Latest about Yahoo: News, Features, Opinions and More  Yahoo acquires gaming infrastructure startup PlayerScale
Yahoo has acquired PlayerScale, a startup developer of infrastructure software for cross-platform gaming, adding to its string of recent acquisitions. Yahoo returns to list of most valuable brands
Yahoo again ranks as one of the world's 100 most valuable brands. Yahoo revamps Flickr and offers a terabyte of free storage
Yahoo has made some radical changes to its Flickr photo sharing service, which now has a more photo-filled interface and comes with a free terabyte of storage so that users can upload images at their original resolution. The good, the bad and the ugly of Tumblr under Yahoo
Yahoo has promised "not to screw up" Tumblr now that it has acquired the freewheeling blogging site. But there are still several ways Tumblr could get better, and worse, as a Yahoo-owned company. How to Import Your Tumblr Blog into WordPress
While Yahoo's acquisition of blogging site Tumblr will make a handful of people very happy, others are not convinced. Here's how to import your posts from Tumblr to WordPress. Yahoo on Tumblr: We won't 'screw it up'
Yahoo has confirmed widespread reports that it will acquire the popular blogging service Tumblr, and also promised not to "screw it up." The deal is worth about US$1.1 billion, nearly all in cash. Google, Microsoft and Yahoo are secret backers behind European Privacy Association
Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have been confirmed as the secret backers behind the European Privacy Association (EPA) which was accused of a lack of transparency by an independent watchdog on Thursday. Yahoo to acquire Tumblr for about $1.1 billion
Yahoo will acquire blogging site Tumblr for approximately $1.1 billion, the companies confirmed Monday. Yahoo Japan says 22 million user IDs may have been stolen
Yahoo Japan, the country's largest Web portal, said up to 22 million user IDs may have been leaked during a hack that was discovered last week. Report: Yahoo board approves deal to buy Tumblr for $1.1B
Yahoo's board of directors has approved spending $1.1 billion in cash to buy popular blogging site Tumblr, according to The Wall Street Journal. Yahoo calls press conference amid Tumblr acquisition rumors
Yahoo has called a mystery press event in New York City on Monday afternoon, hot on the heels of rumors that it plans to buy Tumblr for US$1 billion. Yahoo wins appeal of $2.7 billion suit in Mexican court
An appeals court in Mexico has overturned an approximately US$2.7 billion judgment against Yahoo and Yahoo Mexico in a breach-of-contract suit concerning online directories. If you can't find a seat at Starbucks, blame IT
Unless you're a Yahoo employee, theres a very good chance you are working from home or at a coffee shop at least part of the week, according to Forrester Research. NetChoice says California privacy bills are bad for Internet
E-commerce trade group NetChoice takes aim at state legislation -- and at open access and privacy advocates -- in the newest list of bills it deems would be awful for the Internet. What Open Source Hadoop Coming to Windows Means to IT
Hadoop is nearly synonymous with the analysis of big data. The Hortonworks Data Platform on Windows is significant as it means that companies lacking Linux expertise will finally be able to benefit from the big data analysis platform, which has been out of the reach of Windows shops. Yahoo acquires Loki Studios as part of acquisition spree
Yahoo has acquired a mobile gaming company, Loki Studios, taking its total acquisitions this month to four. Microsoft extends revenue per search agreement with Yahoo
Microsoft has extended a search revenue guarantee agreement with Yahoo for one more year, amid reports that the Internet company is trying to break its 10-year agreement with Microsoft. Yahoo recruiting iOS developers to 'radically improve' Flickr
Yahoo's Flickr mobile app may be getting a completely new look in the months to come, as the company seeks to hire multiple iOS engineers to "radically improve" the photo-sharing site's app and attract new users, the company said in a recent job notice. Yahoo acquires to-do list app Astrid
Yahoo has acquired Astrid, a to-do list and personal assistant mobile app, and the developers behind it for an undisclosed sum. Report: Yahoo drops Dailymotion deal in face of French opposition
Yahoo has scrapped plans to invest in French online video site Dailymotion, after the French government opposed the Internet giant acquiring a majority stake in the company, according to reports. Yahoo's chairman steps down after a year
The chairman of Yahoo's board of directors has stepped down from that position and will leave the board entirely later this year, Yahoo said Thursday. Yahoo CEO reaffirms decision to prohibit telecommuting
When Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer announced she was sacking the company's telecommuting program, her office deferred questions about the decision to a corporate spokesperson with a typical nonresponsive response about the matter: the company does not discuss internal matters. Yahoo slims down, again, trashing Deals, SMS Alerts
Yahoo is giving itself a bit of a makeover. Earlier this week it launched two new mobile apps for email and weather; now it's ditching numerous longstanding products, including Deals and SMS Alerts, in an attempt to sharpen its focus, the company announced Friday. Wall Street Beat: Tech bellwethers report mixed quarter
Some of the biggest names in IT including IBM, Microsoft, Google and Intel reported quarterly earnings this week, revealing a picture of the tech sector that, while not as gloomy as had been feared, is nevertheless mixed. Yahoo launches new weather, email apps in its 'second sprint' of rebuilding
Yahoo has released two new mobile apps, for weather and email, suggesting the company may be on track toward delivering on its promise of offering users a range of new mobile products over the next several months. Mobile a top priority for Yahoo in 2013, Mayer says
Yahoo wants to accelerate its development of mobile products geared toward delivery of personalized content, CEO Marissa Mayer said Tuesday, as the company works to stay relevant in a world where smartphones and tablets are becoming dominant. Yahoo profit jumps by 36% amid a decline in revenue
Yahoo's profits rose more than 30% in the first quarter, due to a variety of factors including lowered operating costs, though sales at the company declined. Seven Ways to Get Your CEO Fired
It's hard to train good CEOs. It's much easier to set them up for failure. Follow these seven steps and your chief executive officer is bound to be out of a job sooner or later. Facebook's Zuckerberg forms advocacy group
The group will focus on immigration reform that includes both border security and a path to citizenship, along with higher school standards and support for teachers. Objective-C's dip in popularity tied to decline in iPad and iPhone
The language used for Apple iOS app development drops a notch in Tiobe index Facebook, Pandora and Twitter seize mobile ad display market
An IDC study has found sweeping changes in how mobile display advertisements are sold, with Facebook, Pandora and Twitter successfully wresting away control from advertising networks over the last year. Japanese web portals hacked, up to 100,000 accounts compromised
Two of Japan's major Internet portals were hacked earlier this week, with one warning that as many as 100,000 user accounts were compromised, including financial details. Yahoo buys teenager's mobile app company
Yahoo announced that it is buying Summly, a company that developed an app that condenses information and makes it easily and quickly readable on mobile devices. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: You want me in the office? How 20th century of you.
Not every job is suitable for telecommuting. But for those that are, there are multiple benefits. Blue Jeans Network looks to expand access to affordable videoconferencing
Blue Jeans Network is rolling out an iOS app, partnering with with Tely Labs on an affordable video collaboration appliance and launching dual streams in a bid to expand access to videoconferencing. Email addiction: Why the enterprise can't break free
The kids may have moved on, but business users love (and hate) their email. Here's why we can't dig out. Scroogled dents Google's reputation, claims Microsoft
Microsoft's anti-Google "Scroogled" campaign is a battle for hearts and minds as much as for search and email market share, and Microsoft claims the effort is making a difference. Yahoo's Telecommuting Problem Is Management, Not Collaboration
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's controversial decision to ban employees from working from home led some to question the value of social business tools. Two executives from social business providers say Yahoo's problem isn't about collaborating. It just needs to manage better. Yahoo wants bigger slice of tech pie, less emphasis on media products
Yahoo is beefing up technology offerings and streamlining its media products in another sign it wants to improve its game against industry titans like Google, Apple and Facebook. Webmail war: Gmail vs. Outlook.com vs. Yahoo Mail
The three most popular free Web-based email services have all seen big changes recently, from revamped interfaces to advanced features. Does Google, Microsoft or Yahoo now deserve your webmail business? Yahoo tries to clear air after telecommuting uproar
After creating a ruckus for calling all of its telecommuters back into the office, Yahoo is trying to quell some of the furor. Quick Poll: Should Yahoo call off telecommuting?
