Yahoo! new CEO pushes Apple into letting it become iOS's default search engine

Re/code reports that Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer is pushing Apple for the company to make Yahoo! its default search engine in iOS and its other related platforms, currently being head by Google and Bing.  According to the report, Mayer has built what she hopes will be a convincing argument for the company. Currently, Yahoo! powers iOS’s Weather […]

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Yahoo! Shuttering some of its services

“Yahoo! Inc. is shuttering a few of its online services, including a coupon site and a local events calendar, as Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer sharpens the Web portal’s focus on applications for mobile devices,” Douglas MacMillan reports for Bloomberg. “Yahoo! Deals and Upcoming will shut down April 30, the Sunnyvale, California-based company said in a blog […]

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WSJ: Apple and Yahoo! in discussions over deeper partnership

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that both Apple and Yahoo! have been in discussions on how the two  companies can work together more closely other then providing weather reports for iOS devices. WSJ says that the discussions have included Yahoo! providing built in search results for the device as well as other areas. Discussions […]

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New Yahoo CEO gets 1.1 million bonus

New York (CNN/Money) – Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer received a $1.12 million cash bonus for her half-year on the job in 2012 and restricted stock worth another $13.3 million, according to company filings. Filings late Wednesday also disclosed that Mayer, who joined the Web portal company in July, will get a $1 million base salary this […]

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