Yahoo! said on Monday that it was set to buy blogging network Tumblr for $1.1 billion, as new Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer seeks to rejuvenate the internet company’s image. The deal is expected to be finalised in the second half of the year.
In this edition, we discuss the implications for France's technology sector after the French government blocked the sale of Dailymotion to Yahoo! And in Test 24 we take a closer look at this year's most anticipated smartphone: the Samsung Galaxy S4.
Call it the price of cheap clothes. The Bangladesh factory fire highlights consumers’ insatiable demand for cheaper and cheaper garments. Is it up to regulators to demand higher standards or consumers to boycott unscrupulous retailers? Also, how the rest of Europe should handle Germany, why France said "non" to Yahoo!’s buyout of Dailymotion and Europe’s bid to save its bees.
French Industrial Renewal Minister Arnaud Montebourg’s decision to veto Yahoo!’s purchase of France's popular video-sharing website Dailymotion has sparked claims of interference – and embarrassment – in France.
French minister Arnaud Montebourg has reportedly blocked Yahoo! buying a majority stake in Dailymotion, stating he didn't want the rare French web-success to be 75% owned by an American company.
How do you say gridlock in Italian? The inability to form a new government tests the patience of the voters... and the markets. Also, why some people are calling the new chair of the Eurogroup Dijssel-blooper, the scramble for the Central African Republic and why Yahoo! thinks a 17-year-old and his app are worth $30 million.
How do you say gridlock in Italian? The inability to form a new government tests the patience of the voters... and the markets. Also, why some people are calling the new chair of the Eurogroup Dijssel-blooper, the scramble for the Central African Republic and why Yahoo! thinks a 17-year-old and his app are worth $30 million.
Rebecca Bowring is joined by France 24's Business Editor, Matthew Warren, to discuss whether Marissa Mayer has the magic formula to turn Yahoo's fortunes around. Plus, we focus on Google's tablet strategy as its first slate, the Nexus 7, comes out in Europe this month.
US tech giant Yahoo! announced Sunday that Ross Levinsohn will temporarily replace chief executive Scott Thompson, who has resigned following controversy about his allegedly inflated resume.
US internet firm Yahoo has announced it is cutting roughly 2,000 jobs as it seeks to reduce costs and build a "smaller, nimbler, more profitable" company. The lay-offs represent approximately 14 percent of Yahoo's workforce.
