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Google Veteran Mayer Named Yahoo CEO, 5th In 5 years
SUNNYVALE (CBS/AP) - As a top executive at Google for the past 13 years, Marissa Mayer played an instrumental role in developing many of the services that have tormented Yahoo as its appeal waned among...
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Yahoo 2nd Quarter Earnings, Revenue Flat
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) — Yahoo turned in another lackluster performance in the second quarter. The results announced Tuesday underscore the challenges facing Yahoo’s newly hired CEO Marissa Mayer as...
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New Yahoo CEO’s Pregnancy Reignites A Perennial Debate
SUNNYVALE (CBS / AP) — “Another piece of good news today,” tweeted the expectant mom, announcing to her online followers that she and her husband were awaiting a baby boy. But this wasn’t just any...
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Yahoo CEO’s Brother Sentenced In Domestic Violence Case
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS / AP) — The brother of Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has been sentenced to three years of probation following his arrest for allegedly beating his former girlfriend. The San Francisco...
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Silicon Valley Elite Backing Anti Death Penalty Proposition
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – Some of the more high-profile members of Silicon Valley’s social and financial scenes are writing big checks in support of the proposition that would abolish capital punishment in...
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Yahoo Closes $7.6 Billion Deal With Alibaba Group; Proceeds To Shareholders
SUNNYVALE (CBS/AP) – Yahoo will live up to its promise to pay its shareholders most of the money from a $7.6 billion deal with the Chinese Internet company Alibaba Group. Yahoo reassured its...
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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Adds Motherhood To List Of Challenges
SUNNYVALE (CBS/AP) - Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer gave birth to a boy late Sunday, casting a spotlight on her ability to steer the struggling Internet company in a new direction while adjusting to the...
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Yahoo’s 3Q Earnings, Revenue Top Street’s Forecast
SUNNYVALE (CBS/AP) – Yahoo has ushered in Marissa Mayer as its new CEO with a third-quarter earnings report that topped analyst estimates. The results announced Monday show Yahoo’s net revenue barely...
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Yahoo Buys More Mobile Expertise In Latest Deal
SUNNYVALE (CBS / AP) — Yahoo has bought another Silicon Valley mobile startup as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to create more compelling products for smartphones and tablet computers. Tuesday’s acquisition...
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Yahoo 4Q Earnings Top Expectations; 1st Revenue Gain Since 2008
SUNNYVALE (CBS/AP) — Yahoo’s fourth-quarter earnings topped analyst estimates as an upturn in its international investments helped end a three-year slump in revenue. The results announced Monday...
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Yahoo CEO Plans To Prune Company’s Mobile Apps
SUNNYVALE (CBS / AP) — Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer thinks the Internet company will be able to please more people with fewer smartphone applications. Mayer told an audience of investors during a Tuesday...
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Yahoo Revamping Homepage
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) — Yahoo is renovating the main entry into its website in an effort to get people to visit more frequently and linger for longer periods of time. The long-awaited makeover of...
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Yahoo CEO Puts An End To Telecommuting
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – High tech workers say working from home is nothing more than part of the Silicon Valley culture. But, that appears to be changing – at least for Yahoo employees, who have been told to...
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Yahoo Buys Startup Run By 17-Year-Old Entrepreneur
SUNNYVALE (CBS / AP) – One of Britain’s youngest Internet entrepreneurs has hit the jackpot after selling his top-selling mobile application Summly to search giant Yahoo. Seventeen-year-old Nick...
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Teen Who Struck Deal With Yahoo Taught Himself Computer Skills
LONDON (CBS / AP) — At 17, he’s a tech whiz, he’s rich — and he can even offer some advice on how to raise your kids. Teenage programmer Nick D’Aloisio’s decision to sell his news application Summly to...
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Yahoo Earnings Climb Despite Decline In Ad Revenue
SUNNYVALE (CBS/AP) – Yahoo’s Internet advertising revenue crumbled further during the first three months of the year and overshadowed a surge in the company’s earnings. The results released Tuesday...
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Yahoo Adds 2 More Applications To Mobile Arsenal
SUNNYVALE (CBS / AP) — Yahoo is taking the next step in its effort to make some of its most popular services more appealing and accessible to the growing audience connecting to the Internet on...
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Yahoo Reportedly Nearing $1.1B Acquisition Of Tumblr
SUNNYVALE (CBS / AP) – Yahoo may be on the verge of closing its biggest acquisition during the 10-month reign of CEO Marissa Mayer as she tries to attract more traffic and advertisers to the Internet...
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Reports Say Yahoo Board Has Approved $1.1 Billion To Buy Tumblr Website
SUNNYVALE (CBS/AP) — Yahoo may be on the verge of closing its biggest acquisition during the 10-month reign of CEO Marissa Mayer as she tries to attract more traffic and advertisers to the Internet...
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Yahoo Looks To Regain Its Cool With $1.1 Billion Tumblr Deal
SUNNYVALE (CBS/AP) – After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1...
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