LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is expected to make around $186 million after the tech company’s sale to Verizon takes full effect some time in June. The large compensation, reported by multiple news outlets citing disclosed securities filings, comes despite several apparent missteps from the company and its leader….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read More than 500 million users were affected by the Yahoo hack in 2014, but this massive heist wasn’t perpetrated by a team of cyber warriors. It was the brainchild of a couple Russian intelligence agents and their two hacker recruits. The hack was one of the largest data…
by Eric Lieberman A former Yahoo media executive is suing CEO Marissa Mayer for allegedly purging the tech company of male employees. Mayer is accused of systemically favoring female employees in an unjust manner and having unfair management tactics in general. “Mayer encouraged and fostered the use of (an employee performance-rating system) to accommodate management’s subjective biases and…
by Kody Fairfield In a recent interview with Jen Rogers of Yahoo! Finance, Libertarian Vice Presidential nominee Gov. Bill Weld was given the spotlight to speak about his campaign alongside former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson. Gov. Weld made statements that will not sit well with many in his own party. After discussing what makes the Libertarian ticket…
By Blake Neff A newly-released YouTube video makes a compelling case that, for unclear reasons, Google search results appear manipulated in favor of Hillary Clinton. The video is the work of SourceFed, a channel with over 1.7 million subscribers that posts a variety of news, pop culture, and explanatory videos. WATCH: The video’s claims revolve around…
by Lina Bryce Someone out there wants Bernie Sanders supporters to really feel the ‘burn,’ by creating a graphic that teaches them how to make their own “Bernie Sanders Glowsticks.” Except that these instructions are not for making glow-sticks; they’re instructions for how to make a deadly chlorine bomb. According to a Yahoo article reporting on…
by Connor D. Wolf Yahoo! top level managers allegedly used an employment review process to discriminate against male workers during an extensive restructuring process, according to a lawsuit filed Monday. Company President Marissa Mayer implemented the review not long after being appointed in 2012. Gregory Anderson claims managers used the review to discriminate against male…
Andrew Follett Yahoo News allowed “social justice” warriors to take over its climate coverage Friday by publishing an article claiming global warming is making the day a microsecond longer. Yahoo News got the article from the “social justice” website TakePart.com. According to its website, TakePart.com “is the digital division of Participant Media,” the company behind the left-wing “documentaries” “CITIZENFOUR,” “An…
Steve Ambrose Yahoo chief executive officer Marissa Mayer allegedly spent $70,000 last Halloween season getting all of her executive staff to dress up as characters from The Wizard of Oz because it was the theme for their upcoming employee holiday party. Incurred costs amount to the costumes, a reservation at the Cavallo Point Lodge and an “elaborate photo shoot,” complete…