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What Went Wrong With Yahoo!?

TechSpot

At the turn of the millennium, Yahoo! terms, Yahoo! was the most visited site on the web. was like Google and Facebook combined. So what happened? Read Entire Article

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Yahoo Is Still Here—and It Has Big Plans for AI

Wired

Even as Yahoo turns 30, CEO Jim Lanzone says the company is still in building mode.

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Yahoo is Yahoo once more after new owners complete acquisition

The Verge

Image: Yahoo. Yahoo and AOL, formerly known as Verizon Media, have officially been acquired by their new owners and renamed as simply “Yahoo.” billion, and acquired Yahoo in 2017 for $4.5 After completing its Yahoo acquisition, Verizon placed both brands under the woefully bland “Oath” brand. TakeTheOath.

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What Ever Happened to Yahoo! Messenger?

TechSpot

Messenger was never the most popular, but for many years it was close enough to keep trying, introducing many messaging features years before they became the norm.

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New Google and Yahoo Standards for Email

M+R

Read time: 8 minutes Just this month, Google and Yahoo coordinated announcements of new requirements for email senders. Google and Yahoo are the two biggest providers of free email inboxes in the US. Email Authentication The requirements Google and Yahoo laid out fall into three major categories.

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Tinder CEO Jim Lanzone named as the next CEO of Yahoo

TechSpot

Verizon back in May, if you recall, decided to offload AOL and Yahoo to Apollo Global Management as part of a deal valued at $5 billion. billion for Yahoo the following year. It was a significant loss for Verizon, considering the company had paid $4.4 billion for AOL in 2015 and $4.48

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Yahoo ceases service in China due to "challenging" business and legal environment

TechSpot

Yahoo has become the second US tech firm to pull out of China in as many months.

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