Yahoo's fight for survival
Google's Marissa Mayer becomes Yahoo CEO
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Dear Marissa: Please save these 3 Yahoo projects
There are a few hidden gems in Yahoo's portfolio of products. Previous CEOs didn't know what to do with them. We hope you'll be different. more
News | 48 weeks ago -
Thank you, Marissa Mayer. Now don't mess this up
Yahoo's new CEO choice signals a sea change in the way women in Silicon Valley and the business world present themselves. But the stakes are high. more
News | 48 weeks ago -
Levinsohn's status uncertain at Yahoo after Mayer appointment
No official statement has been made about the former interim CEO's position at the company, but he's not likely to stay for long, All Things D notes. more
News | 48 weeks ago -
Marissa Mayer won't be immediately replaced at Google
The duties of the former key VP and new Yahoo CEO will be distributed to members of her former team, sources tell All Things D. more
News | 48 weeks ago -
Google's Marissa Mayer becomes Yahoo CEO
Google's longtime executive to begin her new job leading the struggling iconic Web company tomorrow. more
News | 48 weeks ago -
Yahoo calls off patent battle with Facebook
As expected, two Internet giants announce cessation of patent hostilities and agree to a new "partnership." more
News | 49 weeks ago -
Inside Yahoo, word is that Levinsohn's the one
Leaks within the rank-and-file point to the imminent coronation of Ross Levinsohn as official Yahoo CEO. more
News | 49 weeks ago -
Yahoo, Facebook reportedly near patent peace deal
The two Internet giants are close to hammering out an accord that would not only end their patent bickering but also strengthen cross-licensing and cross-advertising deals. more
News | 49 weeks ago -
Yahoo hires former Google exec as revenue chief
The online company has hired Michael Barrett, who came to Google after the search company acquired Admeld last year. more
News | 52 weeks ago -
Facebook, Yahoo close to burying patent hatchet?
The two companies are in advanced talks to resolve their patent-infringement claims against each other, sources tell All Things D. more
News | 54 weeks ago -
Yahoo fumbles security in Axis browser launch
Troubled Internet pioneer forgets to publish terms of service for its new browser and also leaves the door open to an apparent vulnerability. more
News | 55 weeks ago -
Ross Levinsohn gets endorsement for permanent Yahoo CEO job
Levinsohn's former colleague, News Corp. digital head Jon Miller, is betting that Yahoo's board will give his friend the official title of CEO. more
News | 55 weeks ago -
Another day, another board ex-Yahoo CEO Thompson leaves
The former Yahoo chief executive has been ousted from Splunk's board after it was revealed that he doesn't actually have a computer science degree. more
News | 56 weeks ago -
Yahoo strikes deal to sell half of Alibaba stake
Internet pioneer will sell about half its shares in the China e-commerce giant for $7 billion. more
News | 56 weeks ago -
Ex-Yahoo CEO Thompson resigns from F5 Networks board
The company, which provides application delivery networking solutions, announces the resignation of former Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson in an SEC filing today. more
News | 56 weeks ago -
Oops! Yahoo blunders in Facebook patent squabble
Yahoo claimed Facebook had fraudulently filed some of its patents, but Facebook hit back by proving Yahoo hadn't even checked the records to see if it was right. more
News | 56 weeks ago -
Yahoo to claim 'cause' in Thompson ouster, report says
Now that former Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson is out, Yahoo will try to sidestep a major severance payout by claiming he violated a code of ethics, according to AllThingsD. more
News | 57 weeks ago -
Ousted Yahoo CEO has cancer, WSJ reports
Scott Thompson, who resigned as Yahoo CEO earlier today, reportedly told the board he's been diagnosed with thyroid cancer -- though not until his explanation for his inflated resume had apparently started to unravel. more
