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Snapdeal opens data sciences centre in California

Mumbai: Online marketplace Snapdeal today said it has established a data sciences centre in San Carlos, California to get top global talent and build high-value solutions.

May 30, 2016, 16:25 PM IST

Manage multiple mailboxes with Yahoo Mail App

A tap on the GIF will allow them to add it into their email.

Apr 14, 2016, 15:50 PM IST

Impatient with Yahoo, some investors cheer Starboard effort

Activist hedge fund Starboard Value LP`s campaign to replace Yahoo Inc`s board of directors is being welcomed by some investors who have grown impatient with the faded Internet pioneer`s drawn-out process of selling its Web business

Mar 31, 2016, 16:28 PM IST

Yahoo to allow proxy access for board nominations

Yahoo Inc will allow investors who have held stake of at least 3 percent in the struggling Internet company for a minimum of three years to nominate directors to its board.

Mar 31, 2016, 09:20 AM IST

Microsoft meets with private equity over Yahoo deal

Microsoft Corp executives are in early talks with potential Yahoo Inc investors about contributing to financing to buy the troubled Internet company, a person familiar with the situation said

Mar 26, 2016, 17:07 PM IST

Yahoo estimates $64-78 mn restructuring charges, mostly in Q1

Yahoo Inc estimated that a plan to cut jobs and other restructuring moves would result in pretax charges of $64 million to $78 million, mostly in the first quarter of 2016.

Mar 01, 2016, 09:48 AM IST

Yahoo announces first round of layoffs as it trims 15% of workforce

Yahoo Inc announced Wednesday it will lay off 107 employees in the first of what is expected to be more than 1,500 job cuts.

Feb 11, 2016, 03:17 AM IST

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer expected to announce 1,600 job cuts

Embattled Internet pioneer Yahoo will announce job cuts when it releases its quarterly earnings report today.

Feb 02, 2016, 11:47 AM IST

Yahoo Mail updated to compete with Microsoft, Google

Internet giant Yahoo has rolled out a bunch of updates for its Android and iOS Mail apps in order to recapture the market with growing competition with Microsoft and Google.

Jan 30, 2016, 16:55 PM IST

Yahoo to decide next strategic steps after quarterly earnings: Sources

Yahoo said last month it would pursue a tax-free spin-off of the core Internet business, which could take at least a year.

Jan 22, 2016, 05:59 AM IST

WhatsApp to cease annual subscription fee, will be free

Where then will WhatsApp's revenue come from? 

Jan 18, 2016, 23:34 PM IST

Yahoo looking to slash 10% or more of its workforce

Yahoo Inc is working on a plan to cut its workforce by at least 10 percent and it could start the process as early as this month, Business Insider reported, citing sources.

Jan 07, 2016, 11:37 AM IST

Now, Yahoo to notify users about hacking attacks

After search giant Google and social networking sites Facebook and Twitter, it is Yahoo's turn to promise to alert its users if they think their accounts have been attacked by hackers working on behalf of governments(state-sponsored actors).

Dec 26, 2015, 00:46 AM IST

Cow pips all other contenders in 2015, emerges as Yahoo's personality of the year

Yahoo on Monday said the 'cow' pipped all other contenders in 2015 to emerge as the personality of the year in India.

Dec 21, 2015, 19:58 PM IST

Shareholder names former Yahoo executives among potential Mayer replacements

An outspoken Yahoo Inc shareholder said on Monday he considers former Yahoo executives Ross Levinsohn and Jacqueline Reses as potential replacements for Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer as the internet company comes under pressure to change strategic direction. 

 

Dec 15, 2015, 03:04 AM IST

Sifting videos gets easier with new Yahoo app

 Yahoo's new "Video Guide" app for mobile devices would make it easier for users to find content from across a long list of competitive video services and networks.

Dec 12, 2015, 16:06 PM IST

Yahoo reverses course on plan to spin off Alibaba stake

Yahoo Inc shelved plans to spin off its stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd on Wednesday, under pressure from activist investors worried about billions of dollars in taxes, and said instead it is looking at creating a separate company to hold the rest of its assets.

 

Dec 10, 2015, 12:18 PM IST

OMG! Yahoo CEO was once a grocery store clerk

Marissa Mayer is listed as the 22nd most powerful woman by Forbes magazine.

Dec 10, 2015, 09:30 AM IST

Yahoo will not spin off Alibaba stake, weighs core business sale

Yahoo Inc is weighing a sale of its core Internet business and will not sell its stake in Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, CNBC reported, with an announcement coming as soon Wednesday.

 

Dec 09, 2015, 15:52 PM IST

Yahoo Messenger rebuilt with eye to the future

Yahoo is up against some well-established rivals such as WhatsApp, Snapchat, iMessenger and Facebook Messenger.

Dec 06, 2015, 22:41 PM IST