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer thinks workers are more efficient and creative when they're in the office. Is ending employee telecommuting a smart idea or not?
CEO Mayer calls in all Yahoo telecommuters
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is reportedly tossing conventional business thought aside and calling in telecommuters. Twitter implements DMARC standard to fight phishing
Twitter has implemented DMARC, a standard for preventing email spoofing, in order to make it harder for attackers to send phishing emails that appear to come from twitter.com addresses. Can Gmail and Yahoo fend off Outlook.com?
With Microsoft making a big push with its free email service Outlook.com, Google's Gmail and Yahoo Mail suddenly have a serious new rival. Yahoo's Mayer says mobile mail is broken
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer thinks there are problems with checking email on a smartphone, but her company is working on a solution. Yahoo aims to strengthen mobile presence with Alike buy
Yahoo is bidding to strengthen its presence in the increasingly important mobile space with the acquisition of Alike, a location discovery app. Flickr bug makes users' private photos public
Flickr users are livid over a recent bug causing their private photos to be made public. Bamital botnet take-down scores a first as Microsoft notifies infected victims
For the first time, a major botnet take-down has included direct victim notification that warns users their PCs are infected and shows them how to scrub clean their machines. Yahoo strikes global ad deal with Google
Yahoo has signed a global advertising deal with Google that will result in Google ads appearing on some of Yahoo's websites, the companies announced Wednesday. Yahoo, Facebook, others sharply criticize German online copyright bill
As German government officials prepared to meet to discuss a controversial online copyright bill on Wednesday, Yahoo, Facebook and German online startups slammed the proposal that would allow publishers to charge search engines such as Google for reproducing short snippets from news articles. New immigration bill focuses on high-skill workers
New legislation introduced by a bipartisan group of 10 U.S. senators would nearly double the number of H-1B visas that companies can get each year to hire foreign high-skill workers, including technology employees. Yahoo's Marissa Mayer looks to new products, mobile to restore company growth
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has identified new products and mobile investments as among several strategies aimed at keeping the company relevant as it tries to compete against the likes of Google and Facebook. Oracle will continue to bundle 'crapware' with Java
Oracle will not stop bundling what critics describe as 'crapware' and 'foistware' with its Java installer anytime soon, a company representative intimated last week. Yahoo acquires content sharing startup Snip.it
Yahoo has acquired content discovery and sharing website Snip.it, and the service has been shut down. Facebook turns up the heat on Google Search
With Facebook's new search service out in the open, the social network seems to be on a collision course with search giant Google. Alibaba CEO Jack Ma to step down
Alibaba Group's Jack Ma will step down from his position as CEO of the Chinese e-commerce giant in May, to help usher in its next generation of leaders. But he will stay on as executive chairman to focus on company strategy. Yahoo email patch ineffective, security researchers say
Security researchers say a patch released by Yahoo earlier this week for a serious email vulnerability did not fix the problem, leaving users at risk. Privacy advocates welcome Yahoo Mail HTTPS roll-out
Digital rights and privacy advocates have welcomed Yahoo's decision to provide its users with an option to enable HTTPS (HTTP Secure) for their entire webmail sessions. Yahoo's Flickr offers 3 free months of its Pro service
Yahoo's holiday gift to the masses is three free months of its Flickr Pro photo and video hosting service, which normally costs $24.95 a year. Yahoo to close its music service for China
Yahoo's music service for China will close in January, after once being accused of supporting music piracy. Man who hacked celebrity email accounts sentenced to prison
Christopher Chaney, a Florida man who admitted to illegally accessing email accounts belonging to more than four dozen celebrities, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on Monday. Egyptian hacker claims to find Yahoo flaws
A hacker in Egypt has released vague details of three vulnerabilities he claims to have found within Yahoo's website, the second time in two months he found problems in the website of a major technology company. Yahoo Mail gets Web and Android upgrade, plus new iPhone and Win8 apps
Yahoo Mail has gotten a makeover intended to make it faster, streamline its interface and simplify its use. Yahoo acquires video chat startup OnTheAir
