News tagged with directors
Yahoo shareholder demands records on CEO's hiring (Update)
(AP) -- A major Yahoo shareholder has made a legal demand for internal records about the embattled Internet company's hiring of CEO Scott Thompson.
May 07, 2012 |
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Yahoo! shakes up board to give firm new life
Yahoo! on Tuesday announced a boardroom shakeup to breath fresh life into a pioneering Internet firm that has been struggling to re-invent itself and appease disappointed investors.
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Google sees Android enhancing home appliances
Google's Android software is best known for powering smartphones, but executive chairman Eric Schmidt sees a future where it could also help devices communicate at home.
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Yahoo! makes $270 million deal for interclick
Yahoo! announced Tuesday that it is buying Internet advertising company interclick in a cash deal worth $270 million.
Nov 01, 2011 |
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FBI director: Cyber-threats will become top worry
(AP) -- The director of the FBI told an annual gathering of cyber-security professionals on Thursday that the agency needs the private sector to help combat what he believes is becoming the nation's No. 1 threat.
Mar 02, 2012 |
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Stock market stereotypes undervalue female directors in the short-term
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research into how the stock market perceives the capabilities of female company directors finds that an initial negative response by investors is overturned in the longer term, once markets ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 24, 2012 |
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Yahoo appoints 3 to board in response to investor
(AP) -- Internet company Yahoo has appointed three members to its board of directors, gearing up for a proxy fight with one of its largest shareholders.
Mar 25, 2012 |
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Debate still raging on site for super-telescope
An international consortium planning to build the world's most powerful radiotelescope is still debating whether South Africa or Australia should host the $2 billion project, an official said Friday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 23, 2012 |
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Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang resigns, shares jump (Update)
Jerry Yang, who co-founded Yahoo! nearly 17 years ago and had an ill-fated stint as chief executive, abruptly resigned from all of his positions with the struggling Internet company.
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Yahoo shareholder to try to seize 4 board seats
(AP) -- A major Yahoo shareholder unimpressed with a recent shake-up at the troubled company is trying to seize four seats on the board of directors.
Feb 14, 2012 |
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South Africa confident on super-telescope bid ahead of talks
South African science minister Naledi Pandor said Thursday she remains confident on her country's bid to host the world's most powerful radio telescope, ahead of a crucial meeting next week.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 29, 2012 |
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'Multiple parties' interested in Yahoo!: memo
Yahoo! is fielding inquiries from "multiple parties" who have expressed an interest in the struggling Internet company, officials said Friday in a memo sent to employees and obtained by AFP.
Sep 24, 2011 |
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Alibaba head rejects Yahoo! protest over pay unit
The head of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said Saturday the firm's move to transfer ownership of its online payment unit was "legal and 100 percent transparent", rejecting protests by US-based Yahoo!
May 15, 2011 |
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Facebook appoints director of privacy
Facebook, which has been dogged by complaints over privacy, announced Tuesday that it has named a director of privacy at the social network.
Sep 14, 2011 |
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Bartz blasts Yahoo! board
Fired Yahoo! chief executive Carol Bartz has responded to her dismissal with a characteristically salty blast at the board of directors of the Internet company.
Sep 08, 2011 |
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