Google might buy Facebook
It's entirely feasible
The word on the information strasse is that Google wants to buy Facebook. It is entirely speculative, but could have legs.
AOL lays off 500 employees in regrowth strategy
Cuts will happen in corporate units
On Thursday, AOL said it will be laying off five percent of its staff with nearly 500 employees expected to lose their jobs as part of a regrowth strategy for its mobile and video businesses.
Yahoo develops AI anti-porn technology
Skynet gets Smut algorithm
Troubled search engine outfit Yahoo has been spending its money developing an algorithm which can spot porn at 20 paces.
Yahoo claims 500 million passwords, account data compromised
Advises users to change passwords
Over the course of 2014, an unpublicized breach occurred on Yahoo’s servers containing personal information and unencrypted passwords from over 500 million user accounts. The company is now reporting the breach, while the FBI closely investigates the claims.
Yahoo investigates mega breaches
All your details belong to hackers
Yahoo says that it is investigating claims that its MySpace and LinkedIn sites suffered from megabreaches and details from 200 million Yahoo accounts were posted to a dark web site.
Yahoo decimates staff
Ten percent to be fired
Troubled search engine Yahoo is following the Ancient Roman practice of decimating its legions for poor performance.
Tech leaders will be jailed for reporting UK spying
Two years in prison
The UK government is threatening to jail leaders of tech companies who warn their customers that they have been victims of government spying.
Ructions in Yahoo boardroom
Mayer’s future in doubt as the end is near
Yahoo’s board is considering the future of the company and its high-profile CEO Marissa Mayer this week.
When the US can’t spy it threatens
Yahoo faced fine
Yahoo and Google team up on secure email
Tell government to go forth and multiply