Ericsson has been selected to provide networking equipment for the commercial Verizon 5G launch, the firms have announced. Verizon 5G …
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After 20 years, say goodbye to Yahoo Messenger
Yahoo Messenger, the messaging app is finally shutting down for good. Oath, the Verizon subsidiary that operates Yahoo, confirmed in a statement. 0 5480
Canadian citizen charged in Yahoo breach to ‘plead guilty’: reports
A Canadian citizen accused by the US government of helping Russian intelligence agents break into email accounts as part of a massive 2014 breach of Yahoo accounts is expected to plead guilty, according to reports.
Uber to disclose price on SoftBank deal early next week:report
Uber Technologies plans to move ahead with a deal to bring in Japanese technology company SoftBank Group as a major investor …
Mozilla drops Yahoo, makes Google the default browser
Alphabet’s Google has reclaimed the spot as the default search engine on Mozilla’s Firefox Internet browser in the US and other regions.
LiFi demoed in disaster operations
The tech vendor pureLiFi has been working alongside, Verizon, Nokia and Aegex Technologies, to demonstrate how LiFi can perform under …
Verizon completes Yahoo acquisition, Mayer steps down
Verizon Communications has reportedly closed its $4.48 billion acquisition of Yahoo Inc’s core business.
IBM buys Verizon’s cloud and managed hosting services unit
Verizon had shut down its public cloud service in early 2016, and is now unloading its virtual private cloud and managed hosting offerings to IBM.
US Internet providers pledge not to sell customer data
The three major US Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have pledged to protect the private data of US citizens, days after the US Congress approved legislation reversing Obama administration’s Internet privacy rules.
US Congress agrees to share user web searches with ISPs
US politicians have voted to abolish privacy rules that are designed to prevent internet service providers (ISPs) from selling users’ web browsing histories and app usage histories to advertisers.
Verizon cuts Yahoo deal price by $350 million
Verizon Communications will pay $350 million less for Yahoo after two major data breaches reported by the struggling Internet pioneer.