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Ex-Microsoft exec to open Y Combinator startup incubator office in China
Lu has stepped down from his COO role at Baidu and instead is taking up the position as head of Y Combinator China. Y Combinator has been credited with seeding popular tech start ups such as Dropbox Inc, Airbnb, and Reddit, to name a few.
Steve Ballmer has some advice for Google and Facebook to avoid Microsoft's past
Ballmer solicited a quick and easy trick for Google and Facebook to follow to circumvent a seemingly inevitable legal collision; work with the government.
Without a push from Windows 10 adoption, Bing revenue growth stalls
Microsoft reported an increase of only 8% in search advertising revenue ($124 million), in Microsoft's quarterly earnings report released on July 20, 2017.
Google, LinkedIn or Yahoo connections will no longer sync with your Microsoft and Skype account
Microsoft is sending out emails to Skype users notifying them that Google, LinkedIn or Yahoo connections will no longer auto-populate in Skype, but this change will also affect Outlook.com accounts.
It's finally over: Yahoo is acquired, not by Microsoft, but by Verizon
The dust finally settled with Verizon claiming acquisition over Yahoo, where it will join AOL and other smaller companies in Oath.
Yahoo disputes report of email scanning, calls Reuters article "misleading"
Yahoo Inc. issued a statement regarding the allegations concerning invasion of private emails for federal intelligence. Says there's no software.
Microsoft, Google, Yahoo to ban sex determination searches in India
The three major search engines have all finally agreed to ban sex determination searches in India
Media.Net, which powers Bing/Yahoo contextual ads program, acquired by Chinese group for $900 million
Media.Net, the firm which powers the Bing and Yahoo network's contextual ads program, is being acquired for $900 million by a group of Chinese investors.
Alibaba Cloud hires former Microsoft Bing researcher Zhou Jingren
Microsoft cloud specialist Zhou Jingren to head up its AliCloud as the company seeks to expand its significant data processing and artificial intelligence portfolio.
India Supreme Court concludes that Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo violate sex determination laws
The Indian Supreme Court has concluded the Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo violate laws around sex determination tools and procedures.
Steve Ballmer's failed bid to buy Yahoo would have been a sweet deal, according to The Street
A counterfactual analysis by The Street supposes Steve Ballmer would look like a genius today if his failed bid for Yahoo! in 2008 had been a success.
Microsoft considers backing bids for Yahoo buyout
Microsoft may offer financial help to potential buyers of Yahoo, in order to remain a "good partner" to the new owners if a sale goes through.
