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Verizon to offload Yahoo, AOL for $6.4 billion

Verizon to offload Yahoo, AOL for $6.4 billion

Ends expensive and unsuccessful run in the media and advertising world.
Eva Mathews May 4 2021 5:53AM Software
US feds arrest two for spy bosses account hacks

US feds arrest two for spy bosses account hacks

Crackas with Attitude rounded up.
Juha Saarinen Sep 9 2016 5:11AM Security
Verizon to buy AOL in $5.5bn deal

Verizon to buy AOL in $5.5bn deal

AOL "as big as it can currently be" alone.
Staff Writers May 12 2015 11:05PM Telco/ISP
Tech giants push for legal curbs on govt surveillance

Tech giants push for legal curbs on govt surveillance

More work needed to rein in spy agencies.
Juha Saarinen Nov 18 2014 5:44AM Security
AOL user data compromised in cyber attack

AOL user data compromised in cyber attack

Encryption appears to remain unbroken.
Staff Writers Apr 29 2014 7:01AM Security
Microsoft cuts MSN jobs in shift to 'devices and services'

Microsoft cuts MSN jobs in shift to 'devices and services'

Online services unit in line for shake-up.
Bill Rigby Sep 13 2013 6:16AM Strategy
Microsoft co-founder relaunches tech patent suit

Microsoft co-founder relaunches tech patent suit

Facebook, Google, Apple, Yahoo among his targets.
Bill Rigby Dec 30 2010 7:57AM Software
AOL looking to sell or close Bebo

AOL looking to sell or close Bebo

Company reportedly exploring sale of networking site.
Shaun Nichols Apr 7 2010 3:10PM Software
Controversial historian suffers email hack

Controversial historian suffers email hack

Activists steal account data from David Irving.
Shaun Nichols Nov 18 2009 10:20AM Security
AOL phisher sentenced to seven years

AOL phisher sentenced to seven years

A 24-year-old, who admitted to phishing AOL users during a four-year period, has received seven years in prison.
Dan Kaplan Aug 15 2008 10:00AM Security
B4dly speld email? Blame the iPhone

B4dly speld email? Blame the iPhone

Three-quarters of people are willing to excuse spelling errors in emails sent from a mobile device like the iPhone, a survey has found.
Ry Crozier Aug 11 2008 6:30AM Hardware
Google laments AOL buy

Google laments AOL buy

Google has suggested that it may lose money over its US$1bn investment in AOL.
Shaun Nichols Aug 9 2008 4:58PM Strategy
AOL joins Google's OpenSocial

AOL joins Google's OpenSocial

AOL has become the latest company to throw its weight behind Google's OpenSocial programme..
Shaun Nichols May 30 2008 7:47AM Software
Former AOL execs charged with US$1 billion fraud

Former AOL execs charged with US$1 billion fraud

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against eight former AOL Time Warner executives..
Shaun Nichols May 21 2008 2:41PM Financial Services
AOL wraps up Bebo buy

AOL wraps up Bebo buy

AOL has completed its $850m acquisition of social networking site Bebo, and has launched a new People Networks business unit based around the buy..
Staff Writers May 21 2008 7:35AM Financial Services
AOL to acquire Bebo for US$850 million

AOL to acquire Bebo for US$850 million

AOL has announced plans to expand its personal communications network with the acquisition of teen social networking site Bebo for US$850 million in cash..
Mar 14 2008 7:13AM Networking
Yahoo reconsiders merger with AOL

Yahoo reconsiders merger with AOL

Yahoo is reconsidering a merger with AOL in an attempt to avoid being acquired by Microsoft, according to a report in The Times..
Staff Writers Feb 12 2008 7:43AM Networking
AOL trials IM service for hard of hearing

AOL trials IM service for hard of hearing

AOL has created an instant messaging system designed for deaf and hard of hearing users.
Matt Chapman Jan 21 2008 2:50PM Software
AOL spammer gets 27 months in slammer

AOL spammer gets 27 months in slammer

A convicted AOL junk mailer, who tried to strike a spam business deal over instant messenger with a confidential informant, was sentenced on Friday to 27 months in prison.
Dan Kaplan Nov 6 2007 9:56AM Security
AOL patches flaw with AIM 6.5; experts warn against corporate platform use

AOL patches flaw with AIM 6.5; experts warn against corporate platform use

AOL patched a flaw allowing remote code execution when it released AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 6.5, but researchers are still urging caution for enterprise users of the application.
Frank Washkuch Oct 18 2007 10:05AM Security

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