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What’s the deal with Yahoo changing its name to ‘Altaba’
The name Altaba is quite like Alibaba, and is thought to be a blend of the words "alternative" and …
Yahoo cofounder David Filo considered joining a group that tried to buy the company
Sponsor F had initially made a joint bid with another party only identified as "Sponsor E," but aft…
Eugene Kim
The Truth About Marissa Mayer: An Unauthorized Biography
“As part of the narrative, I have included passages of dialogue. Dialogue— what words were said— is…
The Top 10 David Letterman Top 10 Lists [VIDEO]
To present this, Letterman had the actual California residents read off their name and show their l…
Kirsten Acuna
CBS Spoils Huge Bill Murray Entrance On 'Letterman' Before Tonight's 20th Anniversary Episode
If you wanted to be surprised, CBS has already spoiled Murray's big entrance with photos and video …
Kirsten Acuna
Here's the funny mistake that made Yahoo purple
Yang revealed that when the company was just getting started, he and members of the team had sent F…
Nick Vega
Here's what Yahoo looked like back when it ruled the web
Thanks to The Internet Archive, we can revisit the early days and see exactly what Yahoo used to lo…
How a couple rides in a junky car with Yahoo's founder had a big impact on young Sergey Brin
That said, Brin does co-own several private planes, a fancy new Tesla, and, according to a Bloomgbe…
After the $4.8 billion Verizon deal, the husk of Yahoo will rename itself 'Altaba'
The composition of the Altaba board is a huge coup for Starboard, the activist investor largely cre…
Matt Weinberger
Yahoo Co-Founder Nominated To Company's Board After 18-Year Absence
The 47-year-old Filo is among three board candidates hoping to be elected at Yahoo's annual meeting…
Associated Press
The 10 things in advertising you need to know today
3. Yahoo cofounder David Filo considered joining a group that tried to buy the company. According t…
Lara O'Reilly
After 20 Years, Yahoo Is Killing Its Founding Feature, The Yahoo Directory
Yahoo was started nearly 20 years ago as a directory of websites that helped users explore the Inte…
A requiem for Yahoo and the time when the web was open, exciting, and new
This was a big deal at the time. The 1990s weren't that far removed from the pre-cable TV era, when…
Matt Rosoff
Donald Trump gives Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' a big ratings boost
According to very early numbers in the 56 metered markets, "Late Show" averaged a 3.7 rating/10 sha…
Jethro Nededog
Marissa Mayer: Yahoo still has the same core focus as it did back in 1994
"It's our heritage, it's where Yahoo started," Mayer says. "As digital content becomes richer, as s…
17 Companies You Didn't Know Were Founded By MIT Grads
MIT has built a strong research and engineering culture since its founding in 1861, producing 80 No…
Eugene Kim
10 things you need to know before the opening bell
Snap has chosen to move its international headquarters outside the US. The parent company of Snapch…
Jonathan Garber
John Doerr: the greatest tech entrepreneurs are 'white, male, nerds'
"That correlates more with any other success factor that I've seen in the world's greatest entrepre…
Sam Colt
10 things you need to know in markets today
Richard Desmond is in talks to sell his UK tabloids to rival Trinity Mirror in a deal that would ma…
Oscar Williams-Grut
8 Of Yahoo's 11 Leaders Are New
Since the beginning of 2012, we have made key changes to enhance our executive leadership team. Mar…