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Telco giants drop media – wrong turn or better opportunities elsewhere?
News that telco giants are seeking ways of getting out of TV and media is important news. Verizon dumped Yahoo and AOL. Why? Read more…
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Yahoo’s new visual identity officially launched in Hong Kong
Yahoo’s new logo and visual identity has been officially launched in Hong Kong to capture the brand’s exuberant personality and re-imagine it for the future. Read more…
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The Oath debacle and the future of advertising
The demise – or virtual demise – of Oath is, as Richard Windsor says, hardly a surprise. At the time it all took place, it was like watching the really cool kids pick their football Read more…
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No surprise – Verizon writes off 96% of AOL/Yahoo acquisition
Verizon confirms my long-held belief that the one good thing that Marissa Meyer did for long-suffering Yahoo shareholders was to sell the Yahoo core business to Verizon. Verizon has completed its annual budget process for Read more…
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Altaba settles hacking-related lawsuits for $47m
Altaba – the holding company formerly known as Yahoo! – said on Monday it has reached an agreement to settle three lawsuits over two massive cyber security breaches for $47 million. Yahoo! revealed in 2016 Read more…
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If you thought Verizon could save Yahoo, think again
Despite its recent acquisition by Verizon, the decline of Yahoo’s assets seems to be accelerating, further underpinning my long-held position that Verizon substantially overpaid to acquire them. At the same, it also reinforces my opinion Read more…
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Turns out that 2013 Yahoo hack was even bigger than you thought
(Reuters) – Yahoo on Tuesday said that all 3 billion of its accounts were hacked in a 2013 data theft, tripling its earlier estimate of the size of the largest breach in history, which already Read more…
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Verizon finally closes Yahoo buyout as Mayer resigns
(Reuters) – Verizon Communications said on Tuesday it closed its $4.48 billion acquisition of Yahoo’s core business and that Marissa Mayer, chief executive of the internet company, had resigned. The completion of the acquisition marked Read more…
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Rumor: Verizon to sack 2,000 from Yahoo and AOL post-merger
(Reuters) – Verizon Communications is expected to cut about 2,000 jobs when it completes its $4.48 billion acquisition of Yahoo’s core assets next week, a person briefed on the matter said. The cuts are expected Read more…
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Yahoo hacking indictments shine a light on Kremlin/hacker ties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wednesday’s indictments in the United States of four people in a 2014 cyber attack on Yahoo provides the clearest details yet on what some US officials say is a symbiotic relationship between Read more…