Yahoo tackles large 'malvertising' campaign in its ad network
Yahoo said Monday it had removed malware from its advertising network, after malicious code there had gone undetected for at least six days.
Stories by Zach Miners
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Yahoo picks up fashion commerce site Polyvore
Marissa Mayer knows fashion, and she's bringing more of it to Yahoo with her latest acquisition announced Friday.
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Facebook says Flash security woes could hurt its business
Earlier this month, a security vulnerability in Adobe Flash compelled Google and Mozilla to temporarily block the plug-in from their browsers. Now, Facebook says the problems with Flash could hurt its bottom line.
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Facebook aims to launch unmanned drone by year-end
At 140 feet, it has the wingspan of a Boeing 737, but carries no passengers -- and it's much lighter too, weighing in at no more than 1,000 pounds. And within the next couple months, Facebook hopes to get its drone off the ground on an inaugural test flight.
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Zuckerberg: Video today, virtual reality tomorrow
When people grow tired of posting photos and videos on social media, what then? Virtual-reality posts, according to Mark Zuckerberg.
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Facebook revenue surges 39 per cent but costs also soar
Facebook has posted strong sales results for the second quarter, showing continued success in its advertising business, though its costs also rose sharply.
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Yahoo unveils app for texting with silent video
Yahoo is releasing a mobile messaging app that combines texting with live one-on-one video.
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Twitter mulling big changes to how you view tweets
Desperate times call for desperate measures. For Twitter, that could mean a new approach to the way it displays tweets.
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Twitter surprises with a sales gain, but user growth lags
Twitter reported a higher than expected increase in revenue on Tuesday, suggesting progress in the company's efforts to grow its ad sales.
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NSA will lose access to 'historical' phone surveillence data Nov. 29
The U.S. National Security Agency will lose access to the bulk telephone records data it has collected at the end of November, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence announced Monday.
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Facebook opens Internet.org to more mobile operators
Facebook is inviting additional mobile operators to take part in Internet.org, its project to bring Internet access to poorly connected parts of the world.
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Google to decouple Google+ from some of its sites
Google is severing the ties between its social network and other of its services, so that users will not need to log in to other sites like YouTube using a Google+ account.
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Facebook prevails in shareholder lawsuit over IPO
An appeals court has ruled that shareholders cannot sue Facebook or Mark Zuckerberg in a case that accused the company of withholding key financial information from the public until after its IPO.
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Downloading your LinkedIn contacts can now take all weekend
LinkedIn users now have to wait up to three days if they want a list of their contacts on the service.
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YouTube cofounder endorses paid version
As Google prepares to launch a subscription version of YouTube, the move has been endorsed by at least one interested party: YouTube cofounder Chad Hurley.
