Microsoft went public on Friday with a US$44.6 billion cash-and-stock bid to acquire Yahoo.
Yahoo is calling on Microsoft to bump up its buyout bid, but the trouble is a number of the Internet giant's largest investors own shares in both stocks.
With the Google-DoubleClick merger wrapped up, Yahoo may face even greater pressure to find itself a buyout partner, according to Wall Street analysts and investors.
The troubled Web giant used to be known for its innovative ways. To find a way to a brighter future, it could benefit from looking at its past.
Struggling search company Yahoo has a new chief executive, with Terry Semel stepping down after six years on the job, while Jerry Yang is stepping up to lead the company he co-founded in 1994.
Yahoo doesn't want Google to get all the acclaim as the hotbed of innovation on the Web.
Seven Network and Yahoo will combine their online, mobile and IPTV businesses in a new joint venture spanning Australia and New Zealand.
It may be Valentines' Day but a couple of protesters from the Australia-Tibet Council failed to feel the love for Google over its decision to censor sensitive content from its Chinese search engine.
Web portal Yahoo is planning to launch its own online music service later this year, despite its US$160 million purchase of Musicmatch announced this week, according to music industry sources.
Yahoo on Wednesday dropped hints of growing interest in social networking services for search, coming after announcements of efforts from rivals Google and Microsoft.
Microsoft is expected to take its first baby steps on the road to Web search independence on Thursday, with the launch a test version of a homegrown Internet navigation tool and changes to its current search engine.
With an eye toward its bottom line, Yahoo has decided to jettison its own proprietary scripting language in favor of the open-source alternative PHP.
After years of mudslinging, Microsoft, America Online and Yahoo on Thursday will make a surprising overture toward peace in the instant-messaging wars.
Google is expected to unveil a search engine for Web-only video this summer that will let people preview media clips from its Web site.
Microsoft's MSN has unveiled desktop-search technology, entering a hotly contested race to dominate information access on the PC.
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