Yahoo has acquired a video chat startup OnTheAir as the company focuses on mobile applications and services. Attackers can abuse Yahoo developer feature to steal user emails, other data
Attackers can read emails, contacts and other private data from the accounts of Yahoo users who visit a malicious page by abusing a feature present on Yahoo's Developer Network website, says an independent security researcher. Yahoo hit with $2.7 billion judgment by Mexico court
A court in Mexico has entered a US$2.7 billion judgment against Yahoo in a breach-of-contract suit over a yellow-pages listing service. Attackers hijack the .ro domains of Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, others
The Romanian domain names of Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Kaspersky Lab and other companies were hijacked on Wednesday and were redirected to a hacked server in the Netherlands. Mozilla mods Firefox to feature Microsoft's MSN
A little more than a year after Mozilla debuted a customized version of Firefox starring Microsoft's Bing search engine, the open-source developer on Tuesday shipped another Microsoft tie-in, Firefox with MSN Women in IT: How deep is the bench?
Superstar women lead IT at some of the biggest global corporations, yet the path to the top isn't clear for the next generation. Presidential election a victory for quants
If there was one lesson for political pundits from last week's presidential election, it was that basic statistical modeling techniques can be used to predict election outcomes with stunning accuracy. The Gibbs Golden Turkey Awards nominations: Vote early, vote often!
This November marks the ninth year for which we will be announcing the Gibbs Golden Turkey Awards ... Yahoo buys Stamped; will kill its mobile app
Marissa Mayer has made her first acquisition at Yahoo, a recommendations app called Stamped that was developed by ex-Googlers and has even received backing from Google Ventures. Mayer vows improvements across the board at Yahoo
Marissa Mayer, participating in her first Yahoo earnings conference call since becoming CEO, outlined a broad range of areas in which the company needs to improve. Yahoo Q3 revenue dips, earnings up
Yahoo's revenue dropped slightly but earnings rose during the third quarter, the first complete one under the helm of new CEO Marissa Mayer. Yahoo pulling out of South Korea by year's end
Yahoo plans to shut down its struggling business in South Korea by the end of this year to focus its resources, the company said on Friday. Mayer names former Googler to be Yahoo COO
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer appointed another former Google employee as her COO on Monday, her first day back since the birth of her baby. Yahoo partners with Media.net for publisher ad network
Yahoo has partnered with Media.net to launch an ad network for Web publishers that will compete against Google's AdSense and similar services. Mayer wants Yahoo to be part of your everyday life
When Yahoo's new CEO, Marissa Mayer, addressed company employees Tuesday, she reportedly talked about making Yahoo part of people's everyday lives. Troubled Yahoo gets a new CFO
Yahoo will replace CFO Tim Morse this fall in what may be the latest move by recently appointed CEO Marissa Mayer to put her own mark on the company's leadership. Yahoo holds turnaround plan close to the vest
Yahoo's new CEO Marissa Mayer reportedly detailed her plans to rebuild the Internet company to Yahoo employees today at a meeting. Mayer expected to lay out Yahoo's turnaround plan Tuesday
Yahoo's new CEO, Marissa Mayer, is expected to unveil her plan to turn around the ailing Internet company on Tuesday. Security Arms Race Heats Up, But IT Battles Back Against Attacks
Attackers are increasingly exploiting a combination of connected systems, poor policy enforcement and human error to cause data breaches, but there have been some information security successes: Spam and phishing attacks are down, reported SQL injection vulnerabilities are on the decline and sandboxing technology is making it safer to open documents like PDFs again. Yahoo hires former Amazon exec as CMO
Yahoo said Tuesday that Kathy Savitt, former founder and CEO of social commerce company Lockerz, is joining the ailing Internet company as chief marketing officer, responsible for all worldwide marketing and branding. Yahoo reviewing strategy, including use of cash from Alibaba deal
Yahoo's new CEO Marissa Mayer is reviewing the company's business strategy, which could lead it to change its plans to return to shareholders after-tax cash proceeds from a deal with Alibaba Group, the company said in a regulatory filing. Google exec urges two-factor authentication in wake of tech reporter hack job
In the wake of a multi-faceted hack of a technology reporter that ended with his smartphone, tablet and notebook wiped of all data, Google's spam chief yesterday urged users to set two-factor authentication on their log-ins. Will Outlook.com force Gmail, Yahoo Mail to up their game?
