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Yahoo likely to reap $11 bn in potential break-up
30 Sep 2014
Activist investor Starboard had proposed that Yahoo sell its stakes in Alibaba Group Holding and Yahoo Japan and merge with advertising rival AOL Inc to reward investors who had been losing confidence in CEO Marissa Mayer's ability to create value with her acquisitions
US government threatens Yahoo with $250,000 fine over user data demand
12 Sep 2014
The US government has threatened Yahoo with a daily fine of $250,000 if it refused to hand over user data, court documents revealed on Thursday
Yahoo buys recommendation platform Zofari
13 Aug 2014
Yahoo joins Google to boost email security
08 Aug 2014
Tech giants are teaming up to strengthen their defences against government intrusion and hacking
Alibaba Group's valuation at $168-bn on record Q4 earnings
17 Apr 2014
Yahoo Inc, which holds a 24-per cent stake in Alibaba, saw its stock rising by as much as 9 per cent in trading yesterday after Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group’s Q4 results
Yahoo launches new homepage for India
10 Mar 2014
Yahoo acquires Vizify social media visualiser
06 Mar 2014
Yahoo’s Mayer bets on contextual search
12 Feb 2014
Internet majors disclose secret US demands for data
04 Feb 2014
Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo and Google yesterday started publishing details of the number of secret government requests for data they received
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