Automattic, the organization behind WordPress, says they’ll be buying Tumblr from Verizon at a fire sale price. But will this change Tumblr’s fortunes?
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Verizon to rename Yahoo and AOL’s parent company as “Oath”
Verizon’s announced that it’s renaming the combined Yahoo and AOL as “Oath,” once its deal to acquire Yahoo is finalized.
Read more Yahoo reports a security breach; it’s password-changing time
Yet another security breach has happened, and this time, the victim’s Yahoo. Yahoo’s reported that a security breach has led to a whopping 500 million users’ information stolen. Once again, it’s time to change passwords.
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Verizon to buy Yahoo for $4.8 billion
90s online giant Yahoo is finally at the end of the road as an independent company. It’s being sold to Verizon for $4.8 billion.
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Verizon to buy AOL for $4.4 billion
News came today that mobile service giant Verizon will be buying one-time online giant AOL for $4.4 billion. Apparently, the[…]
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Google Wallet will be pre-installed on T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon Android smartphones
Google’s own Wallet smartphone payment service hasn’t been getting as much traction as Google’s hoped. Despite the temper-tantrum thrown by a[…]
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How to (legally) watch Super Bowl XLVII online
This Sunday, February 3, brings the annual airing of the US’ most-watched television program of the year, the Super Bowl[…]
Read more AT&T to buy T-Mobile: not a good sign
In the tech news here this week is the announcement that US telecom giant AT&T is buying smaller mobile carrier[…]
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