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pivot May 4, 2021

Verizon’s Media Business Never Made Any SenseMaybe AOL and Yahoo’s new buyer will know what to do with them.

By Intelligencer Staff
media Dec. 13, 2018

Verizon Made a $9 Billion Bet on Digital Media. Here’s Why It Failed.By rolling up Yahoo and AOL—including HuffPost, Tumblr and more—the telecom giant was hoping to compete with Google and Facebook. It couldn’t.

By Simon Owens
death Dec. 4, 2018

Tumblr’s Most Evergreen Meme Has Always Been Its Own DeathThe site’s been dying for years. It’ll keep dying forever.

By Brian Feldman
decisions Oct. 18, 2018

Did I Make a Mistake Selling My Social-Media Darling to Yahoo?Yahoo was negotiating to buy Facebook and Del.icio.us at the same time. Zuckerberg famously said no. Del.icio.us CEO Joshua Schachter said yes.

As told to Jake Swearingen
select all June 8, 2018

Yahoo Messenger Joins AIM in Messenger HeavenThe service will be shuttered in July.

By Madison Malone Kircher
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Yahoo Admits That 3 Billion Accounts Were Affected by 2013 HackYahoo adds 2 billion accounts to the total affected since its last count.

By Paris Martineau
select all Apr. 18, 2017

Yahoo — I Mean, Sorry, Tumblr — Just Made a Video-Chat AppCabana lets you watch videos with your friends in real time.

By Brian Feldman
select all Apr. 3, 2017

Oath, the Place Yahoo’ll Go!Verizon is reportedly merging Yahoo and AOL and calling them “Oath.”

By Madison Malone Kircher
select all Mar. 15, 2017

DOJ Charges Russian Spies Responsible for Hacking 500 Million Yahoo AccountsTwo Russian hackers and two Russian intelligence agents were indicted for the 2014 breach.

By Madison Malone Kircher
select all Mar. 13, 2017

Marissa Mayer Leaps Off Glass Cliff With $23 Million Golden ParachuteThe Yahoo CEO is officially out once the deal with Verizon goes through.

By Madison Malone Kircher
select all Jan. 9, 2017

Marissa Mayer Is Out at Yahoo, Which Is Now Called Altaba, by the WayThe company is changing its name as soon as it finishes its sale to Verizon.

By Brian Feldman
select all Dec. 15, 2016

Yahoo Reveals It Was the Victim of the Largest Data Breach in History — AgainTime to ditch Yahoo once and for all.

By Jake Swearingen
Oct. 4, 2016

Yahoo Scanned Users’ Emails on Behalf of U.S. IntelligenceEverything going in or out was monitored for a certain phrase.

By Brian Feldman
select all Sept. 22, 2016

The Only Reason to Still Use Yahoo Is for Your GarbageYahoo confirms it’s for garbage email only.

By Jake Swearingen
Sept. 22, 2016

How to Change Your Yahoo PasswordThe company confirms at least 500 million user accounts were hacked in 2014.

By Madison Malone Kircher
select all Sept. 22, 2016

500 Million Yahoo Accounts Were Hacked by a ‘State-Sponsored Actor’More than 500 million accounts were compromised.

By Brian Feldman
Sept. 22, 2016

200 Million Yahoo Accounts Got HackedYet another embarrassment to add to the list.

By Brian Feldman
select all Aug. 4, 2016

Marissa Mayer Implies That Running Yahoo Is Harder Than Being PresidentThe Yahoo CEO doesn’t plan to leave after selling the company to Verizon.

By Brian Feldman
July 25, 2016

Why Verizon Just Spent $4.8 Billion on YahooVerizon wants to buy its way into being an advertising giant.

By Brian Feldman
July 21, 2016

Tumblr Users Bug Out Over Write-down and Potential Yahoo SaleYahoo’s enormous write-down of the social network has users panicking.

By Brian Feldman
June 17, 2016

Marissa Mayer’s Slow-Motion Tumblr Car CrashThe company bit off more than it could chew with the Tumblr acquisition.

By Brian Feldman
Apr. 6, 2016

Yahoo, ‘Crap Homepage for the Midwest,’ Is Undergoing a ‘Financial Meltdown‘Hoo boy, Yahoo.

By Brian Feldman
Feb. 23, 2016

Time-Yahoo Merger Could Be the AOL Time Warner of the TeensTime Inc. officials met with bankers to “discuss the possibility” of joining with Yahoo.

By Claire Landsbaum
Feb. 17, 2016

Yahoo Searched for Ways to Cut Costs — Layoffs Were the Top ResultThat search engine you sometimes use by accident just fired a bunch of people at digital magazines you don’t read.

