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Tag: Yahoo
Photo hosting service SmugMug buys Flickr
Last Friday came news that photo hosting service SmugMug has bought Flickr. There’s no word (as of this writing) on how much SmugMug paid. The …
Verizon to rename Yahoo and AOL’s parent company as “Oath”
The latest step in the Yahoo saga continues, as Verizon finalizes its acquisition. Verizon’s announced on Monday that it plans to fold both Yahoo and …
Yahoo actively scanned user emails for the US government
Yahoo, the one-time tech titan, has a new problem on its hands. Reuters and others have reported that last year, Yahoo scanned all users’ emails …
Alternatives to various Yahoo services
As you may recall, longtime Internet veteran company Yahoo reported last week that it was hit by a very nasty hack in 2014. On top …
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 …
Verizon to buy Yahoo for $4.8 billion
For a long time, Yahoo’s fortunes have dwindled, with lots of wondering what will become of the 90s Internet giant. Now, it’s official: the company …
Flickr Pro is back
Yahoo, the owners of photo hosting site Flickr, has announced it’s bringing back Flickr Pro subscriptions. A few years ago, Flickr was revamped, with accounts …
Yahoo turns 20 today
Apparently it’s been longer than I thought: one of the first big Web companies, Yahoo, turns 20 years old today. A lot’s changed since 1995 …
Microsoft is getting rid of traditional stock clip art from Office
Yes, it’s true. One of the long-time mainstays of Microsoft Office, the stock clip art, is going the way of Clippy. Microsoft’s dropping support for …