Feb 28, 2014
Millions of Internet users have been observed by the UK surveillance agency GCHQ, with assistance from the US National Security Agency (NSA), a report in the Guardian reveals. The agency has likely intercepted and stored images from Yahoo Webcam chats between 2008 and...
Jan 8, 2014
In a keynote address at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) being held in Las Vegas, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer discussed the company’s vision to make the world’s daily habits inspiring and entertaining. Mayer unveiled new products and media sites across...
May 22, 2013
The acquisition of Tumblr represents Yahoo’s attempt to move its brand back into the consumer-tech conversation. In a blog post by Allen Weiner, research VP at Gartner, he says that after going through a checklist of Yahoo needs and Tumblr strengths, one realistic...
May 20, 2013
Yahoo has reportedly agreed to buy blogging site Tumblr for $1,1-billion – Yahoo’s biggest purchase in a decade. Tumblr was set up six years ago, and has attracted a large audience of young Internet users. Tumblr members create their own blogs, sharing their...
Mar 26, 2013
17-year-old Nick D’Aloisio has become an overnight multi-millionaire and one of Yahoo’s newest employees. UK student D’Aloisio has sold his news-reading app Summly to Yahoo for an estimated $30-million. The algorithmic app takes articles and shortens them to be read...