With Microsoft's new Outlook.com free email service getting so much attention, will Google and Yahoo need to update their own email offerings before they start to lose users? Analysts: At first pass, Outlook.com looks underwhelming
Outlook.com, which Microsoft is positioning as a reinvention of its Hotmail and of competing consumer webmail services, appears at first glance more evolutionary than groundbreaking, according to several industry analysts. Microsoft reboots Hotmail to build consumer destination, says analyst
Microsoft's rebranding of Hotmail as Outlook.com is a move by the company to hold its first-place position in free email while pushing the domain as more of a consumer destination, an analyst said today. Yahoo's Levinsohn leaves, as expected, after Mayer gets top job
Ross Levinsohn, who served as Yahoo's interim CEO for about two months until the company hired former Google executive Marissa Mayer on July 16, will leave the company on Tuesday. NTP announces patent settlements with 13 tech firms
Patent holding firm NTP, which won a $612.5 million patent settlement from Research In Motion in 2006, has reached a possibly unprecedented agreement with 13 other technology vendors, including Apple, Google, Microsoft and AT&T, the company announced Monday. Yahoo's embattled former CEO gets new job
Scott Thompson, who was pushed out as CEO of Yahoo amid scandal this spring, has landed a new job. Mayer to Yahoo employees: 'Keep moving'
Marissa Mayer, Yahoo's new CEO, reached out to company employees for the first time and asked them to stay focused while she devises a strategy to get Yahoo back on track. Does anyone know how much Marissa Mayer is making?
The appointment of former Google executive Marissa Mayer as CEO of Yahoo had tech industry tongues wagging Monday when the surprise announcement was made. Today, there's just as much talk about how much she stands to earn at Yahoo, but what people are saying depends on where they are getting their news. Great open-source map tools for Web developers
A rich ecosystem of free maps, free data and free libraries give developers excellent alternatives to Google Maps. New Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer skips earnings call
Yahoo's new CEO, Marissa Mayer, was absent from the company's quarterly earnings call on Tuesday, disappointing any analysts who might have been hoping for an early clue about the direction she will chart for the company. Yahoo reports lackluster sales as Mayer takes reins
Marissa Meyer has her work cut out for her at Yahoo. The fading Internet star reported its second-quarter financial results Tuesday, in which revenue and profit both dipped slightly from a year earlier. Mayer could pull off 'epic turnaround' at Yahoo
On Marissa Mayer's first day as CEO at Yahoo, she has to figure out which problem to tackle first to right a company that has been buffeted by scandal, financial trouble and, possibly worst of all, growing market invisibility. Update: Google exec Marissa Mayer takes over as Yahoo CEO
Marissa Mayer, a longtime Google executive, has been named the next CEO at Yahoo. Yahoo fixes password-pilfering bug, explains who's at risk
Yahoo today said it has fixed the flaw that allowed hackers to steal more than 450,000 passwords from one of its many services.