News | 57 weeks ago -
Dear new Yahoo CEO: End the Facebook patent lawsuit
commentary In order to save Yahoo from total destruction, new CEO Ross Levinsohn needs to end the Facebook patent lawsuit as quickly as possible. more
News | 57 weeks ago -
Meet Yahoo's new (interim) CEO, Ross Levinsohn
Newly named to helm the troubled Internet pioneer, Levinsohn has a long history with Fox and other Big Media outlets, and most recently headed up Yahoo's global advertising business. more
News | 57 weeks ago -
Yahoo boots Thompson, names Ross Levinsohn interim CEO
A resume error brings down not only CEO Scott Thompson, but also four of Yahoo's directors. A settlement with investor Daniel Loeb will put him and two allies on the Internet pioneer's board. more
News | 57 weeks ago -
Yahoo CEO Thompson reportedly set to resign
Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson will step down amid a controversy over his inflated resume, All Things D reports. What's more, the company may also capitulate to activist investors by seating a dissident board slate. more
News | 57 weeks ago -
Headhunting firm denies blame for Yahoo CEO mess, says report
ATD's Kara Swisher publishes a letter she says is from Heidrick & Struggles CEO Kevin Kelly to his staff. In it, Kelly calls reported allegations by Yahoo's Scott Thompson "verifiably not true." more
News | 57 weeks ago -
Scott Thompson blames 'Resumegate' on headhunter -- report
Yahoo's embattled CEO reported to have told employees that the mistake was made by an executive placement firm when he interviewed for a post at PayPal. more
News | 57 weeks ago -
A jab at Yahoo's Thompson, invoking Bartz
An activist investor in Yahoo claims a mutual acquaintance spoke with former Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz, who reminded them that she does, in fact, have a computer science degree. more
News | 57 weeks ago -
Third Point: Yahoo needs to appoint an interim CEO -- now
Point man Daniel Loeb decries "farcical efforts" and says Yahoo's board should replace Scott Thompson with former interim CEO Tim Morse or Ross Levinsohn. more
News | 58 weeks ago -
Five reasons people are tuning out Yahoo's latest crisis
CEO Scott Thompson has a resume problem you've probably read about. But after a decade of executive turnover and missed opportunities, the public isn't exactly shocked by more trouble at the Web giant. more
News | 58 weeks ago -
Yahoo's 'resumegate' heats up
Nevada allows Google's self-driving cars, Facebook social-reader users on the decline, and a Yahoo board member responsible for vetting CEO Scott Thompson's resume will not seek re-election. more
News | 58 weeks ago -
Scott Thompson's resume ends one job at Yahoo -- just not his
The Yahoo CEO's inflated resume has apparently cost its first job. Patti Hart, who led the search that named Thompson CEO, will not seek re-election to the Yahoo board, All Things D reports. more
News | 58 weeks ago -
CEO pens another missive as Yahoos ponder 'Resumegate'
Another day, another apology from Scott Thompson to the troops, as Third Point turns up the pressure on Yahoo's board. more
News | 58 weeks ago -
Hangout live with the world on G+
The HTC Droid Incredible gets an LTE face-lift, Yahoo faces drama over its CEO, and Google+ makes it easy to broadcast a Hangout video chat live. more
News | 58 weeks ago -
Warren Buffett not buying Yahoo's word on CEO resume error
The legendary investor waxes skeptical about Yahoo's official position in the "inadvertent error" in the collegiate record of Scott Thompson. more
News | 58 weeks ago -
Third Point demands Yahoo's books, records
As Yahoo ignores Third Point's deadline to fire its CEO, the hedge fund starts the process to obtain the company's books and records related to Scott Thompson and the board's "vetting process." more
News | 58 weeks ago -
Yahoo CEO's resume controversy killing employee morale?
