This news comes out of left field – a new privacy-focused search engine has been launched by Verizon Media called OneSearch. One of the promises made by OneSearch is that it won’t track, store or share personal or search data with advertisers, putting it in direct competition with DuckDuckGo. The new search engine can be …

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Regarding the news with Verizon’s buyout of Yahoo, according to Bloomberg, the two entities are close to renegotiating a deal between them, which would bring the price down $250 million.  This price drop is a lot less than the previously rumored $1 billion that was originally sought by the telecommunications company. $4.8 billion was the originally announced purchase …

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If we assume that the huge hacking disclosures Yahoo  made over the last few months don’t derail the Verizon acquisition of the company, CEO of Yahoo Marissa Mayer, and Yahoo co-founder David Filo, along with four other directors will be leaving the board after the $4.8 billion deal closes.  The changes were announced on January …

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