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Yahoo nears deal to sell AOL to Italy’s Bending Spoons for US$1.4 billion

Bankers see the firm as a candidate for an initial public offering in the US

More than 190 million people use Yahoo News each month to read articles on sports, finance, culture and politics, according to the company.

Yahoo News signs up influencers with promise of shared advertising sales

YAHOO has signed up nearly 100 YouTube, TikTok and Instagram creators to draw traffic to its website, recognition that millions of people rely on social media influencers to stay informed.

The digital news publication, which uses a mix of third-party and original reporting, will be laying off some staff in Singapore.

Yahoo to lay off staff in Singapore as it shifts to content curation

YAHOO is reportedly letting go of its editorial and social media teams in Singapore as it moves towards the curation of content here.

Yahoo’s restructuring will create a new division called Yahoo Advertising.

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

YAHOO will eliminate about 1,000 jobs beginning this week, or roughly 12 per cent of its employees, the first round of cuts in a larger plan to restructure its advertising tech division amid a wave of...

Yahoo leaves China for good, cites 'challenging' environment

Yahoo leaves China for good, cites 'challenging' environment

[SHANGHAI] Yahoo said it had stopped allowing its services to be accessible from mainland China "in recognition of the increasingly challenging business and legal environment", the second Western tech...

Former Yahoo CEO Mayer makes comeback with new contacts app

Former Yahoo CEO Mayer makes comeback with new contacts app

[WASHINGTON] Former Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer began her comeback to the tech scene Wednesday with the launch of a new mobile app aimed at helping people organise their contacts.

Verizon to sell Tumblr as part of scaling back media ambitions

Verizon to sell Tumblr as part of scaling back media ambitions

[NEW YORK] Verizon Communications agreed to sell the blogging platform Tumblr to Automattic, the latest sign the wireless giant is dismantling its online empire.

Yahoo Japan refuses to put end to ivory sales online, says trade is legal

Yahoo Japan refuses to put end to ivory sales online, says trade is legal

YAHOO Japan, the country's biggest online auction site, is rebuffing calls to end online ivory trading despite Yahoo Inc CEO Marissa Mayer's misgivings over facilitating a business blamed for the ille...

Yahoo email scan shows US spy push to recast constitutional privacy

Yahoo email scan shows US spy push to recast constitutional privacy

[SAN FRANCISCO] Yahoo Inc's secret scanning of customer emails at the behest of a US spy agency is part of a growing push by officials to loosen constitutional protections Americans have against arbit...

More than 1b Yahoo accounts hacked in 2013

More than 1b Yahoo accounts hacked in 2013

Discovery of a breach that happened so long ago is another black mark for the company