It might be hard to remember, but Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is still running a business. Over the past few weeks, the internet pioneer has been in the headlines for just about anything except its products. Instead, Mayer and her team have drawn scrutiny after suffering what could be the biggest hack and theft of …
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Usually, after Yahoo announces its quarterly earnings, CEO Marissa Mayer and financial chief Ken Goldman sit behind a desk on a fancy news set and discuss the quarter during a live stream. But not this time. The internet giant, which has been embroiled in recent controversies as it heads toward a planned $4.83 billion acquisition by Verizon, said on Friday …
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Verizon’s $4.8 billion takeover deal for Yahoo may be doomed. The wireless carrier’s general counsel has told some reporters, including the Washington Post, that Verizon is leaning toward declaring Yahoo’s huge data breach a “material event.” That likely means Verizon wouldn’t have offered as much money — or made a bid for Yahoo at all — had it known about …
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Yahoo‘s bad fortune in recent weeks could come with yet another cost. Verizon, which has agreed to buy Yahoo for $4.8 billion, is now asking for a $1 billion discount, according to a report Thursday by the New York Post. Yahoo has been hit with a mountain of bad press recently. Earlier this week, it was reported that the US …
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Finally, the real Google Phone appears. Google showed off the Pixel and Pixel XL, the new flagship phones from the search giant. Unlike in past years, Google had a stronger hand in developing the hardware and software, which will be the first to work with Google Assistant. Google Assistant was such a big deal, by the way, that CEO Sundar …
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Yahoo wants a better social life. The internet pioneer rebranded its Yahoo app on Tuesday, changing the name to Yahoo Newsroom and becoming a place where people can form groups and enter discussions based on topics. The topics are categorized as Vibes and can be as general as World News or as specific as certain events, such as Hoboken Train …
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Yahoo is stepping up its fire sale with the addition of a portfolio of about 3,000 patents it hopes will fetch more than $1 billion, sources tell The Wall Street Journal. The beleaguered web pioneer has in recent weeks sent letters to prospective buyers who might be interested purchasing the patents, some of which date back 20 years to the …
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You’re probably not going to die any time soon (knock on wood), but it’s never a bad idea to prepare for the worst. Your will may take care of who gets your car when you pass away, but what about who gets your Facebook account? Or who’s allowed to access your Gmail data? Managing your digital afterlife can be tough, …
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AUSTIN, Texas — Turns out nobody can remember their Yahoo passwords. Now the company wants to make it so no one has to. Yahoo on Sunday launched a new service called “on-demand” passwords, which lets someone log into a Yahoo account using a short password the company texts to their phone instead of having to remember their own password. Here’s …
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Users of Gmail’s mobile Android app will be able to tap into their Yahoo and Outlook email in the next version, according to an apparently leaked video posted by blog site Android Police. The video as shown on Android Police and Videme offers a quick but revealing tour of Gmail 5.0, the next edition of Google’s mobile email app. The …
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