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07 Apr 2021
NewsBytes Briefing: Mark Zuckerberg gives off mixed Signals, and more
People are best judged by their actions and not their words, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is a resplendent example.
06 Apr 2021
RIP Yahoo Answers, will permanently shut down on May 4
After a storied history of 15 years, Yahoo Answers is shutting down.
24 Mar 2021
All you need to know about Yahoo Plus
One of the older companies associated with the internet, Yahoo has soldiered on after acquisition by Verizon in 2016. Axios reports that Verizon now wants to expand the Yahoo brand with a variety of subscriptions offered under Yahoo Plus.
02 Dec 2020
Sushant Singh Rajput tops Yahoo's most searched personalities' list
Late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput has topped Yahoo's annual list of the most searched personalities of the year.
08 Apr 2020
This Gmail competitor can end your endless spam woes
Edison, the company that offers the famous 'Edison Mail' app to manage multiple email services, has launched OnMail, an email service of its own.
20 Feb 2020
Larry Tesler, inventor of cut-copy-paste, passes away at 74
Larry Tesler, the computing icon who invented famous interface tools - cut, copy, and paste, passed away on Monday.
06 Feb 2020
Meet Ryan Roslansky: The new CEO of LinkedIn
After International Business Machines (IBM), LinkedIn, the social network for working professionals with over 600 million users, is witnessing a major management change.
17 Oct 2019
Yahoo is erasing some part of internet history: Details here
After nearly two decades of operation, Yahoo has decided to pull the plug on its Groups website.
02 Oct 2019
Former Yahoo engineer hacked thousands of accounts for nudes
In a shocking case, a software engineer who used to work at Yahoo has pleaded guilty to accessing and searching thousands of accounts on the service.
20 Jun 2018
Yahoo Mail revamps mobile website, launches Android Go app
Yahoo Mail has come up with two major updates: a new mobile app for Android Go and an updated mobile website.
09 Jun 2018
#EndOfAnEra: After 20years, Yahoo Messenger to be killed in July
It's the end of an era. After 20 long years of service, Yahoo Messenger will finally be put to rest on July 17.
20 Apr 2018
Former Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer setting up new start-up incubator
Former CEO of Yahoo! Marissa Mayer is setting up a new start-up incubator called Lumi Labs.
04 Apr 2018
10 must-have apps every smartphone user should download
As people spend most of their time using apps on smartphones, having the right ones is as important as having good phones.
08 Dec 2017
Top tech terms India searched on Yahoo in 2017
Yahoo India has announced the "2017 Year in Review" that offers a sneak peek at the trending topics, events, and newsmakers that Internet users searched the most for this year.
04 Oct 2017
All 3bn Yahoo accounts hacked during 2013 data breach
Tech giant Yahoo has revealed that all three billion of its accounts were hacked during a 2013 data theft.
28 Jun 2017
Yahoo! will stop accepting AT&T email addresses from June 30
It appears that Yahoo! accounts after June 30 will no longer be accessible via AT&T email addresses or any email addresses belonging to its subsidiaries.
14 Jun 2017
The legacy of Marissa Mayer
After a year of negotiations, Verizon completed its acquisition of Yahoo for $4.48 billion.
13 Jun 2017
Verizon closes $4.5B acquisition of Yahoo, Marissa Mayer resigns
It is the end of an era; Verizon has finally consolidated Yahoo under its wing which, according to reports, will be combined with its AOL assets into a brand new subsidiary called Oath.
26 Apr 2017
Yahoo-Verizon deal: Marissa Meyer to make $184mn from sale
Yahoo's sale to Verizon will bring its chief Marissa Meyer $184mn- a combination of various payments including shares already owned, cash payments and medical benefits, and outstanding share options.
10 Jan 2017
Yahoo to become Altaba, Marissa Mayer to leave board
Yahoo said that the company would be renamed as Altaba Inc, and CEO Marissa Mayer may quit the board after concluding the Verizon deal.
11 Oct 2016
Three-day weekends might do the world a favour
US based economists David Rosnick and Mark Weisbrot, have argued that three-day weekends could significantly reduce energy consumption and reduction in carbon emissions.
25 Jul 2016
Yahoo sells core biz to Verizon for $4.8 billion
Yahoo has agreed to sell its core internet operations and land holdings to Verizon Communications in a $4.8 billion deal.
