• I'm ready for my closeup: Yahoo's push into big media

  By hiring Katie Couric, Marissa Mayer makes a sharp turn toward her mission of entertaining us. It's only the latest move in Mayer's plan to bring Yahoo into the bright lights. [Read more]        

• Yahoo taps Katie Couric as its second big media hire

  Dec. 4 - 5, 2013 Redwood City, CA Tickets on Sale Now For those wondering how serious Yahoo is about super charging its media division need to look no further than its recent hires. Today the company announced that high-profile …

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• No One at Yahoo! Wants To Use Yahoo! Mail

  Tech workers: they're just like the rest of us. Despite all the bluster of renewed innovation and the fiery spirit of Mayer-ism, Yahoo! Mail remains a calcified piece of shit—and naturally no one at Yahoo! wants to use it. AllThingsD got its hands on an internal memo, and boy do they seem…

• Katie Couric joins Yahoo as "Global Anchor" in 2014

  Yahoo has confirmed that Katie Couric will join Yahoo News early in the new year, with the ABC News correspondent taking the role as Global Anchor though also continuing to present her existing talk show Katie. Couric, who has previously worked at NBC News and CBS News, is no stranger to Yahoo, with…

• Katie Couric's Global Anchor Position At Yahoo Confirmed

  TV personality Katie Couric will indeed by joining Yahoo as first reported by AllThingsD, the company announced via a blog post today. She starts the gig beginning "early 2014," and will continue her hosting duties on ABC's Katie concurrently. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer announced the new hire…

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• Mayer Confirms Hire of News Star Couric as "Global Anchor," Calling Her the "Face of Yahoo News"

  And so it goes.