Scott Thompson is reportedly keeping his top-level staff abreast of the situation, but employees wonder whether he should be fired, according to a new report. more
News | 58 weeks ago -
Third Point: Gunning for Yahoo's board of directors
While Yahoo's beleaguered CEO waits for someone to get his back, Third Point has a bigger target in its sights. more
News | 58 weeks ago -
Liar, Liar: Shareholders demand firing of Yahoo CEO
Playing DVDs could be a headache in Windows 8, the FBI asks Web sites to be wiretap-ready, and Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson is accused of lying about his college degree. more
News | 58 weeks ago -
History suggests Thompson's days numbered at Yahoo
Top executives at RadioShack, Veritas, and Lotus all left their jobs after falsehoods were found on their resumes. A business ethicist calls the academic misstatements of Yahoo's CEO "fatal." more
News | 58 weeks ago -
Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson's pinata party
Is Thompson's alleged resume-padding so lethal that he cannot survive? That would be up to Yahoo's board, employees, and shareholders to decide. The sound of the pinata being whacked will not be lost on them. more
News | 58 weeks ago -
Shareholder demands Yahoo fire CEO by Monday...or else
Third Point says that Yahoo's board has until noon Monday to take its advice and dump CEO Scott Thompson. more
News | 58 weeks ago -
Yahoo and its CEO: What's the worst that could happen?
Chief Executive Officer Scott Thompson is accused of lying about his college education. Tempest in a teacup, or scandal in the making? more
News | 58 weeks ago -
Tech world is out for blood -- Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson's
commentary Thanks to his decision to start a patent war with Facebook, Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson is facing a battle he isn't likely to survive. more
News | 58 weeks ago -
Yahoo board to review CEO's resume 'error'
Board will investigate allegations Scott Thompson inflated his educational achievements by claiming a degree his college didn't even offer when he was enrolled. more
News | 58 weeks ago -
Hedge fund says Yahoo CEO inflated college credentials
Third Point escalates its battle with Yahoo board by uncovering discrepancy in Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson's academic credentials. more
News | 58 weeks ago -
Microsoft snags Yahoo scientists for new research lab
Software giant hires a handful of Yahoo's brightest scientists for a New York lab that will focus on social interaction. more
News | 58 weeks ago -
Flat Q1 revenue for Yahoo, investors wait for CEO to map out his plan
CEO Scott Thompson, presiding over his first full quarter as the boss, is expected to reveal long-anticipated comeback plan this afternoon. more
News | 61 weeks ago -
New Yahoo CEO sings the same old song
Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson outlined his reorganization plan, but it doesn't appear to be that much different from those of previous administrations. more
News | 62 weeks ago -
Yahoo launches reorganization
CEO Scott Thompson tells employees in a memo: "It's time for Yahoo to move forward, and fast." And the changes will be all about the customer. more
News | 62 weeks ago -
Yammer's $25K Yahoo bounty finds first takers
Money talks -- as does some shared outrage at Yahoo's patent fighting ways. more
News | 62 weeks ago -
How does Yahoo get off the cutting-to-greatness treadmill?
Over the last few years and under three CEOs, Yahoo has laid off thousands and restructured its operations in hopes of returning to its former glory. The latest downsizing won't likely bring that glory back. more
News | 62 weeks ago -
If Yahoo has any strategy at all, let's hear it
Management whacks another 2,000 people and promises to redeploy resources to its "most urgent priorities." So where's the plan? more
News | 63 weeks ago -
Yahoo to lay off 2,000 workers to 'reshape' company future
About 14 percent of Yahoo staffers will be hit by outright termination or phased transition. The company says the move will deliver about $375 million of annualized savings. more
News | 63 weeks ago -
Silicon Valley has Facebook's back in Yahoo knife fight
There's no shortage of people rooting for Facebook in its patent battle against Yahoo -- and they say they have good reason. more
News | 63 weeks ago -
Facebook vs. Yahoo: Who's shaking down whom?
