Yahoo's Tumblr takeover could boost the blog's business

Yahoo's Tumblr takeover could boost the blog's business

20 May 2013 14:28 - Jemima Kiss
Yahoo's $1.1-billion deal to buy Tumblr is a bold acquisition that means business, says the search engine's chief executive Marissa Meyer.
Scarcity of female geeks questioned

Scarcity of female geeks questioned

05 Oct 2012 15:59 - Jemima Kiss
Why is it that although women make up 49% of the UK's labour force, they account for just 17% of IT and telecommunications professionals?
New chief must revive Yahoo's yodel

New chief must revive Yahoo's yodel

20 Jul 2012 12:21 - Josh Halliday & Charles Arthur
Marissa Mayer is taking her talent for revenue enhancement from Google to the competition. Josh Halliday & Charles Arthur report.
Yahoo! and CNBC join forces

Yahoo! and CNBC join forces

13 Jun 2012 08:47 - Reuters
Yahoo! and CNBC have agreed on a content sharing deal in which CNBC will provide stories and videos that will be featured on Yahoo! Finance pages.

Yahoo! cuts off 2 000 workers

04 Apr 2012 20:02 - Veronica Smith
Struggling US internet firm Yahoo! will slash some 2 000 jobs in a sweeping restructuring aimed at building a "nimbler, more profitable" company.

India won't censor social media, says minister

14 Feb 2012 18:51 - Salil Panchal
India does not intend to censor online social networks such as Facebook but demands that they obey the same rules governing the press and other media.

PayPal's Scott Thompson to pick up the pieces at Yahoo!

05 Jan 2012 06:59 - Mark Sweney
Struggling internet company Yahoo! has appointed the president of PayPal, Scott Thompson, as its new CEO, replacing the ousted Carol Bartz.
Yahoo! looks to bolster numbers with more websites

Yahoo! looks to bolster numbers with more websites

21 Dec 2011 09:45 - Staff Reporter
Yahoo! Will ramp up the number of its websites around the world that let visitors automatically share what stories they read with Facebook friends.

Yahoo! could be sold after Bartz is shown the door

08 Sep 2011 07:47 - Charles Arthur
The former internet giant is being eaten alive by two upstarts, Google and Facebook with fickle advertisers jumping ship.

Stocks rally as Germany upholds Europe's bailout plan

08 Sep 2011 07:18 - David K Randall
US stocks rallied for the first time in three days after a German court backed the country's role in bailing out other European countries.

Yahoo! board chair fires CEO Bartz over the phone

07 Sep 2011 06:34 - Staff Reporter
Carol Bartz has been fired over the phone by Roy Bostock, ending a tumultuous tenure marked by stagnation and a rift with Chinese partner Alibaba.
How Google, Facebook and Hotmail aim to stop hacking

How Google, Facebook and Hotmail aim to stop hacking

06 Aug 2011 14:11 - Charles Arthur
How secure is your password for email and various social networks? Not very, which is why Google, Hotmail and Facebook have implemented a new system.

Yahoo! sells Delicious to YouTube founders

28 Apr 2011 11:18 - Staff Reporter
Yahoo! on Wednesday sold Delicious to the founders of YouTube, who promised to continue and grow the popular social bookmarking site.

Yahoo! to lay off more than 600 staffers

14 Dec 2010 07:39 - Staff Reporter
Yahoo! plans to lay off more than 600 employees as early as Tuesday, two sources familiar with the situation said on Monday.