Yahoo's Mayer: From grocery store to Silicon Valley star
She is one of the biggest stars in Silicon Valley, but multimillionaire chief executive Marissa Mayer has her hands full trying to revive the fortunes of faded Internet pioneer Yahoo.
She is one of the biggest stars in Silicon Valley, but multimillionaire chief executive Marissa Mayer has her hands full trying to revive the fortunes of faded Internet pioneer Yahoo.
Business
Dec 10, 2015
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Mark Zuckerberg's pledge to give away Facebook stock worth $45 billion puts him at the forefront of a philanthropic class that has promised to donate most of their fortunes.
Business
Dec 2, 2015
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Tucked in a shabby alley of Shibuya, Japan's Silicon Valley, is a startup that's done the almost impossible: win funding from the country's notoriously conservative banks.
Business
Oct 22, 2015
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YouTube's top-earning celebrity is a 25-year-old video-game-playing jokester who took in $12 million over the past year.
Internet
Oct 15, 2015
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Yahoo is buying style-tip specialist Polyvore in its latest attempt to become a more fashionable place to advertise.
Business
Aug 1, 2015
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The majority of the United States' poor aren't sitting on street corners. They're employed at low-paying jobs, struggling to support themselves and a family.
Social Sciences
Jun 25, 2015
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Science magazine on Thursday formally retracted a highly publicized article about a study gauging the ability of openly gay canvassers to shift voters' views toward support for same-sex marriage.
Social Sciences
May 28, 2015
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Citing irregularities on the part of his colleague, a prominent Columbia University professor has asked Science magazine to retract a study he co-authored last year about the ability of openly gay canvassers to shift voters' ...
Social Sciences
May 20, 2015
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US Internet giant Yahoo said it was expanding its online offerings, unveiling 18 new video series with which it hopes to attract a larger audience and advertisers.
Business
Apr 28, 2015
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Apple chief Tim Cook is joining Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and other technology titans who have vowed to donate their wealth to charities, according to a report in Fortune magazine.
Business
Mar 27, 2015
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