Search results for: Marissa Mayer

Thu, September 12th 2013, 16:30 · Richard Cutcher

Mayer and Zuckerberg slam US government

Yahoo! and Facebook chiefs have blasted critics who have accused the respective companies of secretly collaborating with the National Security Agency’s surveillance programme. → Read more
Thu, December 19th 2013, 09:00 · Tom Jackson

Tech leaders meet Obama over surveillance

Leaders of some of the world’s biggest technology firms met US President Barack Obama this week to discuss the National Security Agency’s (NSA) surveillance of their data servers and customers. → Read more
Tue, December 17th 2013, 06:00 · Nick Sato

Yahoo! CEO apologises over prolonged email outage

Email service provider Yahoo! has issued an apology to its users following an extended outage which affected a certain per cent of its users over the past week. → Read more
Mon, November 25th 2013, 05:00 · Tom Jackson

Censorship to end within 10 years – Schmidt

Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt has predicted censorship could end within a decade, with better use of encryption to help people overcome government surveillance. → Read more
Sat, November 23rd 2013, 12:00 · Tom Jackson

Elon Musk Fortune’s businessperson of the year

South African Elon Musk, chief executive officer (CEO) of SpaceX and Tesla has been named Fortune Magazine’s businessperson of the year, beating a host of other tech figures to the top spot. → Read more
Tue, October 15th 2013, 08:00 · Selipha Kihagi

Yahoo! acquires advertising tech startup Bread

Yahoo! has acquired Bread, an advertising tech service startup that allows social media influencers and publishers to better monetise their online content by letting them design adverts promoting their products. → Read more
Fri, September 6th 2013, 05:00 · Kamau Mbote

Yahoo! unveils new logo

Yahoo! has officially unveiled its new logo, as it fades out the previous image in use since 1995. → Read more
Wed, August 28th 2013, 08:00 · Nick Sato

Yahoo! acquires IQ Engines startup to improve Flickr

Yahoo! has bought image search startup IQ Engines to add to the company's technology in its Flickr photo service. → Read more
Fri, August 23rd 2013, 13:20 · Richard Cutcher

Yahoo! visited more times than Google

More Americans visited Yahoo! than Google in July, the first time it has overtaken its rival in in two years. → Read more
Wed, July 3rd 2013, 13:46 · Susan Mwenesi

Yahoo! acquires Qwiki

Yahoo! has announced the acquisition of Qwiki, an app allowing iPhone users to turn photos, music, and videos into slideshow videos. → Read more
Fri, June 21st 2013, 12:28 · Mercy Makumi

Users to access Yahoo! features directly from Tumblr

Yahoo! has updated to allow users to access its features from its new acquisition Tumblr, the purchase of which was officially sealed today. → Read more
Tue, June 18th 2013, 08:22 · Kamau Mbote

Yahoo! received 13,000 requests from NSA

Yahoo! has said it received between 12,000 and 13,000 requests from the the US government’s National Security Agency (NSA) in the past six months. → Read more
Fri, April 12th 2013, 07:46 · Tom Jackson

Facebook enters politics

Chief executive officers (CEOs) of top American tech companies such as Facebook, Google and Microsoft have formed a lobby group in order to change the United States’ immigration policies. → Read more
Tue, March 26th 2013, 05:37 · Richard Cutcher

Yahoo makes teenage app developer a millionaire

Yahoo has paid a 17-year-old boy £18 million (US$27 million) for his mobile app and now plans to shut it down. → Read more
Mon, March 4th 2013, 06:54 · Richard Cutcher

Yahoo! shutting down seven products, BlackBerry app one of those going

Yahoo! chiefs are shutting down seven of its products, including the Yahoo! BlackBerry app, in a bid to “hone in” on “core products and experiences”. → Read more
Tue, February 26th 2013, 07:55 · Richard Cutcher

Angry Yahoo! staff told “no more remote working”

Yahoo! is facing significant staff unrest after a “plethora” of employees leaked an internal human resources letter to the media which brings an abrupt end to their flexible working options. → Read more
Thu, February 7th 2013, 13:27 · Kamau Mbote

Google to sell ads on Yahoo! sites

Search engine giant Yahoo! has release a statement saying its archrival Google will start selling some ads on its websites and mobile services. → Read more
Mon, October 22nd 2012, 11:47 · Tefo Mohapi

Yahoo announce ex-Google executive as Chief Operations Officer

Yahoo! Inc. last week announced that Google’s ex-Vice President of partners business solutions, Henrique de Castro, has been appointed as its chief operating officer (COO), reporting directly to Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer. → Read more
Wed, July 24th 2013, 14:52 · Nanine Steenkamp

Business women, don’t hide your emotions – Nikki Cockroft

Discussing the perceptions of women in digital industries, South African digital expert Nikki Cockroft has said emotions should be embraced as part of being female. → Read more
Tue, October 9th 2012, 12:36 · Vincent Matinde

Women in Tech: Missing in Action

Women’s participation is evident in all major sectors of the economy except in technology, where they are still very much in the minority, with reports showing that many shy away from applied sciences and instead opt for careers in public relations or administration. → Read more