JERRY YANG
China's robot makers have mastered the moves. Now comes the race for brains
The shift is fuelling an investment boom in embodied AI, a field focused on software that allows robots to understand their surroundings, learn unfamiliar tasks and adapt without having to be programmed for every job.
Ex-Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka’s startup Hang Ten Systems raises $53 million
Hang Ten is building AI software for large enterprises, with a focus on software development and other technology-intensive work. Its platform uses AI agents to automate parts of enterprise software projects, including development, migration, finance and analytics.
Stanford University appoints Jonathan Levin as its next president
Jonathan Levin, an economist and Stanford alum, has been appointed as the next president of Stanford University, effective August 1, 2024. Levin attended Stanford as an undergraduate, completing a BA in English and a BS in mathematics in 1994. He then completed an MPhil in economics from Oxford University and a PhD in economics from MIT.
What sank Yahoo? Blame its 'nice guy' founders - Jerry Yang and David Filo
Two Stanford University students put their studies on hold to create what was at one time an essential part of the internet. Then they stopped taking risks.
When Snapdeal founders Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal recently met Yahoo's Jerry Yang
Even as Snapdeal continues to race to the top spot in the country’s e-commerce business, Yang’s Yahoo is in hot water.
What Jerry Yang did at Yahoo that helped turn him into a prolific investor
Yang believes in data analytics so much that most of his investments are in enterprise companies with some data processing component to it.
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Yahoo may buy back shares, pay dividend
Yahoo is leaning toward selling its Asian assets and redistributing the proceeds to shareholders, rather than selling itself, sources said.
Yahoo! CEO pay package worth over 47 million dollars
Interestingly, Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang was paid a token one dollar salary last year.
Yahoo's Yang gets $1 in rocky final year as CEO
Yahoo Inc limited co-founder Jerry Yang's 2008 compensation package to his customary $1 salary during his final year as chief executive.
You'll be missed, Yang tells sacked Yahoo staff
Jerry Yang, the Yahoo Chief Executive who has put in his papers, has told thousands of sacked employees that they would be "missed".
Jerry Yang, dot-com billionaire
Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang is one of the original Silicon Valley dot-com billionaires.
Yahoo CEO to Microsoft: Make us another offer
Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang says he is willing to sell his company to Microsoft if the software maker returns to the bargaining table. Social networking sites good for biz
Yahoo vote-count review reveals higher protest vote
Yahoo Inc has said that a recount of last week's board elections had revised the vote tally, revealing a much higher protest vote against some of the directors, including CEO Jerry Yang.
Yahoo investors give board a thumbs up
Yahoo’s investors threw their weight behind the internet company’s board on Friday, with 85% of votes supporting CEO Jerry Yang after he fought off a proxy fight with Carl Icahn.
Yahoo investors give board a thumbs up
Yahoo's investors threw their weight behind the board with 85% of votes supporting Jerry Yang after he fought off a proxy fight with Carl Icahn. Keep your PC cool
Yahoo CEO believes company doing 'just fine'
With Microsoft's $47.5 billion takeover bid off the table and his company's stock price down 20 per cent during his 13-month reign as Yahoo's CEO, Jerry Yang has a message for his exasperated shareholders.
Yahoo-Google deal comes under fire from Microsoft
A proposed online search advertising deal between Yahoo and Google came under fire at a US Senate hearing as Microsoft claimed that Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang had himself admitted that the agreement would hurt competition.
Yahoo fires back, says Icahn manipulates facts
Yahoo fired back at Carl Icahn, saying the corporate raider "misrepresents and manipulates" the facts in a dispute over a failed merger deal with MS. Yahoo battle
Icahn says Yahoo 'sabotaged' Microsoft bid
Investor Carl Icahn said the best chance for the Internet giant would be to replace the current board and CEO Jerry Yang to revive the Microsoft bid. The Yahoo battle
Microsoft raised possibility of an alternative transaction with Yahoo
Microsoft Corp. said on Sunday it is talking to Yahoo Inc. about a transaction that doesn't involve a full buyout like the software maker's $47.5 billion (euro30.65 billion) offer that fell apart earlier this month.
Icahn moves to revive Microsoft-Yahoo deal
Yahoo rose 1.6% in Nasdaq trading on reports that billionaire investor Carl Icahn might try to unseat the board, opening the door to another offer. The Yahoo battle
How serious was Microsoft in raising Yahoo bid
Just how serious was Microsoft Corp. about raising its bid to $47.5 billion for slumping Internet pioneer Yahoo Inc.? The Yahoo battle | Biz Humour | CEOtoons
Bill Gates plays down prospects of fresh Yahoo bid
Yahoo stockholders are likely to put pressure on the firm to come up with a business plan or try to return to the negotiating table with Microsoft. The Yahoo battle
Was willing to sell, but MS withdrew offer: Yahoo's Jerry Yang
Internet's second most popular search engine Yahoo has said it was open to selling itself to Microsoft, but the software giant's chief executive Steven A Ballmer and his deal makers were not keen to negotiate and ultimately withdrew their proposal.
Yahoo CEO on hot seat after rebuffing Microsoft's $47.5 bn bid
Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Jerry Yang has gotten what he wanted: a chance to prove his company is worth more than the $47.5 billion that Microsoft Corp. offered to buy the Internet pioneer.
Microsoft may target Yahoo investors
In rejecting the offer, Yahoo founder Yang confronts Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Yahoo investors whose stock tumbled in the past two years. Special: MS' Yahoo bid
Yahoo seeking ways to avoid Microsoft takeover: Jerry Yang
Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang told employees that board members are still exploring ways to avoid a takeover by Microsoft. Special: MS's Yahoo bid | Buying online?
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