http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Brazil, a Portuguese speaking country is the 10th largest economy in the world and Yahoo has decided to get in on the action by coming up with a clone Twitter. The economic down-turn has affected Brazil to some degree, but its Foreign Minister Guido Mantega has announced it is cautiously optimistic for a turn around at years end. http://www.physorg.com/news161628702.html Technology Fri, 15 May 2009 17:52:16 EST news161628702 (AP) -- Yahoo has won a legal battle over removing nude photos that an Oregon woman claimed her boyfriend posted on its Web site without her knowledge or permission. http://www.physorg.com/news161279231.html Technology Mon, 11 May 2009 16:47:23 EST news161279231 Human rights trump doing business, Yahoo! chief executive Carol Bartz insisted at a summit of Internet allies combining forces to battle censorship by oppressive regimes. http://www.physorg.com/news160806034.html Technology Wed, 06 May 2009 05:22:39 EST news160806034 (AP) -- Yahoo Inc. limited co-founder Jerry Yang's 2008 compensation package to his customary $1 salary during his final year as chief executive, a tumultuous reign that unraveled after he rebuffed Microsoft Corp.'s $47.5 billion bid to buy the Internet company. http://www.physorg.com/news160312282.html Technology Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:11:49 EST news160312282 Yahoo! said Thursday it will close its GeoCities service that provides people a free online locale for home pages. http://www.physorg.com/news159724202.html Technology Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:50:23 EST news159724202 (AP) -- Yahoo Inc.'s first-quarter results tread familiar ground as the Internet company's financial erosion triggered another round of layoffs and management promised better days ahead. http://www.physorg.com/news159552813.html Technology Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:13:46 EST news159552813 (AP) -- Yahoo Inc. is gearing up for its third round of mass layoffs in 14 months, signaling the long-slumping Internet company is still struggling to snap out of its financial malaise under a new leadership team. http://www.physorg.com/news158991296.html Technology Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:15:23 EST news158991296 SAN FRANCISCO _ Shares of Yahoo Inc. bucked the downward trend for technology stocks Monday and gained more than 7 percent, following reports late last week that the company is in serious discussions with Microsoft Corp. about teaming up in the online-advertising market. http://www.physorg.com/news158864902.html Technology Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:09:15 EST news158864902 Microsoft and Yahoo! have held "early discussions" about possible Internet search and advertising partnerships, a leading Silicon Valley technology website reported on Friday. http://www.physorg.com/news158592970.html Technology Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:36:40 EST news158592970 (AP) -- Without IBM Corp.'s $7 billion takeover offer, Sun Microsystems Inc., a Silicon Valley rebel known for independence, is possibly alone again. Unless a new suitor somehow emerges, Sun will have to overcome the wobbly finances that forced it to shop itself around. http://www.physorg.com/news158255927.html Technology Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:59:21 EST news158255927 Yahoo! on Tuesday will launch "artist pages" that let users connect to digital music at YouTube, iTunes, Pandora and other websites. http://www.physorg.com/news158253108.html Technology Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:12:26 EST news158253108 (AP) -- Carol Bartz, who took the helm of Yahoo Inc. in January, is stepping down from the board of chip maker Intel Corp., the company said Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news156696033.html Technology Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:42:12 EST news156696033 (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer is still signaling an interest in a deal to buy part of Yahoo Inc. http://www.physorg.com/news156682317.html Technology Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:52:28 EST news156682317 Rights groups called on Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft on Friday not to censor their Web search engines one day next week to help protest cyber censorship. http://www.physorg.com/news155574479.html Technology Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:08:29 EST news155574479 A Belgian court on Monday fined Internet search engine Yahoo! 55,000 euros (69,300 dollars) for failing to hand over personal details of users suspected of committing fraud. http://www.physorg.com/news155230765.html Technology Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:40:03 EST news155230765 The rate of ad clicks from sponsored and non-sponsored links was reported in a recent study conducted by researchers from Penn State and the Queensland University of Technology. http://www.physorg.com/news154786609.html Technology Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:17:23 EST news154786609 Yahoo's new chief executive, Carol Bartz, is set to announce a major reorganization of the company, sources say, raising expectations that the stumbling Internet giant may get back on track after a punishing year. http://www.physorg.com/news154768552.html Technology Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:16:35 EST news154768552 Soon after he was named chief executive of Yahoo, Jerry Yang turned to Steve Jobs for advice. http://www.physorg.com/news152773916.html Technology Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:12:28 EST news152773916 Last week brought tremendous change to two of technology's bellwether firms. But it had nothing to do with product launches or job losses, common headlines these days. http://www.physorg.com/news151783222.html Technology Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:01:00 EST news151783222 I want to like Carol Bartz -- and maybe I will. But here's a novel thought: I'm going to give her 45 minutes or so to get something done before I decide. "Friggin' breathing room," Bartz might call it. http://www.physorg.com/news151763806.html Technology Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:37:17 EST news151763806 Intel Corporation and Yahoo! Inc. today previewed plans for the Widget Channel, a television (TV) application framework optimized for TV and related consumer electronics (CE) devices that use the Intel Architecture. The Widget Channel will allow consumers to enjoy rich Internet applications designed for the TV while watching their favorite TV programs. http://www.physorg.com/news138460274.html Technology Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:11:14 EST news138460274