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Yahoo is reportedly close to selling AOL to Italian technology firm Bending Spoons for about $1.4 billion, a move that would hand off one of the most iconic names of the early internet just weeks after AOL retired its dial-up service. AOL May Soon Find A New Owner Yahoo, backed by Apollo Global...

Over the weekend, billionaire investor Mark Cuban shared a list of unfiled patent ideas from Broadcast.com's early days, indicating they could have changed the course of internet history. What Happened: Taking to X, formerly Twitter, Cuban shared "Potential Broadcast.com Patent Applications," dated...

Last week, at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) co-founder Peter Thiel underscored the pivotal role founders play in the success of their companies while giving the example of Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg. What Happened: Thiel’...

In 2006 reports surfaced that after Mark Zuckerberg countered Viacom's $750 million offer for Facebook and got rebuffed, Yahoo came up with a $900 million offer. However, the deal never went through and Facebook, now rebranded as Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) currently has a market cap of $1.22...

The entrepreneurial journey of Mark Cuban, the celebrated billionaire investor who is set to sell a majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks, is a tale of resilience and self-discovery. What Happened: In a candid interview with Wired last month, Cuban shared insights into his early...

Emails from Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) CEO Sundar Pichai, predating his appointment as the company’s chief executive officer, have unveiled his concerns about the bad ‘optics’ of Google’s deal with Apple Inc. (...

Dotcom sensation Yahoo, which was yanked off the public market in 2017 following its acquisition by Verizon, is reportedly contemplating a relisting. What Happened: Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone said he aims to take the company to an initial public offering again as the internet services company eyes a...

A leading fantasy sports and sports betting company has been honored with the "Challenger" award from Benzinga at the first-ever BZ Titans Sports Betting conference. What's A Challenger? The Challenger Award is reserved for innovators and upstarts disrupting the industry of sports betting. A jury...

Using haters as motivation could be one of the reasons that entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian has been so successful. The Reddit co-founder recently shared how he used haters to push him in his business career. What Happened: Ohanian was the featured guest on an episode of “The F***ing Metaverse,...

Yahoo, a portfolio company of private equity giant Apollo Global Management (NYSE: APO), has a retail trading business in the works. Yahoo's new commerce and transaction business is expected to bolster its other core businesses — Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Finance and Yahoo Mail, according to...

About 74% of U.S. adults need help in organizing their bills to ensure timely payment. “Technology isn’t really making things easier,” TiFiPay president and CEO Christine Loredo told Benzinga on the results of its banking survey of 520 U.S. adults aged 18 and over. “The...

Shares of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) ticked higher Monday afternoon on news that buyout firm Apollo Global could be the latest to put in an offer for the social media platform. What Happened: After Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk put in a buyout offer of $54.20 per share for Twitter, many...

Jim Lanzone was named the new CEO of Yahoo on Sept. 10. Lanzone leaves Tinder, a dating company owned by Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH), to take on the leadership role at Yahoo, which was recently acquired by Apollo Global Management Inc (NYSE: APO). The following are five things you may not know about...

“Knowledge should be rewarded.” That’s according to serial entrepreneur John Vitti, the CEO at Versus Game, a consumer prediction and social wagering marketplace that just closed a $4-million seed round led by Raised In Space, the joint venture between Scooter Braun’s Ithaca...

Detroit, MI, June 19, 2020 -- Benzinga, a leading news and data platform, announced it will be holding its annual Benzinga Global Fintech Awards, a day of dealmaking, networking, and recognition in the financial technology space, on November 10, 2020, at New York, NY. The event will recognize...