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Head of Verizon-Owned AOL and Yahoo Will Depart the Company

Armstrong was one of Google's early employees (NEW YORK) — Verizon is replacing its media and advertising chief Tim Armstr.....»»

Category: topSource: timeSep 12th, 2018

MGM venture reaches pact to be sports betting platform on Yahoo Sports

Yahoo Sports will provide sports betting through the BetMGM platform on its app, starting in November, the company said Tuesday. Verizon-owned Yahoo said it's agreed a multi-year partnership with Roar.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchOct 29th, 2019

Verizon just sold AOL and Yahoo for $5 billion, and the new company will be known as "Yahoo" going forward

Verizon just sold AOL and Yahoo for $5 billion, which officially marks Verizon's exit from the media business. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse Jus.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytMay 3rd, 2021

The Wall Street Journal: Verizon may sell its media assets, including Yahoo and AOL

Verizon Communications Inc. is exploring a sale of its media assets including Yahoo and AOL, according to people familiar with the matter, signaling a dramatic reversal of the communications company’s once-lofty ambitions in the sector......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 28th, 2021

Verizon Media hires former Gap CTO as new Sunnyvale-based chief technology officer

Gap Inc.’s former chief technology officer has taken the same job at Verizon Media, the Sunnyvale company that owns Yahoo, TechCrunch, Engadget, AOL and HuffPost. Rathi Murthy will oversee Verizon Media’s tech strategy in 5G, advertising, con.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 9th, 2020

Amazon's Ring doorbell cameras attract congressional concern over police partnerships

Amazon-owned doorbell camera company Ring is facing questions from a U.S. senator over its partnerships with police depart.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodaySep 6th, 2019

Mexico freezes ex-oil official"s bank accounts

Mexican authorities have frozen the bank accounts of Emilio Lozoya, the former head of Mexico's state-owned oil company......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsMay 28th, 2019

Yahoo fined $35 million for failing to disclose cyber breach

The company, which sold its core business to Verizon last year and renamed itself Altaba, did not admit wrongdoing as part of a settlement......»»

Category: topSource: washpostApr 24th, 2018

Exclusive: Flickr bought by SmugMug, which vows to revitalize the photo service

SmugMug's deal for Flickr, previously owned by Yahoo and then Verizon, should breathe new life into the photo sharing and .....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayApr 20th, 2018

Will Verizon Sell Oath to Tim Armstrong?

Oath CEO Tim Armstrong is reported to be considering putting together an offer that releases the company from current owner Verizon. AOL and Yahoo, the two components of Oath, cost Verizon nearly $9........»»

Category: blogSource: 247wallstJul 6th, 2018

Yahoo, Bucking Industry, Scans Emails for Data to Sell Advertisers

The Web giant owned by Verizon analyzes more than 200 million inboxes for clues about what products people might buy—a practice much of Silicon Valley has declared off-limits......»»

Category: smallbizSource: wsjAug 28th, 2018

If you have a Yahoo account your emails have probably been scanned to figure out what you buy — and they may have been read by employees of the company

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Oath — the Verizon business that includes Yahoo and AOL — scans user emails for ad targeting, The Wall Street Journal reported. The practice isn'.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderAug 28th, 2018

Yahoo, bucking industry, scans email for data to sell advertisers

The Web giant owned by Verizon analyzes more than 200 million inboxes for clues about what products people might buy — a practice much of Silicon Valley has declared off-limits......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralAug 28th, 2018

Yahoo, Bucking Industry, Scans Emails for Data to Sell Advertisers

The Web giant owned by Verizon analyzes more than 200 million inboxes for clues about what products people might buy — a practice much of Silicon Valley has declared off-limits......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralAug 28th, 2018

Tim Armstrong to depart as CEO of Verizon's Oath

Verizon's head of media and advertising Tim Armstrong will leave at the end of the year. K. Guru Gowrappan will take on the role effective Oct.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodaySep 12th, 2018

Google Cloud CEO to depart and be replaced by former Oracle president

Cloud computing executive Diane Greene is departing as head of Alphabet Inc.'s Google Cloud division and will be replaced by former longtime Oracle Corp. executive Thomas Kurian, the company said Friday. Greene joined Google in 2015 when the search gi.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsNov 16th, 2018

Verizon lays off 800 employees amid restructuring

Verizon Communications Inc. is cutting 7 percent of its media staff. The news comes just weeks after company CEO Hans Vestberg said AOL and Yahoo, which makes up the company's media division, "need to survive on their merits." About 800 jobs will b.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 24th, 2019

Apple retail chief Angela Ahrendts to depart in April

Apple Inc said on Tuesday that retail chief Angela Ahrendts will leave the company in April after five years on the job, the third departure of a retail head brought in from outside the company......»»

Category: topSource: reutersFeb 5th, 2019

Apple retail chief Angela Ahrendts to depart in April

Apple said on Tuesday that retail chief Angela Ahrendts will leave the company in April after five years on the job, the third departure of a retail head brought in from outside the company. Havovi Cooper reports......»»

Category: videoSource: reutersFeb 6th, 2019

Former Yahoo, Autodesk CEO Carol Bartz Talks Cannabis Space, Caliva Investment: "It Was Just Obvious"

It was all over the media: NFL superstar Joe Montana and Carol Bartz — former CEO of Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) and Yahoo, now owned by Verizon Communications Inc. read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaFeb 12th, 2019

See inside historic $6M mansion once owned by head of iconic KC department store

See inside historic $6M mansion once owned by head of iconic KC department store.....»»

Category: topSource: yahoo21 hr. 18 min. ago