Marissa Mayer

Verizon Acquires Yahoo’s Internet Business for $5 Billion in Cash

Yahoo's internet business has been sold to Verizon Communications for nearly $5 billion in cash. It will be combined with…

8 years ago

Yahoo Cuts 15% of Its Workforce to Return to Profitability

Yahoo has announced its plans to cut 15% of its workforce as the company pursues an "aggressive strategic plan" to…

9 years ago

Marissa Mayer Pregnant with Identical Twin Girls

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has announced she is expecting twin girls in December, but plans to take "limited" time off.…

9 years ago

Yahoo shares jump 9% despite falling profits

Yahoo shares jumped 9% despite a 20% fall in first-quarter earnings. Yahoo's profits of $312 million still beat expectations. Yahoo…

11 years ago

Yahoo COO Henrique de Castro to leave company

Yahoo Chief Operating Officer Henrique de Castro has unexpectedly departed the company just over a year after he was hired…

11 years ago

Yahoo buys Tumblr for $1.1 billion

Yahoo's board has approved a deal to buy New York-based blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion, US media reports say.…

12 years ago

Marissa Mayer imposed Yahoo! ban on working from home after spying on employee log-ins

Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer reportedly made the decision to ban telecommuting at the company after checking up on how many…

12 years ago

The myth of working from home

Yahoo has decided to ban its staff from "remote" working. After years of many predicting working from home as the…

12 years ago

Marissa Mayer, ex-Google executive, appointed as Yahoo new CEO

Marissa Mayer, a former leading Google executive, has been appointed as Yahoo next chief executive. Marissa Mayer, 37, will become…

12 years ago