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doctor holding tablet with "How is babby formed?" Yahoo! Answers question

Yahoo Answers is shutting down—and people are posting the best entries

A formative part of early internet culture is going away.

On Apr 6, 2021 by Audra Schroeder

Internet Culture
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Yahoo is shuttering Yahoo Groups. Fandom will never be the same

Since the early 2000s, Yahoo Groups were a central hub.

On Oct 17, 2019 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Internet Culture Parsec Tech
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Former Yahoo employee hacked into 6,000 email accounts to find nudes

Reyes Daniel Ruiz pleaded guilty and is facing up to 5 years in prison.

On Oct 1, 2019 by Tiffanie Drayton

IRL Tech
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Yahoo News faces Twitter’s wrath over ad with anti-immigrant message

Not every issue has a middle ground.

On Nov 29, 2018 by Alyse Stanley

IRL
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Galaxy S9 owners lose in bloatware deal between Samsung and Verizon

The deal does not impact the S9 on other carriers.

On May 3, 2018 by Phillip Tracy

Tech
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Yahoo admits all 3 billion accounts were affected in 2013 hack

Verizon says it doesn't know who is responsible.

On Oct 3, 2017 by Phillip Tracy

Layer 8 Tech
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Marissa Mayer defends Travis Kalanick: ‘I just don’t think he knew’

The former Yahoo leader is rumored to be taking over as Uber's CEO.

On Jun 28, 2017 by Phillip Tracy

Tech
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Yahoo shareholders approve sale to Verizon, thousands of job cuts to come

The two companies will merge to become Oath, a brand platform.

On Jun 8, 2017 by Phillip Tracy

Tech
MEET THE INTERNET: Yahoo Answers

Meet the guy with the most answers on Yahoo! Answers

'Sometimes I guess based on what I see on TV.'

On Apr 10, 2017 by Matt Silverman

Internet Culture
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U.S. charges 2 Russian spies in hack of 500 million Yahoo accounts

Russia already arrested one of the people charged for allegedly working for the CIA.

On Mar 15, 2017 by Andrew Couts

Layer 8 Tech

Yahoo sends out warning to users affected by most recent data breach

You may want to check your email.

On Feb 15, 2017 by Phillip Tracy

Tech

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer to leave company board after Verizon deal finalizes

The $4.8 billion acquisition is inching forward.

On Jan 10, 2017 by Samantha Grasso

Tech

Yahoo Finance’s Twitter account tweeted a racist typo, and the internet went bonkers

The offending tweet stayed up way too long.

On Jan 5, 2017 by Josh Katzowitz

IRL

Yahoo reveals hack of 1 billion user accounts

You need to change your Yahoo password NOW.

On Dec 14, 2016 by Andrew Couts

Tech

People on Yahoo Answers have no idea how to masturbate

Get ready to cringe.

On Nov 29, 2016 by Austin Powell

Internet Culture

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