate its earnings report on Tuesday, with investors keen to see if CEO Marissa Mayer will push ahead with a proposed spin-off or entertain calls for
Spin-off or sale by Marissa Mayer? Yahoo turnaround plan in focus as earnings awaited
Yahoo Inc's plans to turn around its struggling core business are set to dominate its earnings report on Tuesday, with investors keen to see if CEO Marissa Mayer will push ahead with a proposed spin-off or entertain calls for
Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer to announce almost 1,600 job cuts: Report
Embattled Internet pioneer Yahoo will announce job cuts when it releases its quarterly earnings report today, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
Yahoo likely to witness 35 percent jump in core assets
According to the latest edition in Barron's, Yahoo is facing an increased shareholder pressure to sell its core Internet business, which could also lead to sales of its stakes in Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba and Yahoo J
Activist investor turns up heat on Yahoo, seeks leadership change
Activist investor Starboard Value LP on Wednesday ramped up pressure on Yahoo Inc, taking aim at Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer and her leadership team and raising the prospect a proxy battle is nearing.
