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We earlier reported about management coups over at Yahoo! and AOL. The corporate board at Yahoo! fired tough-talking CEO Carol Bartz. Meanwhile, AOL fired TechCrunch editor Michael Arrington due to potential conflict of interest. But will these mean either party is interested for a merger?

In the wake of former Carol Bartz’ ouster as Yahoo!’s company’s chief executive, questions arose on future plans for the beleaguered company. Will a merger or partnership with AOL help Yahoo! get out of its doldrums?

Layoffs in the tech industry are nothing new. But the past week was a soap opera, with public word wars between TechCrunch founder Mike Arrington and AOL, and Yahoo!’s firing of CEO Carol Bartz. But if you call your bosses “doofuses” who have “f__ed” you over, you might be kissing [...]

Yahoo! is not for sale. This is what co-founder, director and former CEO Jerry Yang keeps reiterating at a meeting with employees, as he assures the company’s 13,500-strong workforce that it’s still business as usual, amid rumors that the company might be put on the auction block.

AT&T is currently in hot water over its ongoing acquisition of T-Mobile. U.S. regulators have filed a lawsuit against the planned merger, saying it will be anti-competitive and anti-consumer. The company stands to lose billions in a cancellation agreement with T-Mobile, but there might still be hope for the deal [...]

As corporate reorganizations go, it’s always big news when a company CEO leaves, especially if it’s not in good terms with the corporate board, staff, shareholders, or even competitors (see the HP-Oracle debacle here). When Yahoo! CEO was given her termination notice, it was over the phone, which might explain [...]

The popularity of smartphones has made the various mobile platforms a target for potential infringement of privacy, as Android and iOS users have discovered. Recently, Microsoft has been subject of scrutiny for Windows Phone 7′s alleged potential for spying on its users.

Online security has been a big concern lately, with various security-related breaches being put to light, like the Sony PlayStation Network hacks, Facebook attacks and even the WikiLeaks breaches. But while most attacks are for personal gain, the latest SSL-related security breaches are said to have political implications, and may have [...]

In Veracruz, Mexico, a man and a woman are accused of spreading panic over Twitter posts that falsely reported shootings in the city. Said Twitter exchanges resulted in injuries and property damage when parents rushed to the schools to fetch their kids.

The SSL certificate breach that victimized Google and DigiNotar is not over yet. Authorities have disclosed that the attackers were able to register certificates for security agencies like the CIA, MI6 and Mossad. How safe are ordinary Internet users like us?