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Ready to Rumble or Make Nice? Activist Shareholder Daniel Loeb Could Strike Sooner Than Yahoo Thinks.

Kara Swisher in News on February 9 at 10:14 am PT

It’s like the movie “The Gray,” except it’s not clear yet who gets eaten and who does the eating.

Outgoing Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock’s Farewell Letter (And Other Stuff)

Kara Swisher in News on February 7 at 1:11 pm PT

Bygones, Roy?

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As Weak Q4 Earnings Loom, Yahoo Freezes Hiring and Also Contemplates Layoffs

Kara Swisher in News on January 19 at 5:10 am PT

More not-good news from Silicon Valley’s troubled giant.

When Attrition Attacks: Yahoo’s Latin America Head Departs

Kara Swisher in News on September 26, 2011 at 3:17 pm PT

Guilherme Ribenboim, VP and managing director of Latin America and U.S. Hispanic markets, has left Yahoo for another job at a start-up.

Exclusive: Carol Bartz Out at Yahoo; CFO Tim Morse Named Interim CEO

Kara Swisher in News on September 6, 2011 at 3:55 pm PT

According to sources at the company, Yahoo’s Carol Bartz is no longer CEO of Yahoo. CFO Tim Morse has been named interim CEO. The situation around the departure is unclear, but Bartz has had a rocky tenure in her 30 months at the company.

Ripples in Microsoft's Cloud as Amitabh Srivastava Leaves

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on February 9, 2011 at 10:51 am PT

One of the few to carry the title Distinguished Engineer, he’s credited with getting Windows development back on track, then creating its cloud computing platform.

Another One Down at AMD: COO Rivet Steps Down

John Paczkowski in News on February 9, 2011 at 7:15 am PT

The executive turnover at Advanced Micro Devices continues. Robert Rivet, who has served as the company’s COO since 2000, has left the company, according to an 8-K filing. His last day was yesterday and his executive biography on AMD’s Web site is already returning 404s.

PayPal Loses Top Payment Exec to Google, Appoints New Head

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 26, 2011 at 2:02 pm PT

PayPal’s Osama Bedier has resigned after eight years at the eBay-owned company, and will take a job at Google.

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Disney Steals Top Mobile Exec From Electronic Arts

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 25, 2011 at 6:24 pm PT

Adam Sussman has left his job at Electronic Arts as the VP of worldwide publishing for mobile to join Disney, we have confirmed. BusinessInsider.com first reported his departure, saying he will be rejoining Disney, where he previously worked for six years. He will be Disney’s SVP of publishing for Disney Games. Sussman was responsible for making EA one of the largest game developers in mobile, and was a frequent guest at Apple iPhone events to help unveil new products.