By Eric Levitz
Nov. 30, 2015

Yahoo Accidentally Leaks Embarrassing Fill-in-the-Blanks Rihanna Review[DELETE ONE OF THE ENDINGS TO THIS SENTENCE AND KEEP THE OTHER BASED ON FACTS]

By Jay Hathaway
Nov. 19, 2015

Yahoo Locked Some Email Users Out for Having Ad BlockersThe Ad-Block Wars heat up.

By Brian Feldman
Dec. 18, 2014

Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer and the Glass CliffMarissa Mayer is trying to resurrect a company in decline. Who should be blamed if it fails?

By Annie Lowrey
media Nov. 25, 2013

Katie Couric and Yahoo Are Now Tumblr OfficialMarissa Mayer blogs the announcement.

By Joe Coscarelli
Nov. 22, 2013

Yahoo Is Poaching Katie Couric from ABC NewsMarissa Mayer is really stocking up.

By Joe Coscarelli
gmen in your gmail Oct. 30, 2013

Will Silicon Valley Finally Get Mad About the NSA’s MUSCULAR Program?If they weren’t pissed off about PRISM, maybe the latest Snowden docs will do the trick.

By Kevin Roose
media Oct. 21, 2013

David Pogue Knows You Think Working for Yahoo Is LameThe star tech columnist got a new job.

By Joe Coscarelli
the internet Sept. 5, 2013

Whimsical New Yahoo Logo Full of Purple WhimsyAccording to Marissa Mayer.

By Joe Coscarelli
yahoooo! Aug. 24, 2013

Six Things We Learned From Business Insider’s Massive Marissa Mayer StoryShe almost deleted her first e-mail from Google.

By Caroline Bankoff
gross white men with money June 25, 2013

Yahoo Shareholder Finds Worst Possible Way to Hit On Marissa Mayer [Updated]“I’m a dirty old man and you look attractive.”

By Kevin Roose
yahoooo! May 24, 2013

Yahoo Is Also Trying to Buy HuluTheir names do sort of rhyme.

By Caroline Bankoff
i’ll tumbl for you May 20, 2013

Tumblr CEO David Karp Reflects on His Mega-Millions“At some point I’m going to have to learn about philanthropy.”

By Kevin Roose
the internet May 20, 2013

12 Things to Know About Tumblr’s David KarpSome fun facts about the new tech boy-king.

By Joe Coscarelli
yahoooo! May 19, 2013

Yahoo! Will Pay $1.1 Billion to Jump Into Tumblr’s Fountain of Youth [Updated]The announcement will likely come on Monday.

By Caroline Bankoff
yahooligans Feb. 27, 2013

Yahoo’s Reminder: Our Work-at-Home Ban Doesn’t Affect You So direct those complaints to your own boss.

By Margaret Hartmann
tech Oct. 1, 2012

Marissa Mayer Acqui-Hires a Baby BoyThe Yahoo CEO does her first big deal.

By Kevin Roose
executive decisions Sept. 18, 2012

Marissa Mayer Is Making Big Changes at YahooThe registered trademark symbol is no more.

By Joe Coscarelli
blog-stained wretches Aug. 29, 2012

David Chalian Fired From Yahoo Over Romney Gaffe“They’re happy to have a party with black people drowning.”

By Joe Coscarelli
the internet July 12, 2012

Yahoo E-mail Hack Could Also Affect Snobby GmailersNo one is safe!

By Joe Coscarelli
technology May 14, 2012

Resigning Yahoo CEO Also Has CancerThat’s in addition to the résumé problems.

By Joe Coscarelli
technology May 11, 2012

Yahoo CEO Denies Submitting Résumé Whodunnit?

By Brett Smiley
technology May 8, 2012

Yahoo Board Member Out Over CEO’s Bogus RésuméAn investigation into Scott Thompson’s academic credentials is just getting started.

By Joe Coscarelli
yahoooo! May 4, 2012

Yahoo CEO Under Fire for ‘Inadvertent Error’ on RésuméWhat’s the difference between advertent and inadvertent?

By Brett Smiley
technology Apr. 4, 2012

Dear Yahoos, You’re FiredThe embattled Internet company is laying off 14 percent of its workforce today.

By Joe Coscarelli
technology Apr. 3, 2012

Facebook Sues Yahoo Right BackThe social network has filed a counterclaim against the struggling Internet company.

By Joe Coscarelli
the internet Mar. 12, 2012

Yahoo Is Suing Facebook Over Ten PatentsThe struggling Internet company is going after its more successful rival.

By Joe Coscarelli