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Yahoo’s Parting With Thompson Will Be for “Cause” (aka CSLie)

Kara Swisher in News on May 14 at 2:00 am PT

And not cancer, as unfortunate as the timing is for the ousted Yahoo CEO.

Exclusive: Yahoo’s Thompson Out; Levinsohn In; Board Settlement With Loeb Nears Completion

Kara Swisher in News on May 13 at 8:59 am PT

The final shoe — shoe store, really — drops.

Voices

How to Improve the Worst Mother’s Day Gifts Ever (Comic)

Nitrozac and Snaggy in Voices on May 11 at 4:00 pm PT

Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site.

Exclusive: Yahoo Director in Charge of Botched CEO Vetting to Step Down From Board

Kara Swisher in News on May 8 at 8:50 am PT

CSLie has claimed its first victim, although the mystery is still unsolved.

CEO Says Sorry to Yahoos for Borked Bio “Distraction” — But Will Mea Culpa Work Without an Apology for Error? (Memo)

Kara Swisher in News on May 7 at 4:59 pm PT

He’s sorry. Deeply regrets. Apologizes. Takes full responsibility for the distraction. You know the drill.

As Yahoo CEO Reaches Out to Top Staff, Board Meets to Weigh “Options” (I.E., Deciding Who Gets to Take the Borked Bio Blame)

Kara Swisher in News on May 6 at 8:27 pm PT

On tonight’s Silicon Valley version of “Game of Thrones,” King Scott Thompson tries to assuage, while the board potentates sharpen their knives.

Yahoo’s Thompson Asks Employees to “Stay Focused” — Except Not on Him

Kara Swisher in News on May 4 at 6:04 pm PT

Of course, the Yahoo internal memo of the week for the Yahoo internal crisis of the week!

Sony’s SmartWatch Not Ready for Primetime

Lauren Goode in Product Reviews on April 23 at 6:00 am PT

The wearable device pairs with some Android smartphones to send notifications and snippets of info straight to the watch.

News Byte

Gmail Down for Some Users

Lauren Goode in News on April 17 at 10:47 am PT

Some of Gmail’s 350 million users took to Twitter this morning to complain that their Gmail accounts were down. Google has since acknowledged the outage, saying, “We’re aware that some users are experiencing an error when accessing their Gmail. We are working on a resolution and apologize for the inconvenience.” In the meantime, Google has directed users to the Google Apps Status Dashboard for updates.