
Former Yahoo CEO Mayer makes comeback with new contacts app
The Sunshine Contacts app aims to help users create more organisation of their personal and professional contacts.
Thu Nov 19 2020

Yahoo Experience - The Malaysian View
Dr Ariffin Yahaya the only Malaysian to have ever served as Yahoo Chief Architect of Technology still has nice things to say about the once mighty behemoth.
Fri Sep 28 2018

Verizon closes Yahoo deal, Mayer steps down
Verizon Communications Inc's said on Tuesday it closed its $4.48 billion acquisition of Yahoo Inc's core business and that Marissa Mayer, chief executive of the internet company, had resigned.
Wed Jun 14 2017

Yahoo to be named Altaba, Mayer to leave board after Verizon deal
Yahoo has a deal to sell its core internet business, which includes its digital advertising, email and media assets, to Verizon for $4.83 billion.
Tue Jan 10 2017

Yahoo secretly scanned customer emails for US intelligence: sources
Yahoo Inc last year secretly built a custom software program to search all of its customers' incoming emails for specific information provided by US intelligence officials.
Wed Oct 05 2016

Yahoo sets deadline for buyers to present preliminary bids: report
Yahoo Inc. has given prospective buyers until April 11 to present preliminary offers for some of its assets, the Wall Street Journal reported late Monday.
Tue Mar 29 2016

Yahoo to announce job cuts: report
Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer will lay out a cost-cutting plan that includes chopping 15 percent of the work force, an estimate 1,600 positions.
Tue Feb 02 2016

Yahoo plans 'reverse spinoff,' instead of Alibaba sale
Yahoo says it will seek a "reverse spinoff" that would separate the Internet company's core operations from its holdings in China's online giant Alibaba.
Wed Dec 09 2015

Yahoo board to weigh future of company, Marissa Mayer - source
The board of Yahoo Inc is weighing a sale of its core Internet business when it meets this week, a source familiar with the matter said.
Wed Dec 02 2015

Yahoo signs ad pact with Google; earnings and revenue miss
Yahoo Inc said on Tuesday it had signed a search advertising deal with Google Inc, providing a potential boost to Marissa Mayer's efforts to turn around the company.
Wed Oct 21 2015

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer says expecting twin girls
Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer announced she is pregnant with identical twin girls, likely due in December.
Tue Sep 01 2015

Wall Street powerhouse Ruth Porat is new Google CFO
Google hired Wall Street veteran Ruth Porat to be its chief financial officer Tuesday, marking the first time a woman will join Google's C-suite ranks.
Wed Mar 25 2015

Yahoo buying binge continues with Vizify takeover
Yahoo on Wednesday added Vizify to the long list of startups it has bought since former Google executive Marissa Mayer took the helm less than two years ago.
Thu Mar 06 2014

Yahoo! reveals US surveillance requests
Internet giant Yahoo! said in a letter to users that it has received up to 13,000 requests for information from US law enforcement agencies in a six-month period ending May 31.
Tue Jun 18 2013
Yahoo! shares up and down as profit tops expectations
Yahoo! shares rose and then fell back in after-hours trading Monday as the struggling Internet pioneer topped Wall Street expectations despite a slip in quarterly profit.
Mon Jan 28 2013

China promises Latin America 'trustworthy' ties as Trump lays out demands
Beijing looks to improve its foothold in a region historically under the US sphere of influence.
Thu Feb 20 2025

Major risks loom as Trump upends US Russia policy
Washington's approach changes dramatically with the initial meeting between US and Russian negotiators.
Thu Feb 20 2025

Pope Francis has double pneumonia, complicating his treatment, Vatican says
Doctors say a polymicrobial infection occurs when two or more micro-organisms are involved and can be caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi.
Thu Feb 20 2025

Philippines' VP Duterte challenges impeachment before Supreme Court
Sara Duterte makes her first legal move to fight the case that could lead to her removal and lead to a lifetime ban from public office.
Wed Feb 19 2025

Motor racing - Hamilton steps out in red at unprecedented 10 team F1 launch
I feel so full of life, so much energy, because everything's new and I'm just focused on what is up ahead, Hamilton says.
Wed Feb 19 2025

UAE tells US' Rubio it rejects displacement of Palestinians
The UAE's stance matters as its one of four Arab nations that normalised ties with Israel during Trumps first term.
Wed Feb 19 2025

Taylor Swift wins recording artist of the year crown for fifth time
The megastar's "The Tortured Poets Department" record also topped four IFPI charts, the IFPI says.
Wed Feb 19 2025

More than $50 billion needed to rebuild Gaza, World Bank joint assessment says
Years of rebuilding work, including clearing unexploded ordinance and millions of tonnes of rubble lie ahead.
Wed Feb 19 2025

Malaysia’s AI data centre development to be impacted by recent US restrictions - Liew
Liew Chin Tong says the restrictions would not affect the development of the domestic data centre ecosystem as a whole.
Wed Feb 19 2025

Sweden's top court rejects Greta Thunberg lawsuit on climate action
A court cannot decide that the parliament or the government must take any specific action, the Supreme Court says.
Wed Feb 19 2025