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Former CEO Thompson Might Be Gone, But Internal Investigation Into ResuMess...
While former Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson fades from the tech scene — besides getting jacked from the top job at the Silicon Valley Internet giant, he’s also just come off two tech boards he had served on...
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Patent Peace: Yahoo and Facebook in Advanced Negotiations to Settle Fractious...
Top execs at Yahoo and Facebook have been hammering out the outlines of a deal over the last several days to end their contentious patent infringement litigation, according to multiple sources close...
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Yahoo Officially in Settlement Talks With Facebook Over Patent Case (Like ATD...
Yahoo said in a court filing that it is in settlement talks with Facebook over its patent infringement litigation. The Silicon Valley Internet giant asked for a two-week delay for a hearing on the...
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FTC's Jon Leibowitz Takes Your Privacy Very Seriously: The Full D10 Interview...
It’s clear — especially from this interview with Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz at the 10th D: All Things Digital conference — that the federal government is going to spend more time...
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Yahoo's Longtime Top Lawyer Mike Callahan Departs (Internal Memo!)
Mike Callahan, Yahoo’s longtime and powerful general counsel, is leaving the company. According to an internal memo, which is embedded below, Callahan does not have another job. But sources said that...
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Exclusive: Yahoo and Facebook Strike Patent Peace Deal, Significantly...
Executives at Yahoo and Facebook have completed an extensive strategic deal, as part of a final settlement of their contentious patent infringement lawsuit and countersuit. According to sources close...
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Yahoo and Facebook Patent War Officially Over: The Press Release
As I reported earlier today, Yahoo and Facebook confirmed in a press release after the markets closed that they had settled their cantankerous patent lawsuit. As part of the deal, the pair have also...
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Exclusive Joint Interview: Facebook's Sandberg and Yahoo's Levinsohn Talk...
Much to the relief of many (and perhaps the consternation of a few intellectual property lawyers), Yahoo and Facebook officially settled their ugly patent lawsuit earlier today and also expanded their...
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Aereo Celebrates a Court Victory With Clever Marketing: Free Web TV for an...
Fresh off the heels of a court victory, Barry Diller’s Aereo* is ramping up its marketing push with a clever new pricing scheme: The TV-on-the-Web service is rolling out new plans that will let users...
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Revolving Door: Yahoo Departures Begin, Even as Mayer's Team Still TBD
After former interim CEO Ross Levinsohn departed Yahoo earlier this week, I noted that it was only a matter of time before more execs headed out the door with the changeover to new leader and former...
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Samsung and Apple Speaking to One Jury, Many Audiences
There may only be a single jury in the patent battle between Apple and Samsung, but both sides are trying to connect with more than just those seven men and two women. At times, the lawyers in the case...
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Mine! Mine! All Mine! Yahoo Says It Might Just Keep Those Alibaba Billions,...
Yahoo just filed a regulatory document noting that it might not give back the bulk of the $4 billion-plus that it is expecting to get from its sale of a chunk of its Alibaba stake to shareholders, as...
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On One-Year Anniversary of Jobs Stepping Down as CEO, Karma's a … Patent...
If anyone had any question what irony is exactly, consider this: Today is the one-year anniversary of the day Steve Jobs stepped down from his job as the charismatic and legendary leader of Apple, as...
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Wall Street Reacts to Apple's Legal Win Over Samsung: Maybe, Let's Not Kill...
Apple’s already soaring stock got yet another boost in after-hours trading today, after it largely won a bruising patent infringement battle with Samsung. Shares of the tech giant, which have risen 76...
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"The Jury Has Now Spoken": Apple CEO Tim Cook's Memo to Employees on Patent...
After Apple’s legal victory over Samsung in the much-disputed patent infringement battle earlier today, its CEO Tim Cook sent a memo to the tech giant’s employees. Cook, who took over at the company...
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SEOUL — After a U.S. jury ruled that Samsung Electronics Co. copied ideas from Apple Inc. to make smartphones and tablet PCs, a different view was heard in Samsung’s home country: That the two...
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Post-AppSung Stock Watch: What Will Happen to Apple and Google Shares Today?
When the stock market opens later today, one interesting indication of the impact of the Apple victory over Samsung in its patent infringement battle will be investor reaction. A jury in California...
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Game On: Zynga Fires Back at EA With Rebuttal and Countersuit
Zynga responded to Electronic Arts’ copyright infringement claims on Friday with a defense of its version of a “life simulation” game and a counterclaim that alleges the game giant illegally interfered...
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Cablevision Tells Aereo to Get Off Its Team
If Aereo, the start-up that lets you watch Web TV on tablets and phones, wins its court case, it could be a big deal for pay-TV companies. That’s because Aereo doesn’t pay broadcast networks for their...
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The $56 Million Man: Yahoo Confirms Hiring of Google's De Castro as COO
Yahoo said today in a regulatory filing that it had hired one of Google’s top sales execs, Henrique De Castro, as its COO. Earlier today, I had reported that CEO Marissa Mayer had been close to...
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