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An anonymous reader quotes a report from MIT Technology Review: A lawsuit to hold Yahoo responsible for “willfully turning a blind eye” to the mismanagement of a human rights fund for Chinese dissidents was settled for $5.425 million last week, after a… Continue reading Yahoo Will Give Millions To a Settlement Fund For Chinese Dissidents
Yahoo on Friday said it has struck a deal to sell TechCrunch, the 20-year-old tech journalism site, to Regent, a media investment firm. Axios: Yahoo’s business centers mostly on aggregation. Journalism isn’t its core focus. Regent is trying to pull tog… Continue reading Yahoo Sells TechCrunch
New Astaroth Phishing Kit bypasses 2FA (two-factor authentication) to steal Gmail, Yahoo and Microsoft login credentials using a… Continue reading Astaroth Phishing Kit Bypasses 2FA to Hijack Gmail and Microsoft Accounts
Yahoo laid off around 25% of its cybersecurity team — known as The Paranoids — over the last year, TechCrunch has learned. From the report: Overall, the company has laid off or lost through attrition 40 to 50 people from a total of 200 employees in t… Continue reading Yahoo Cybersecurity Team Sees Layoffs, Outsourcing of ‘Red Team,’ Under New CTO
“A small percentage of user queries” will show AI-generated results in the initial test, Microsoft announced on Thursday. Continue reading Microsoft Tests Out Adding New Generative AI Search to Bing
I can’t believe I’m writing this, but I may move to the new Yahoo News app on my phones and iPad. Yes, the Yahoo News app.
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Yahoo is acquiring Artifact, the AI news app from Instagram’s co-founders that failed to make it big on its own. The Verge reports: The two sides declined to share the cost of the acquisition, but both made clear Yahoo is acquiring Artifact’s tech rath… Continue reading Yahoo Is Buying Artifact, the AI News App From the Instagram Co-Founders
The essence of cybersecurity is not just about defense but enabling business through trust and reliability. As Gmail and Yahoo take steps to enforce stricter email authentication, organizations that are proactive in their DMARC compliance will not only… Continue reading Gmail & Yahoo DMARC rollout: When cyber compliance gives a competitive edge
France’s data protection watchdog fines Yahoo 10 million euros for not respecting users’ refusals of internet-tracking “cookies”
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Google and Yahoo are introducing new requirements for bulk senders, to improve phishing and spam protections.
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