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Yahoo! Voices hack reveals 453,492 passwords, claims D33Ds Company
Yahoo! Voices (née Associated Content) has been hacked by a group calling itself D33Ds Company. The perps claim to have lifted almost half a million login credentials using a SQL-injection attack. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers change their Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) passwords, just in case.
Yahoo! CEO resigns over resume/CV 'error'; Thompson 'fired' by Loeb
 Scott Thompson, the scandal-encumbered Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) CEO, has resigned. His resume claimed a degree he didn't have, and Daniel Loeb wanted his head. There are also some big changes on the board. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers check their CV docs for lies, dissemblance, and inadvertent errors. Not to mention: Arduino Simonoids...
Yahoo! My resume is wrong! (Inadvertently!)
Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) is in full-on spin-control mode after revelations that its CEO's resume is materially inaccurate. CEO Scott Thompson claimed to have a Comp. Sci. degree, but he doesn't. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers break out the popcorn for the latest episode of Yahoo's death-march.
Yahoo shutting down Facebook with mega lawsuit
Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) tries shutting down Facebook. It's suing over alleged infringement of ten patents. Yahoo claims it invented many of the techniques that Facebook uses to run its eponymous, ubiquitous, cloud-computing social network. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers weigh up the merits of the case. Not to mention: How homeopathy works...
Microsoft Bing is now nearly the number 2 search site, but continues to bleed cash
The latest figures from Comscore show that Microsoft is essentially in a dead heat with Yahoo as the second most popular search site, with Microsoft at 15%, and Yahoo at 15.1%. That's the good news. The bad news is that Bing continues to bleed cash.
Four reasons Microsoft shouldn't buy part of Yahoo
Reports say that Microsoft is part of a consortium bidding to buy a minority stake in Yahoo. Making the deal would only hurt Microsoft. Here are four reasons it should stay away.
Google versus Microsoft in Yahoo buyout -- no matter what happens, Google wins
Google and Microsoft appear to be engaged in a high-stakes bidding game over who will buy Yahoo. But Google holds all the high cards; no matter which of the two ends up with the company, Google wins.
A rumor says Microsoft may buy Yahoo. Microsoft should run the other way.
A rumor making the rounds says that Microsoft is once again seriously considering buying Yahoo. Of all the bone-headed moves Microsoft could make, doing that would be the top of the list. Microsoft should run the other way.
Iran linked to attack, fraudulent SSL certs, targeting Google, Skype, Yahoo
It appears the Iranian government was the malicious attacker behind fraudulent SSL certificates that could impersonate Google, Skype, Yahoo, Microsoft's Live, and other websites. Jacob Appelbaum, ioerror, first discovered the security flaw and possible cover-up attempt.
Google and other titans form Open Networking Foundation
Google, Facebook and Microsoft are among the heavy hitters of the tech industry that have teamed up to support a new, cloud-focused initiative called Software-Defined Networking (SDN).
No, Yahoo! isn't killing Del.icio.us
Opinion: over-eager bloggers added 2+2 and made 5; but Yahoo management performing piss-poorly.  Delicious's stay of execution good to hear: without neglectful, adoptive parenting, it could shine once more.
24 hours ago, users of the Del.icio.us social bookmarking-cum-tagging service were stunned to hear that it would close. Owner Yahoo had included it in a list of services it planned to "sunset." But apparently, that was wrong. Read on to discover more, in The Long View...
8 Google Instant tips and impressions
Google Instant could be a revolution in Internet navigation. Or it could the 21st Century's Microsoft Clippy. Either way, it's fun to play with. Read on to find out how to get more from the latest from the wizards of Mountain View.
Does Donald Knuth use a Microsoft Kin smartphone to track Apple tar balls?
Savvy web sites and bloggers have a dirty little secret: They constantly track the top searches performed on Google and Google News, and use that information to craft stories and headlines that will gain the most traffic. This blog's headline comes to you courtesy of that information; it uses several of the top current "rising searches" on Google News, even though the headline makes no sense at all. And unfortunately, given recent decisions by Yahoo and others, that's the way most news might be in the future.
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