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Justice Dept. nears Google-Yahoo decision

Oct. 21, 2008
Executives from Silicon Valley to Madison Avenue are keeping a wary eye on the Justice Department this week as it nears a decision on whether to try to block an Internet advertising partnership between Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. After months of studying the...
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Icahn ups Yahoo stake with share buy

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Billionaire investor Carl Ichan has upped his ownership stake in U.S. Internet technology company Yahoo Inc., buying 6.8 million shares, documents show.

Life magazine putting photo archive on Web

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Access to Life magazine's photo archive -- including more than 10 million images -- will soon be available on a service from Google, Time Inc. said Tuesday.
Yahoo! CEO announces resignation

Yahoo! CEO announces resignation

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Yahoo! Inc. Chief Executive Office Jerry Yang will resign after the Internet company he co-founded finds his replacement, the company said.
Ballmer: Microsoft will not pursue Yahoo!

Ballmer: Microsoft will not pursue Yahoo!

REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said Friday the company was not interested in pursuing California Internet search firm Yahoo! Inc.

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U.S. markets slide hard Wednesday ... Italy working on a new bailout plan ... Google and Yahoo! abandon partnership ... Slump, bah-humbug, retail may see declines ... News from United Press International.

Google and Yahoo! abandon partnership

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- California Internet giants Google Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. have agreed not to pursue an advertising partnership, the U.S. Department of Justice said Wednesday.

Yahoo! and Google may abandon ad deal

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Partnership talks between U.S. Internet giants Google Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. may be nearing an unsuccessful close at the Department of Justice, sources said.

Google loses German copyright lawsuit

HAMBURG, Germany, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- A German court ruled Tuesday Google must get permission from the owner or creator of an art work before displaying it.

New Google Earth satellite image released

DULLES, Va., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- GeoEye Inc. has released a high-resolution color image of a U.S. university to show what its new, highly accurate mapping satellite can do for Google Earth.

Google, Yahoo ad deal delayed

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A proposed joint advertising deal between Internet search engines Yahoo and Google is being delayed to allow more government scrutiny, the companies said.

Report: U.S. hires Google-Yahoo! litigator

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department has hired a litigator and may challenge Google Inc.'s ad deal with Yahoo! Inc., The Wall Street Journal said Monday.

Google jumps into browser war

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Competition among Web browsers increased substantially Tuesday with Google's release of Chrome, industry analysts said.

Google will invest in geothermal

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Google announced it will invest $10 million in geothermal systems.

Yahoo releases Zimbra Desktop

SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 24 (UPI) -- Yahoo! announced Thursday the release of a beta version of Yahoo! Zimbra Desktop, which organizes Yahoo! Mail, AOL and Gmail in one place.
Yahoo moves to sell Asian subsidiary

Yahoo moves to sell Asian subsidiary

TOKYO, July 19 (UPI) -- Yahoo Inc.'s chief executive says he's considering selling the Internet search engine's stake in its Japan-based subsidiary.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler