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Katie Couric Deal to Become Yahoo’s “Global News Anchor” Set to Be Announced Monday

in Media on November 23, 2013 at 7:16 am PT

It looks like the deal that AllThingsD wrote about in August is finally happening.

Forget Trendy Coffee Beans — Now Seaweed Innovation Gets Techie Money

in Commerce on November 20, 2013 at 11:33 am PT

As they say in Silicon Valley: Move fast and break things — though, in this case, not the chips.

Nokia Shareholders to Approve Microsoft Deal

in News on November 19, 2013 at 6:30 am PT

As expected.

News Byte

Sold Is Sold to Dropbox (Yes, I Just Wrote That)

in Commerce on November 6, 2013 at 4:18 pm PT

Dropbox today has bought e-commerce middleman for consumers Sold, according to a post on Sold’s site. The service will no longer be accepting items, the Boston-based startup said. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Sold had only had a small round of seed funding from Google Ventures and Greylock Partners, among others.

Twitter to Wait Until After IPO to Name Woman — Likely With International Cred — to Board

in News on October 27, 2013 at 6:43 pm PT

The number of women with international experience is long, but if I were to bet whom Twitter is considering for its top picks, I would name only two: Condoleezza Rice and Madeleine Albright.

AOL Turns Moviefone Over to BermanBraun for Reboot

in Media on October 24, 2013 at 8:00 am PT

Press one for a much-needed overhaul of the service that still lives in 1999.

Explaining What It’s Going to Do With All That Dough, Pinterest Unveils Stats on Strong Mobile and International Usage

in Commerce on October 23, 2013 at 3:03 pm PT

Yes, you may say it out loud: Has Silicon Valley lost its mind?

Is Ford’s Alan Mulally Now in the Lead to Be New CEO of Microsoft?

in News on September 26, 2013 at 2:45 pm PT

Can the car maker fix what ails the tech giant?

GoDaddy Buys Afternic, a Domain-Name Aftermarket Seller (Plus Some Van Dammage!)

in Commerce on September 19, 2013 at 7:51 am PT

A bongos and buying spree for domain kingpin.

Sherpa Ventures Starts $150M Fundraising With $15M Infusion From TPG

in News on September 19, 2013 at 7:00 am PT

Now the well-known Silicon Valley pair will have some walking-around money.

ATD Week in Review: The Inside Story of Microkia, Apple in China and Yahoo’s Fashion Model Logo

in General, September 8, 2013 at 7:38 am PT

Vodafone, Verizon Agree on $130 Billion Deal

in Mobile, September 1, 2013 at 11:19 am PT

Yahoo Paid $60M to $70M for Rockmelt — Will Dump Browser and Use Tech to Better Deliver Its Media and Mobile Properties

in Social, August 2, 2013 at 10:29 am PT

Yahoo Paid Between $35M and $40M for Lexity E-Commerce App Platform

Equifax Buys Identity Protection Startup TrustedID for About $30 Million

in Commerce, July 8, 2013 at 1:15 pm PT

Update: Xobni Price Paid by Yahoo Was $48 Million in Cash, Plus Possible Earn-Outs

in News, July 8, 2013 at 11:01 am PT

Hulu Bids Depend on TV-Show Rights

in Media, July 6, 2013 at 11:05 am PT

Yahoo Closes Tumblr Deal

MakerBot Sells to Stratasys for $403M — Plus $201M for Earn-Outs — as 3-D Printing Market Explodes

in News, June 19, 2013 at 1:55 pm PT

Yahoo Offer to Buy Contact Startup Xobni Is at a Price of $30M to $40M

in News, June 17, 2013 at 5:39 pm PT

Rubinstein Disses How HP Handled Palm Acquisition, Calling It a “Waste” (And More!)

in Mobile, June 12, 2013 at 5:00 am PT

Checking Into Foursquare? Yahoo’s CFO Talks About Next Mobile M&A — Including Importance of “Localization.”

in Mobile, June 5, 2013 at 4:11 am PT

Yahoo Scoops Up Another Small Startup: Gaming Platform PlayerScale

WordPress’ Mullenweg Claims 72,000 Blogs Imported From Tumblr in Just One Hour on Sunday

in Media, May 20, 2013 at 3:27 am PT

Yahoo Tumblrs for Cool: Board Approves $1.1 Billion Deal as Expected

in Media, May 19, 2013 at 9:34 am PT