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• Yahoo engineer hacked 6,000 accounts in search of nudes

  It seems a former Yahoo engineer didn't quite get the concept of "permission" after hacking 6,000 accounts in order to steal ...

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• Both Yahoo and AOL are scanning customer emails to attract advertisers

  Oath, the advertising arm of Verizon -- which owns both Yahoo and AOL -- has been pitching advertisers a service that would allow them to peer into the email accounts of more than 200 million people. The service benefits advertisers by allowing them to identify and segment potential ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Yahoo Messenger is getting killed off in July

  Yahoo Messenger is closing doors in July, but the app is already redirecting users to sign up for group messaging app Squirrel. ...

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• Ya-how?? All 3 billion Yahoo accounts breached in 2013

  Yahoo has just revealed that all 3 billion of its accounts were hacked back in 2013, going back on its previous number of ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Yahoo Mail's redesign is a fresh coat of paint on a burnt-down house

  Yahoo's redesigned mail offering looks great, but is it enough to win back consumer trust after thumbing its nose at security ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Verizon-owned Yahoo is killing off the best app it's ever made

  Under the reign of its new owner Verizon, Yahoo is killing off News Digest, one of the best mobile apps I've ever used in ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• Yahoo's Marissa Mayer is out of a job at last

  Verizon's deal to acquire Yahoo for $4.5 billion has just been completed. And with that, Marissa Mayer relinquishes her role ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• pipes.digital is an intriguing early-stage alternative to Yahoo! Pipes

  pipes.digital is a promising alternative to anyone missing Yahoo! Pipes.

  • Matthew Hughes

• Yahoo's VP of Product Design on the importance of living design languages

  Albert Song, VP of Product Design at Yahoo, participated in TNW's AMA and talked about the importance of having highly adaptable ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• Yahoo sued after allegedly blowing $17M earmarked for humanitarian aid

  A group of Chinese activists today alleged Yahoo failed to properly oversee a $17 million fund created a decade earlier to aid Chinese dissidents, according to court documents. In 2007, Yahoo admitted to providing Chinese authorities with the identities of several of its users. ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Verizon plans to rebrand AOL and Yahoo as 'Oath'

  After Verizon officially acquires Yahoo, the newly created content division will get a new name: 'Oath.' It might not be the worst name ever (Tronc still exists) but it's damn sure trying to be. https://giphy.com/gifs/upvotes-maybe-vomit-IlLDe5OVHu3yo After announcing the acquisition ...

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• Even after massive Yahoo bungles, CEO Marissa Mayer is set to take home millions

  Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer will get a golden parachute package worth around $23 million if she's fired or leaves within a year ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal