The Yahoo! (YHOO)-Microsoft (MSFT) merger saga has taken a new twist with the revelation that activist investor Carl Icahn has built up a major stake in Yahoo. Mr. Icahn owns about 50 million shares of Yahoo, investing more than a billion dollars of his own money. Proxy Fight: Complete Slate [...]

Looks like the story to watch is quickly becoming the story of the day. Early rumors of Carl Icahn buying shares of Yahoo (YHOO) stock and gearing up for a proxy fight are now being supported by widespread reports that cite “sources familiar” or “involved in the matter.” From Reuters [...]

The search engine is reportedly trying out flash memory chips, but the move is not expected to lift the market.[...]

Advertisers and publishers on this morning's State Of Advertising panel, at the Online Publishers Association's Forum For The Future in London, appear convinced of two things - the economy's going down the pan, but online advertising will continue to grow… -- Rapt CEO Tom Chavez is still bullish: "The first [...]

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn reportedly plans to try overthrowing Yahoo's entire board to clear the way for Microsoft to renew its attempt[...]

VeriSign (NSDQ: VRSN) has had news search and delivery firm Moreover Technologies on the blocks for months, part of the company's to divest assets that don't fit with its current strategy. Moreover had plenty of serious suitors back in 2005, when VeriSign bought it for $30 million—winning out over Google [...]