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Microsoft to borrow money to cover Yahoo bid

Microsoft to borrow money to cover Yahoo bid

Microsoft's imminent acquisition of Yahoo has the potential to significantly alter the power play of the Internet; but just how keen is the software giant?
Leanne Mezrani Feb 6 2008 2:07PM Financial Services
ActiveX control flaws found in Yahoo! Music Jukebox: FrSIRT

ActiveX control flaws found in Yahoo! Music Jukebox: FrSIRT

Critical ActiveX control flaws have been detected in the Yahoo! Music Jukebox, which like vulnerabilities reported last week in MySpace and Facebook image uploaders, may permit attackers to take control of users' PCs.
Jack Rogers Feb 5 2008 4:55PM Security
Yahoo rules US ad space

Yahoo rules US ad space

Yahoo ranked as the top US internet property based on the number of display ad impressions delivered in November, according to statistics from comScore.

Robert Jaques Feb 5 2008 3:27PM Software
Microsoft offers US$44 billion for Yahoo

Microsoft offers US$44 billion for Yahoo

Microsoft has offered to buy Yahoo for US$31 per share, a 62 per cent premium on the closing price of US$19.18 on 31 January, equating to a total equity value of US$44.6 billion..
Feb 2 2008 1:36PM Financial Services
Yahoo names VeriSign's Balogh CTO

Yahoo names VeriSign's Balogh CTO

In a move overshadowed by sizable layoffs announced this week, Yahoo has named VeriSign's Aristotle Balogh its new chief technology officer (CTO).
Frank Washkuch Jan 31 2008 10:27AM Security
Google, Yahoo, Microsoft Live search engines contain page-caching flaw, says Aladdin

Google, Yahoo, Microsoft Live search engines contain page-caching flaw, says Aladdin

Researchers at Aladdin Knowledge Systems have discovered a "significant" vulnerability in the page-caching technologies of three major search engines, allowing them to deliver malicious pages that have been removed from the web.
Jim Carr Dec 7 2007 9:58AM Security
Yahoo to serve PDF ads

Yahoo to serve PDF ads

Adobe and Yahoo have announced a programme which will place adverts in PDF files..
Shaun Nichols Dec 3 2007 3:23PM Software
Yahoo apologises for Black Monday fiasco

Yahoo apologises for Black Monday fiasco

Yahoo is attempting to placate members of its Small Business Merchant programme after an outage left many sellers unable to process orders on the busiest online shopping day of the year.
Shaun Nichols Nov 30 2007 12:25PM Software
Yahoo settles China dissident case

Yahoo settles China dissident case

Yahoo has settled a brought against it by the families of Chinese dissidents who claim their details were handed over to the authorities by the internet giant.
Iain Thomson Nov 19 2007 12:05PM Software
Congress savages Yahoo over China

Congress savages Yahoo over China

Yahoo executives received a roasting from Congressmen from both sides of the political spectrum in an emotionally charged hearing of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee..
Iain Thomson Nov 8 2007 7:35AM Software
Yahoo sneaks into social networking

Yahoo sneaks into social networking

New service aims to bridge gap between Facebook and LinkedIn.
Shaun Nichols Nov 6 2007 2:26PM Software
Yahoo apologises for China mistakes

Yahoo apologises for China mistakes

Yahoo's general counsel and executive vice president has apologised for unintentionally misleading statements regarding his company's activities in China.
Iain Thomson Nov 5 2007 11:51AM Software
Yahoo and eBay hook up on phisher blocker

Yahoo and eBay hook up on phisher blocker

Yahoo and eBay are joining forces to block phishing messages that specifically target PayPal users.
Matt Chapman Oct 5 2007 7:20AM Security
Yahoo brings One Search to the desktop

Yahoo brings One Search to the desktop

Yahoo has launched a new search engine that aims to deliver more relevant search results.
Tom Sanders Oct 3 2007 12:47PM Software
Yahoo adds wiki twist to Mash

Yahoo adds wiki twist to Mash

Yahoo has unveiled the first public version of its Mash social networking site.
Shaun Nichols Sep 19 2007 3:24PM Software
Yahoo buys Zimbra for US$350m

Yahoo buys Zimbra for US$350m

Yahoo has agreed to acquire Zimbra for US$350m. Zimbra markets an email platform that combines an open source client with proprietary server components.
Tom Sanders Sep 19 2007 7:36AM Strategy
Yahoo buys into direct response advertising

Yahoo buys into direct response advertising

Yahoo has agreed to acquire UK online advertising provider BlueLithium for US$300 million in cash.
Tom Sanders Sep 5 2007 10:36PM Telco/ISP
Yahoo benefits from Skype outage

Yahoo benefits from Skype outage

Yahoo claims to have seen a notable jump in the amount of traffic on its VoIP phone service during the Skype outage, mimicking the results announced last week by VoIP operator Jajah.
Matt Chapman Aug 27 2007 2:25PM Telco/ISP
McAfee warns of Yahoo Messenger Webcam bug

McAfee warns of Yahoo Messenger Webcam bug

Users of Yahoo's instant messaging platform are being warned to avoid webcam invites from unknown sources after a vulnerability in the platform was disclosed this week.
Frank Washkuch Aug 17 2007 9:57AM Security
Critical flaw hits Yahoo Widgets

Critical flaw hits Yahoo Widgets

A 'highly critical' vulnerability has been discovered in Yahoo Widgets that could allow a remote attacker to run code on a user's PC.
Matt Chapman Jul 30 2007 10:15AM Security

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