What, me evil? How Google landed in hot water, and what happens now
Google is accused of favoring its own services over competitors' in search results, but Google says it's just giving users what they want. Can that really violate federal law? And what happens if it does?
Yahoo blocked emails about ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protest
Yahoo has apologized for unintentionally blocking the delivery of emails that contained a URL related to the "Occupy Wall Street" demonstrations.
Roundup: Who’s interested in bidding on Yahoo?
The Yahoo auction is up and running--at least unofficially--and major industry names are considering buying the floundering company.
AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo join forces to take on Google’s ad business
Facing ever-increasing competition from Google's ad business, AOL, Microsoft and Yahoo have agreed to share advertising dollars in an attempt to increase revenue.
Twitter starts pushing promoted tweets on all users, regardless of brand follows
Twitter's advertising model just expanded to include millions upon millions of users rather than just brand followers. Twitter didn't make any fanfare about the change to this policy.
TechCrunch officially announces Arrington’s departure, names new editor
After a week of turmoil, Arrington is officially out of TechCrunch. While the site's future is up in the air, AOL's direction is also questionable.
YouTube founders set to launch new Delicious later this year
YouTube founders Chad Hurley and Steven Chen believe they have found a better away for people to discover Web content with their new version of Delicious.
Alibaba to release English version of Aliyun mobile OS
Alibaba is preparing to launch an English language version of its cloud-reliant Aliyun mobile OS this month.
What will Yahoo do next?
Yahoo has the public's attention, whether it likes it or not. It next steps in the wake of Carol Bartz's departure should be weighed carefully.
Ex-Yahoo CEO to get big pay-off
After failing to pull Yahoo out of the doldrums, members of its board decided to fire Carol Bartz as the company's CEO on Tuesday. Her dismissal entitles her to a hefty severance package, but exactly how big partly depends upon how the company performs over the next 12 months.
Yahoo! ‘not for sale,’ says co-founder Jerry Yang
Yahoo! co-founder, director and former CEO told employees today that the company is "not for sale," despite reports to the contrary.
Yahoo issues statement on Bartz firing, announces ‘leadership reorganization’
Yahoo has just released a statement titled 'Yahoo! Announces Leadership Reorganization'. This follows the firing of Carol Bartz from her position as CEO, which she had held since January 2009.
Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz fired, CFO Tim Morse named interim CEO
Yahoo's board of directors has let CEO Carol Bartz go, and has named CFO Tim Morse as interim CEO while they search for a permanent CEO.
AOL sale looming?
AOL is reported to be mulling a sale or spin-off, but is it the end of an era, or merely a ploy to buoy stock values?
Hulu bidding reportedly ranging up to $2 billion
The Wall Street Journal says Google, Amazon, DirecTV, and Yahoo are the top contenders for Hulu, with bids expected to range from $500 million to $2 billion.
Yahoo and Facebook testing the six degrees of separation
Is everyone on Facebook connected by six people? Yahoo and the world's largest social network want to find out.
Bing trumps Google on finding what you actually need
Even after the release of Panda to reduce the amount of spam-laden search results in Google, it appears that the public finds Bing to be more successful at providing accurate, useful search results.
ISPs secretly hijacking search traffic to profit off customers
The next time you search for a company or brand name, watch to see if you are forwarded to the official brand page by the ISP rather than viewing the search results.
Flickr hits 6 billion photos
Photo sharing site Flickr has hit a new record: more than 6 billion photos have been uploaded to the site.
Yahoo, Alibaba, and Softbank reach agreement on Alipay
Yahoo, Alibaba, and Softbank have agreed on a compensation plan that will see Alibaba get $2-6 billion from an Alipay "liquidity event."
Antitrust regulations be damned: Google wants Hulu
Early concerns about the FTC's possible disapproval of a Google-Hulu deal might not be so serious.
How the Valley was won: The birth of technology in Silicon Valley
From the early days of Stanford, to pioneers who revolutionized the world while Steve Jobs was still in diapers, this is how a humble farming valley transformed into the epicenter of all things tech.
China’s Alibaba launching its own mobile OS next week
China's Alibaba will be launching its own smartphone - and its own smartphone OS - next week, tying into Alibaba's own cloud-based apps and services.
Yahoo’s desperation for Hulu will outweigh Apple’s interest
Everyone wants a piece of Hulu as the bidding for the online streaming service continues.
Reports: Hulu acquisition talks hanging up on exclusivity
Names like Yahoo, Microsoft, and Amazon are pondering bids on Hulu...but it all seems to come down to how long they can get a lock on Hulu's content.
How Google is wreaking havoc on our memory skills
A new study suggests that search engines have eroded our memory: We can't remember data, but we know where to find it.
Yahoo loses major investor Einhorn over Alipay dispute
Greenlight Capital's chief David Einhorn has unloaded his entire stake in Yahoo in the wake of Alibaba's spinoff of online payment company Alipay.
Alibaba planning its own mobile OS?
The Chinese market mobile might get a lot more complicated for western companies amid reports Alibaba is planning its own cloud-supported mobile OS.
Yahoo Connected TVs to start watching the watchers
The next generation of Yahoo Connected TVs will detect what a viewer is watching so advertisers can develop profiles and serve personalized ads.
Hulu considering multiple takeover offers?
Reports have video streaming service Hulu contemplating multiple takeover offers, with everyone from private investors to Yahoo in the mix.
Hulu tempted to sell by mystery bidder
Hulu is being tempted to sell by a mystery bidder who's reaffirming the streaming video's company's pivotal spot in the online video world.
Yahoo’s AppSpot and App Search help you zero in on Android and iOS
Yahoo!'s AppSpot and App Search tools aim to ease the process of discovering new apps as e-tail frontends become increasingly crowded.
PayPal terminates partnership with Alibaba
PayPal is ending its year-long partnership with AliExpress, the wholesale goods services of China's Alibaba...and gives no reason.
Email still ‘crucial’ for Google, Yahoo and Microsoft
Experts have been predicting the death of email more than a year now. But the numbers related to the three largest free email services — Gmail, Yahoo Mail and Hotmail — tell a different story.
Yahoo Mail taps into Facebook, Twitter, and more
Yahoo says the newest version of Yahoo Mail is up to twice as fast - and lets users tap into Facebook, Twitter, Zynga, and more.
Yahoo buys online ad firm 5to1
Yahoo is buying online ad firm 5to1 for a reported $28 million...even though so far the company seems mostly in the business of losing money.
Social sites ban together to oppose California Social Networking Privacy Act
A California senator wants to impose huge changes when it comes to social networks and privacy - and the sites in question are fighting back.
Yahoo and Alibaba “committed” to solving Alipay dispute
Yahoo and Alibaba say they're trying to work out their tiff over Alipay - but say only that negotiations are "productive."