Even though they said it wasn’t required of them, Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) and Google are waiting 3.5 months before implementing their agreement, just to avoid any antitrust problems. So, will…

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Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has struck a deal with online video ad network YuMe that’s designed to move unsold inventory across Microsoft’s web properties. The arrangement also intends to provide improved…

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Could Carl Icahn have actually been placated by Yahoo’s picking Google over his favoured candidate, Microsoft? The proxy marshall told Reuters, in what the newswire said were his first comments…

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It’s probably just pure fantasy, but maybe the Yahoo-Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) story is actually over this time (knock on wood). If so it means that the end result of Microsoft’s…

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You already know how the market reacted to yesterday’s news: Shares of Yahoo got slammed, as an ad deal with Google (NSDQ: GOOG) was seen as a poor substitute to…

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Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is trying hard to explain what this Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) deal isn’t, mainly to allay any regulatory fears, among other fears, and Omid Kordestani, SVP of Global…

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Will it or won’t it? U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI), chairman of the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee, came out with a statement this evening on the Yahoo-Google (NSDQ: GOOG) deal: “We…

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As expected Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) has announced a non-exclusive ad pact with Google (NSDQ: GOOG). In an announcement, the company says it has agreed with its arch rival to run…

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Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has reorganized its Interactive Entertainment Business, which houses its Xbox and Game Studios units, in the wake of the exit by Jeff Bell, who has served as…

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Microsoft’s (NSDQ: MSFT) response to Yahoo’s statement about ending talks (via Barron’s): “In the weeks since Microsoft withdrew its offer to acquire Yahoo!, the two companies have continued to discuss…

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The Wall Street Journal and others are reporting that a search pact for Yahoo and Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is imminent. The news was first reported by TechCrunch, which says the…

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Following the latest twist in the shareholder lawsuit against Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), and Carl Icahn’s continued jabs, Yahoo has filed an FAQ with the SEC, detailing everything you wanted to…

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As Carl Icahn has honed in on Yahoo’s (NSDQ: YHOO) severance plan as a key vulnerability, so too have the shareholders suing the company. In a motion filed yesterday (.pdf,…

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Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) has filed its definitive proxy statement with the SEC, once again urging shareholders to vote for the home team, as opposed to the Icahn slate. Stepping away…

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It wasn’t quite Mad Money on the roof of the Soho House, where Jim Cramer talked economics with a gaggle of press and internet folk this morning. But perhaps that…

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No, you’re the inaccurate one. Following Icahn’s morning missive outlining his post-proxy plan, Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) has responded with a short, one-paragraph response. It doesn’t say too much new, except,…

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Micosoft is no longer accepting new accounts or listings to its two-year-old free classified service Windows Live Expo. The current listings will drift on until July 31, when the site…

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It’s the battle of the dueling public letters: Carl Icahn isn’t buying Yahoo’s (NSDQ: YHOO) recent argument that Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has no interest in acquiring it anymore. In a…

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As Bill Gates gets set to decamp from Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT)—he’ll get the plaque and the cheap watch on June 27—WSJ does some good work, examining the past eight years…

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Later today Time goes live with a lengthy Josh Quittner look at the evolving concept of platforms—among the wonkiest subjects you can bring to a consumer news mag. (We’ll add…

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Earlier today, we wrote about how Carl Icahn sent a letter to the Yahoo board, expressing “amazement” at the lengths the company went to to thwart Microsoft’s bid, specifically calling…

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In the latest developments between Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), Reuters reports that the two parties are now focused on arriving at a value for Yahoo’s search business,…

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He promised it was coming in yesterday’s interview with the Wall Street Journal, and now he’s delivering. Carl Icahn has sent an open letter to the Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) board,…

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If you appreciate the realism provided in in-game ads, here’s some good news: Sony’s (NYSE: SNE) PS3 game console is set to get in-game ads delivered over the internet courtesy…

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Following reports that Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) held a board meeting today, the company filed an updated proxy with the SEC setting August, 1 as the date for its annual shareholders…

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