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Yahoo seeks turnaround with $1.1-billion deal to buy Tumblr
SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Marissa Mayer is attempting a bold — and risky — strategy to turn around the struggling Internet giant with the $1.1-billion acquisition of Tumblr, a trendy social blogging service popular...
Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Marissa Mayer, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Computer Networking and Internet, Media Industry
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Silicon Valley is beginning to see 'delight' in a new light
PALO ALTO — Ask Joshua Reeves about his online payroll service, and the last thing he'll want to discuss are its features and algorithms and software code and all that other cold jargon that usually comes pouring out of the mouths of Silicon...Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Steve Ballmer, Social Media, Marissa Mayer, Science and Technology
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Oracle CEO Larry Ellison makes Malibu real estate his own
On busy Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, some well-kept facades conceal a secret. Behind the Mediterranean with wooden doors, the white stucco two-story with a red tile roof, the long wall obscuring a three-structure compound, hides a singular,...
Tags: Home Improvement, Patrick Soon-Shiong, Companies and Corporations, Entertainment, Services and Shopping
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Yahoo's Marissa Mayer extends maternity, paternity leave
In a bid to bring Yahoo Inc. more in line with competitors such as Google and Facebook, Chief Executive Marissa Mayer has expanded the company's family leave policy. Yahoo said Tuesday that Mayer has doubled maternity leave and extended paternity leave...Tags: Media Industry, Marissa Mayer, Google Inc.
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Yahoo chairman resigns
Forbes magazine reports: Fred Amoroso has resigned as chaiman of the board of Yahoo Inc.. Amoroso, who has held the post since last May, is credited with hiring Marissa Mayer from rival Google to run the Internet company. Get the full story: forbes.comTags: Marissa Mayer, Google Inc.
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Yahoo shares plunge on decline in 1st quarter display-ad sales
SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc.'s first-quarter earnings report was seen by some as an early test of Marissa Mayer's ability to turn around the troubled Internet company. Investors now seem to be worried Mayer might not pass that test. Shares that...Tags: Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Advertising, Online Media Industry, Marissa Mayer, Japan
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Cyber security bill pits tech giants against privacy activists
SAN FRANCISCO — The escalating cyber attacks on corporate and government computers have provided a rare opportunity for bipartisan legislation to address the problem. But rather than sailing through Congress, the latest cyber security legislation is...
Tags: Activism, Intel Corp., Politics, IBM, American Civil Liberties Union
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Facebook CEO Zuckerberg launches lobbying vehicle Fwd.us
SAN FRANCISCO — With a new political advocacy group that plans to inject millions of dollars into shaping public policy coast to coast, Mark Zuckerberg is taking a significant step onto the political stage, expanding his influence far beyond his...
Tags: Finance, Politics, Migration, The Washington Post, Social Media
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Lobbying to intensify as committees begin considering bills
SACRAMENTO — California businesses and other special interests quickly learn that playing politics in the ornate chambers of California's Capitol building is more like a barroom brawl than a civics lesson about how bills become laws. Here's a peek...
Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Politics, Justice System, American Civil Liberties Union, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Nick D'Aloisio, 17, suddenly rich, famous after Yahoo buys Summly
SAN FRANCISCO -- Meet Nick D'Aloisio, the 17-year-old British entrepreneur sensation who just sold his popular news-reading app to Yahoo Inc. for close to $30 million, instantly becoming one of the world's youngest self-made technology millionaires. It'...
Tags: Media Industry, Apple iPhone, Marissa Mayer, Zynga Inc., Li Ka-shing
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Yahoo in talks to buy YouTube-like video site Dailymotion
SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo Inc. is in talks with France Telecom to buy a majority stake in Dailymotion, an online video site popular in Europe that has been scouting for a U.S. partner to take on Google Inc.'s YouTube. If completed, it would be Chief...Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Media Industry, The Wall Street Journal, Apple iPhone, Marissa Mayer
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Google breaks up mapping and commerce; exec Jeff Huber steps down
SAN FRANCISCO -- Google's senior ranks continue to shuffle with Jeff Huber stepping down as head of mapping and commerce. Huber will move to Google X, the lab run by Google co-founder Sergey Brin that is working on experimental projects such as the...
Tags: Project Glass, Marissa Mayer, Google Inc.
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