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Google wins EU ads abuse case, overruling €1.5 billion fine

The EU’s Google cases marked the centrepiece of antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager’s bid to rein in Silicon Valley.

19 Sep 2024 - 10:10AM

My Take | How the internet has changed China in 3 decades, and vice versa

23 Apr 2024 - 2:41PM

Google defends itself in once-in-a-generation antitrust trial

15 Sep 2023 - 12:37PM

Microsoft threatens to restrict Bing’s internet data from rival AI search tools

Microsoft has told at least two licensee firms that using its Bing search index to feed their artificial intelligence chat tools violates the terms of their contract, according to people familiar with the dispute.

25 Mar 2023 - 12:10PM

Microsoft Corp has integrated a cousin of ChatGPT, start-up OpenAI’s artificial intelligence-powered chat technology, into Bing. Photo: Tribune News Service

Yahoo will eliminate 1,000 jobs in latest tech workforce cuts

Yahoo will eliminate roughly 12 per cent of its workforce in the first round of cuts under a larger plan to restructure its advertising tech division amid a wave of lay-offs in the tech industry.

10 Feb 2023 - 6:33PM

Microsoft partners with Science Park, Cyberport to nurture start-ups

More than 40 local start-ups have joined the programme, including AI-powered marine trash-collecting robot maker Clearbot and algorithmic trading marketplace AlgoBot.

23 Jun 2022 - 2:08AM

Yahoo follows Meta in testing metaverse tech in Hong Kong

The US internet company says it will hold virtual concerts and exhibitions on a metaverse platform, after Facebook owner Meta announced similar plans.

15 Jun 2022 - 10:31PMvideocam

Yahoo’s metaverse in Decentraland. Photo: Handout

China’s one-time tech copycats outsmart the originals. Here’s how

An increasing number of Western internet firms are calling it quits in the world’s second largest economy, but analysts say local competition may be more to blame than the pandemic and increased regulations.

11 Jun 2022 - 3:28PMvideocam

No more Yahoo Mail for mainland Chinese users

Yahoo Mail told mainland Chinese users over the weekend that they could no longer send or receive email after February 28, marking the US company’s final retreat from China amid tightened data regulations.

28 Feb 2022 - 9:30PM

Yahoo sounds final retreat in China amid tightened regulation

Yahoo marked its final China exit weeks after Microsoft’s LinkedIn announced the shutdown of its service in the world’s biggest internet market.

3 Nov 2021 - 2:35AMvideocam

US internet company Yahoo stopped all its remaining online services in mainland China on Monday. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong’s proposed anti-doxxing law far too broad and vague, critics argue

The bill opens the door to arbitrary accusations and has left internet service providers unsure of how to comply, legal and industry experts say.

16 Jul 2021 - 11:40PMvideocam

The government says the law is not meant to target online platform service providers, but the bill exposes local staff of global tech giants to criminal liability. Photo: Shutterstock

‘Too tough’ anti-doxxing law in Hong Kong aims to end cyber harassment

Doxxing must end, but government ‘needs to balance freedom of expression, right to privacy’, sector observers say.

13 Jul 2021 - 9:50AMvideocam

Facebook, Google ‘could stop offering services’ in Hong Kong over doxxing law

The Singapore-based Asia Internet Coalition said the proposed legislation was too vague and broad.

6 Jul 2021 - 1:18AM

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Dissident sues Verizon, saying data handover to China led to jail, torture

Ning Xianhua says Yahoo cut deal with Beijing to hand over emails of pro-democracy activists in exchange for access to Chinese market.

3 Sep 2020 - 10:39PM

Chinese dissident Ning Xianhua says he used a Yahoo email account to “privately spread pro-democracy messages and publications”. Photo: Reuters

8 answers to what the internet wants to know about Silicon Valley

Home to tech bros, start-ups and huge pay packets, we used Google’s autocomplete search tool to sift through what people are searching for about Silicon Valley

6 Jun 2020 - 3:00AM

Here are 8 answers to some of the top questions people are asking online about Silicon Valley. Photo: Reuters

Former Yahoo CEO apologises for data breaches, blames Russians

9 Nov 2017 - 10:21AM

Yahoo owner Oath brings more than 50 brands to HK

20 Oct 2017 - 11:44AM

Yahoo says all 3 billion accounts were affected by 2013 attack

4 Oct 2017 - 1:10PM

Yahoo sued over promises made to Chinese dissidents

12 Apr 2017 - 2:21AM

US charges Russian spies and hackers over cyberattack on Yahoo

16 Mar 2017 - 8:50AM

Yahoo7 in Australia fined over article that aborted murder trial

17 Feb 2017 - 3:09PM

Yahoo7 reporter Krystal Johnson escaped with a good behaviour bond. Photo: Justin McManus/Fairfax

Yahoo reveals hacking of billion-plus users

15 Dec 2016 - 10:04PMvideocam

Yahoo has been hit with a series of revelations about massive hacking attacks, with the latest involving a billion-plus users. Photo: Reuters

Google and Microsoft say email services are spy-free following Yahoo report

5 Oct 2016 - 12:40PM

New | Yahoo’s data breach draws negligence lawsuits by users

27 Sep 2016 - 2:27AM

New | Yahoo faces growing scrutiny over when it learned of data breach by hackers

24 Sep 2016 - 5:11AM

Yahoo poised to confirm huge data breach, hitting hundreds of millions of users

22 Sep 2016 - 4:28PM

Yahoo! President and CEO Marissa Mayer. Photo: Getty Images

Yahoo to sell search tech and and other patents for up to US$1 billion

9 Jun 2016 - 11:56AM

Yahoo revenue below estimates as company eyes US$31 billion Alibaba spin-off

22 Jul 2015 - 9:03AM

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Yahoo

Yahoo Inc. is best known for its web portal and search engine, but its services include Yahoo Directory, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo News, Yahoo Finance and others. Founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994, the company was initially in the forefront of the technology boom but has struggled to reinvent itself in the face of competition from companies like Google and Facebook.

Chairman / President

Tapan Bhat

CEO / Managing Director

Darsin Bassin

CFO / Finance Director

Monica Mijaleski

Industry

Media
Internet
Computer software
Web search engine

Website

yahoo.com

Headquarters address

Sunnyvale, California, U.S.

Stock Code

NASDAQ:YHOO

Year founded

1994

last updated:

30 September, 2024