Suddenly, the winner of this fierce patent war between two of Silicon Valley's biggest names has become a lot less obvious. more
News | 63 weeks ago -
Facebook strikes back, countersues Yahoo
The war over patents continues as the social network charges that Yahoo has violated 10 of its own patents. more
News | 63 weeks ago -
And now it's (proxy) war: Yahoo names three board members
Yahoo stripped off its glove and whacked dissident investor Daniel Loeb across the face with it, naming three new directors as alternatives to Loeb's outsider slate. more
News | 64 weeks ago -
Yahoo strikes back with a reported board-packing plan
The Web giant supposedly wants friendly faces to form a Bizarro World alternative to a dissident board slate. If true, that means war -- though the search doesn't seem to be going well. more
News | 64 weeks ago -
Dissident Yahoo investor lays more groundwork for proxy fight
Hedge fund Third Point, which owns almost 6 percent of Yahoo, complains the company has ignored its concerns and asks shareholders to vote for its outsider board candidates. more
News | 64 weeks ago -
Fred Amoroso: Is this the man behind Yahoo's patent offensive?
Before joining Yahoo's board, Fred Amoroso was known for waging aggressive patent litigation at Rovi. Now Yahoo has adopted similar tactics against Facebook. more
News | 65 weeks ago -
Yahoo-Facebook: First fisticuffs, then flowers?
Facebook needs to move fast to stave off any doubt among investors as its IPO approaches. One possibility: It buys a bunch of Yahoo's patents outright. more
News | 66 weeks ago -
Yahoo's 10 patents that it claims Facebook infringed
With Facebook on the road to IPO, Yahoo has placed ten of its patents in its path. Investors will be placing their bets on who they believe has the better legal standing and lawyers in this new patent war. more
News | 66 weeks ago -
Why Yahoo's going for the Facebook 'cashectomy' just now
Unless this is part of a bigger blood feud, the sides may very well decide to split the difference and cut a deal. more
News | 66 weeks ago -
Yahoo sues Facebook over patents; it's war in Silicon Valley
The Web pioneer goes to the mat with a massive patent infringement lawsuit against the social network it once tried to buy. more
News | 66 weeks ago -
Yahoo reportedly prepping layoffs
The goal: cut spending and then invest in businesses that can generate revenue growth. The problem? Yahoo still needs a growth plan. more
News | 67 weeks ago -
Yahoo Labs chief, strategist jumps to Google, report says
All Things Digital says Prabhakar Raghavan is taking an undisclosed job at Google. He previously served as Yahoo's head of Labs and strategy, and was at the company for seven years. more
News | 67 weeks ago -
Activist investor taps MTV, NBC alums for Yahoo proxy war
Dan Loeb's Third Point files papers with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to wrest four board seats from the Web giant. more
News | 70 weeks ago -
Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock to step down
Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock says that, along with three other board members, he's not seeking re-election this year. The company appoints two new board members to fill the gap. more
News | 71 weeks ago -
Yahoo cleaning house, kills a bunch of mobile apps
The online giant says Yahoo Meme, Yahoo Mim, and Yahoo Deals, among several other apps, have been discontinued. more
News | 72 weeks ago -
Yahoo looks for ways to shed Japanese namesake
The company is reportedly trying to get the deal done without being forced to pay as much as $4 billion in taxes. more
News | 72 weeks ago -
Yahoo earnings hit target as revenue dips
New Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson said 2012 will be about "aligning resources behind key areas of focus to enable us." more
News | 73 weeks ago -
Things get real at Yahoo: Hiring freeze, job cuts may loom
With business slowing, the company has reportedly frozen hiring and may announce fresh job cuts. more
News | 73 weeks ago -
Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang resigns from Web giant
The move comes two weeks after Yahoo hired Scott Thompson as chief executive. Yang praised that hire and said only that it was time to move on. more
News | 74 weeks ago -
Yahoo board said to consider unloading Asian assets
Board to meet tomorrow to consider a tax-free plan to sell its stakes in Alibaba and Yahoo Japan, sources tell The New York Times. more
News | 77 weeks ago