In a move that could make it easier to negotiate a sale, Yahoo Inc. has overhauled a severance program that could have saddled potential buyers with a huge bill after a takeover.
One of Yahoo Inc.’s largest shareholders, Ivory Investment Management LP, is urging the Internet company to pursue a sale of its search unit to Microsoft.
MySpace.com is teaming up with Internet search leader Google Inc. in a campaign to extend MySpace’s reach and counter the expansion of their common rival Facebook Inc.
Microsoft says it is still interested in some sort of Web search deal with Yahoo.
Now that a pivotal advertising partnership with Google is off the table, Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang is ready return to the bargaining table with Microsoft if the world’s largest software maker remains interested in buying his embattled Internet company.
Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. have scrapped their Internet advertising partnership, abandoning attempts to overcome the objections of antitrust regulators and customers who believed the alliance would give Google too much power over online commerce.
It doesn’t seem possible, really, but just over 10 years ago a company with a funny sounding name filed for incorporation, and in doing so changed the world. That company, Google, is now on the verge of adolescence but are we ready for teen rebellion?
Eager to cool the debate over copyrighted text online and anxious to make some money, Google and the publishing industry announced Tuesday that they have settled their three-year legal battle over the Internet giant’s book search program.
Yahoo Inc. says it will invest at least $100 million in a new data center in Nebraska, creating at least 100 jobs.
Speaking at a tech industry conference, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Thursday said a deal with Yahoo may still make economic sense for shareholders of both companies.
