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Reports: Yahoo laying off 600 to 700 employees

Although nothing is official yet, reports have Yahoo getting ready to let go of 600 to 700 employees in very short order.
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AOL Mulling Breakup, Yahoo Merger?

Oh, the drama: AOL is reportedly planning a complicated breakup that may shake out as a merger with Yahoo.
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Google delays its secret social networking project

Looks like Facebook can dominate the market a little bit longer, as Google is pushing back its social plans as far back as April 2011.
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Did Google buy Groupon for $2.5 billion over the weekend?

It looks like the rumors may be true, and that Google has acquired Groupon in a $2.5-billion-dollar deal.
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Yahoo Connected TVs to offer widgets for sale

Starting next year, developers will be able to start selling widgets to Internet-capable TVs running Yahoo's Connected TV platform.

Yahoo! partners with Groupon to share coupons

Groupon is announcing a distribution partnership with Yahoo! to bring local Groupon deals to Yahoo! users on a global scale.

Gmail isn’t as big as its hype, report shows

Gmail has garnered the reputation of being one of the most popular email providers. A report from the web analysis company, Compete, paints a very different picture.
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Yahoo mulling more layoffs?

Yahoo says media reports that it's planning to lay off 20 percent of its workers are "inaccurate," but doesn't say it won't be cutting jobs.
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AOL hiring financial muscle to work over Yahoo bid?

Reports have AOL hiring financial advisors as the company - perhaps - considers joining forces with Yahoo.

AOL.com relaunches website, emphasizes video and local stories

AOL has relaunched its flagship website with a cleaner look and a focus on video and "snackable" entertainment
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Microsoft and Yahoo merge their search sales

Beginning today, Microsoft's adCenter platform will now power Bing and Yahoo search results, fully unifying the two search engines under a deal that began in 2009.
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Starbucks offers free e-books, music, and movies at its stores

Starbucks is partnering with Yahoo to create a digital portal where customers using its Wi-Fi can access free e-books, news, movies, and music.
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Comscore says search engine ranks holding steady

Comsore's latest take on search engine market share shows little change...but there are rumblings beneath the market's placid surface.
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Yahoo blames Google Instant for search woes, AOL mulls takeover

Yahoo lashes out at comScore and Google Instant for its drop in search market share for September, while rumors point toward a possible AOL aquisition.
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Yahoo search revamp makes results more useful

Yahoo's revamped search results aim to make information immediately useful...and help Yahoo keep up with the likes of Google and Bing.
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Yahoo loses three top execs

Yahoo is losing execs in charge of its news and finance offerings, U.S. advertising, and mobile efforts.
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Yahoo refreshes Mail, Search

Yahoo hasn’t had a good few days but it hopes that sunny days are ahead with a few tweaks to its product lineup.
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Yahoo intends to keep Alibaba stake

Yahoo says it plans to keep its stake in Alibaba - and its toehold in the Chinese market - despite "constant" buyout offers and criticism.
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Bing overtakes Yahoo for No. 2 in search

Move over Yahoo, Bing is No. 2 according to Nielsen's numbers and is aggressively growing.
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Nokia, Apple Make Mobile Ad Moves; Yahoo Expands Bing Testing

Nokia is acquiring mobile analytics firm Motally while Apple shuts down Quattro Wireless; meanwhile, Yahoo is ramping up its use of Bing to power searches.
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Yahoo Japan Chooses Google for Search

Yahoo might have a ten-year deal with Microsoft to use Bing to handle its searches...but Yahoo Japan has decided to go with the arch-rival: Google.
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Microsoft Starts Putting Bing Behind Yahoo Search

It's been a year in the making, but Microsoft is finally starting to test drive powering Yahoo searches with Bing.
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Comscore: Bing Gaining Ground in Search

Metrics firm Comscore shows Microsoft's Bing gaining ground in the U.S. search market...although Google is still way, way out in front.
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China’s Alibaba Looking to Buy Out Yahoo’s Stake

Yahoo owns 40 percent of China's Alibaba...but now the ecommerce giant wants to buy Yahoo out.
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Yahoo’s Flickr Update Lights Up Photos

Flickr's new photo pages can spotlight photo locations, handle larger images, and features a nifty lightbox presentation for showcasing photos.

Yahoo Links Up with Facebook

All status, all the time: Yahoo users can link with their Facebook accounts to view and share information with friends across both networks.

Yahoo CEO Tells TechCrunch Editor to F Off

Yahoo CEO tells TechCrunch Editor Mike Arrington to “f**k off” during an interview.
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Yahoo Buys Indonesian Mobile Social Network Koprol

Yahoo is buying Indonesian mobile social networking operating Koprol to boost Yahoo's own community-oriented mobile offerings.
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Yahoo And Nokia Partner on Web Services

In a broad partnership, Nokia will be taking over Yahoo's mapping s mapping services while Yahoo will be handling email for Nokia's Ovi.
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Hitwise: Bing Lost Share to Google in April

New figures show Google gained two percent of the U.S. search market in April...and Microsoft's Bing lost the same amount.
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Yahoo and Samsung Sign Global Mobile Services Deal

Samsung will be putting Yahoo services as defaults on millions of phones running both Android and Samsung's own bada operating systems.
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Former Microsoft Exec Becomes Yahoo Chief Product Officer

Former Windows Live head Blake Irving is signing on as Yahoo's chief product officer.
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Facebook Tops List of Most Searched U.S. Companies

Facebook tops the list of most searched for companies in the U.S., ahead of heavy hitters like Google and Yahoo.

Yahoo Buys Fantasy Sports Outfit Citizen Sports

Yahoo is looking to boost its social networking and mobile offerings by way of fantasy sports: it's just bought Citizen Sports for an undisclosed amount.