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Yahoo! names Scott Thompson as new CEO

Yahoo Inc has named Scott Thompson, who runs eBay's online payment unit PayPal, as its new CEO.The company had sacked Carol Bartz as its CEO in September 2011. Since then, Yahoo is being run by its......

Yahoo! chief finally steps down

Scott Thompson, Chief executive officer of Yahoo! stepped down on Sunday in the face of controversy about his allegedly inflated resume. The California-based company said the changes are a step......

Can Yahoo! undo its years of mistake?

Yahoo!'s drive to revive its business hit major roadblocks on Tuesday, as the company's talks to sell back most of its stakes in its Asian partners collapsed and a big investor unveiled plans to......

Why a 'founder' of a company gets fired

So Jerry Yang, who founded Yahoo along with David Filo in 1995, has left to "pursue other interests outside of Yahoo". Yang, who carried the designation "Chief Yahoo", exited two weeks after......

Rise and 'fall' of Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang

Internet company Yahoo!'s co-founder Jerry Yang has quit the company he founded 17 years ago. Yahoo! said besides quitting the board of its directors, Yang has resigned from all other positions in......

Pamela Anderson to play Virgin Mary

Pamela Anderson is set to play the Virgin Mary for an upcoming Canadian television station. According to Hollywood Reporter, the former Baywatch star, who is a native of Canada, will star in A......

Golden Globes: RRR's Naatu Naatu Wins Best Original Song

Here's a quick look at the winners of the 80th Annual Golden Globe awards. IMAGE: Tony Kushner, Seth Rogen, Judd Hirsch, Gabriel LaBelle, Steven Spielberg, Michelle Williams, Paul Dano and Kristie......

Power Of The Dog, Dune Lead Oscar Noms

The nominations for the 94th Annual Academy Awards are out. The Power Of The Dog and Dune lead the pack while films like King Richard, Belfast and West Side Story grab quite a few noms. India......

Oscars 2022: Ariana, Troy, Jessica WIN!

IMAGE: Ariana DeBose (winner, Actress in a Supporting Role, for West Side Story), Troy Kotsur (winner, Actor in a Supporting Role, for CODA) and Jessica Chastain (winner, Actress in a Leading......

Golden Globes 2020: Renee Zellweger wins

The 77th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There were a few surprises and some expected nods. This year's Carol Burnett Award was presented to Ellen DeGeneres and the honorary Cecil B......

Three more COVID-19 positives at Man City

IMAGE: Manchester City missed six players due to positive tests in their 3-1 league victory against Chelsea last weekend. Photograph: Dave Thompson/Reuters Manchester City reserve goalkeeper Scott......

Socceroo Thompson makes light of Neymar 'overrated' barb

Australia's Archie Thompson has made light of his comment that Brazilian Neymar, who recently moved to Barcelona for $74 million (47 million pounds), was overrated, putting the remark down to......

New Zealand name rookie Thompson in Twenty20 squad

All-rounder Ewen Thompson was the only new face named in New Zealand's 13-man squad for two Twenty20 matches against the West Indies this month. Thompson, 29, has taken 16 wickets at an average of......

United States wins 1,000th Olympic gold medal

- Of the 1,000 gold medals, more than half have come from track and field (323) and swimming (246). IMAGE: Kathleen Baker, Lilly King, Dana Vollmer, Simone Manuel of the US pose during the medal......

EPL PIX: Man United end City's run; Liverpool lose

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday. IMAGE: Bruno Fernandes celebrates scoring Manchester United's first goal from the penalty during their Premier League match against......

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