Verizon Buys Yahoo For $4.8 Billion In Cash, Touting Gains In Mobile
The deal comes more than a year after Verizon paid $4.4 billion to acquire AOL; as part of Verizon, Yahoo will join the same division AOL currently occupies.
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What Verizon Will Get When It Buys Yahoo
Verizon is announcing a deal to buy Yahoo's Internet business on Monday. The telecom giant is eyeing Yahoo's content — and more opportunities to sell ads on it.
Pokémon Go Is Everywhere, Even At Foggy Bottom
State Department briefings can be long, so it wasn't surprising that a reporter seemed a little distracted the other day. Department spokesman John Kirby caught the reporter playing Pokémon Go.
Experimental Plane Sets Off On Final Leg Of Its Round-The-World Journey
It's the first time for a solar-powered plane to circumnavigate the globe. Now it's en route to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates — and you can watch the journey in a live video from the cockpit.
Verizon Reportedly Prepares To Buy Yahoo For $4.8 Billion
Verizon will announce the deal Monday, according to Bloomberg. While Yahoo will keep its most valuable assets, the move effectively disbands Yahoo as one of the longest-running Internet companies.
The Reason Your Feed Became An Echo Chamber — And What To Do About It
It often feels as if social media serves less as a bridge than an echo chamber, with algorithms that feed us information we already know and like. So, how do you break that loop? We ask some experts.
Study: The Digital Divide Between Latinos And Whites Is Shrinking
After years of lagging behind other ethnic groups when it comes to accessing the Internet, the "digital divide" between Latinos and whites is now at its narrowest point since 2009.
Making The Cloud Green: Tech Firms Push For Renewable Energy Sources
Few people can demand what kind of electricity they get. But Microsoft and Facebook, which operate huge, power-hungry data centers, are trying to green up the electricity grid with their buying power.
Episode 576: When Women Stopped Coding
A lot of computing pioneers were women. For decades, the number of women in computer science was growing. But in 1984, something changed.
Managing Your News Intake In The Age Of Endless Phone Notifications
This summer, it has felt like the terrible news just won't stop. A digital journalism expert at Columbia University offers advice for dealing with the barrage of news updates flowing to our screens.