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Marissa Mayer is the new CEO Of Yahoo. She quit Google today and starts her new job tomorrow. Mayer was Google’s first woman engineer. She managed its search product for years. She also led development of iGoogle, Google News, and Gmail. (Check out more on her impressive career here.) In 2010, she switched to Google Maps and other local products. ... Read More »

Former Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson who was kicked out of Yahoo for lying in his resume is reportedly suffering from thyroid cancer. The Wall Street Journal has broken the news that 54-year-old Scott Thompson has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer and he reportedly told about this to his colleagues before handing over his resignation. Scott Thompson came under intense scrutinization  ... Read More »

Yahoo will be replacing it’s CEO again. Yahoo’s CEO Scott Thompson stepped down on Sunday just after 4 months on the job. Yahoo went an extra mile to hire Scott Thompson by offering him attractive pay package. It seems Scott’s lie in his resume though was excused by other investors, Daniel Loeb couldn’t accept it. Chief Executive Scott Thompson stepped ... Read More »

Looks like Yahoo will be losing a lot of it’s services as Yahoo’s new CEO Scott Thompson has planned to discontinue any products that are no longer related to Yahoo. Yahoo’s chief executive has confirmed plans to shut down dozens of products that are not seen as core to the firm. Scott Thompson announced the move to analysts following the ... Read More »