Sources: Reuters
China's State Administration for Market Regulation issues a link=yes.2 billion ($2.78 billion) fine against technology company Alibaba over anti-competitive practices which forced merchants to choose one of two platforms, rather than being able to work with both. 2021-04-10
In its annual report, Germany's domestic intelligence agency BfV warns consumers that personal data they provide to Chinese payment companies or other tech firms, such as Tencent, Alibaba and others, could end up in the hands of China's government. 2020-07-9
Chinese retailer Alibaba acquires Pakistani online marketplace Daraz for an estimated US$150–200 million. 2018-05-9
Yahoo! reports that all three billion of its accounts were hacked in the August 2013 data theft. 2017-10-3
Verizon Communications agrees to buy the core business at Yahoo Inc. for $4.48 billion. Completion of this July 2016 deal had been delayed because of two data breaches Yahoo disclosed last year. 2017-02-21
Bloomberg News reports Verizon Communications plans a bid for Yahoo Inc.'s Web business, including Yahoo Japan Corp., next week. Google, Time Inc., and private equity funds Bain and TPG are considering bidding for Yahoo's core business. AT&T Inc., Comcast, and Microsoft Corp. reportedly aren't interested. 2016-04-7
Yahoo Inc. says that it has created a committee of independent directors that will explore strategic alternatives, notably the sale of its core internet business. 2016-02-19
China's Alibaba Group Holding Limited acquires Hong Kong's largest English-language newspaper, the "South China Morning Post", in a deal reported to be worth about $100 million. 2015-12-11
Associated Press reports that Yahoo! and Facebook have resolved a patent dispute. 2012-07-6
Yahoo! announces plans to axe 600 jobs and phase out services such as Delicious. 2010-12-16