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Apple shares have been rising since Warren Buffett said he's buying them

Berkshire Hathaway also boosted its stake in IBM and sold shares in AT&T.

One of Marissa Mayer's trusted product leaders is leaving for Instagram

Robby Stein will join Instagram's new-look product team.

Top ex-Yahoos are advising a Buffett-financed group in a bid for the company

Former execs Dan Rosensweig and Tim Cadogan are also helping in the Yahoo sweepstakes.

Yahoo buyers welcome 'rational' new board members as a second round of bidding proceeds with mega-meetings

It's time for the real deal to emerge.

Yahoo waves the white flag, puts its biggest critics on its board

Yahoo won't have a proxy fight with Starboard Value, and it looks much more likely to sell.

Verizon says strike could hurt current-quarter earnings

The company's first-quarter earnings largely matched expectations as it adds 640,000 wireless customers.

Mayer: 'We have been responsive and engaging' on sale

There is no better defense than a good offense.

Banker bonanza! Yahoo spent $9 million on advisory fees in Q1.

A $9 million payoff for advisors.

Yahoo's Q1 ever so slightly beats weak expectations

No one cares, because all eyes are on sale process.

Yahoo bidders are few and far between, but include Verizon, TPG and a gang of exes

The Hair is back!

Meet the Lookie-Loos of the Yahoo Yard Sale: Google, Twitter, Facebook

Hey, there might be some gems! Or junk! Or whatever!

Yahoo Gives Bidders Another Week, Moving Deadline to April 18

May the odds be forever in someone's favor. Anyone!?!

SoftBank Is More Interested in Ending $240 Million Annual Fees to Yahoo Than in Buying It

The Japanese telecom giant wants to stop paying the Silicon Valley Internet giant for nothing.

Secrets of the Yahoo Sale 'Book' Reveal Financial Meltdown and Big Bet on Mobile Voice Search

Marissa Mayer hawks a fixer-upper in Silicon Valley.

As Expected, Yahoo Talent Exec Leaves (Via Pretend-All-Is-Well Goodbye)

Despite financially lucrative offers to stay and retention bonuses out the ying-yang, Gould wanted to go.

Yahoo Loses Another SVP, Talent Hunter Sandy Gould, as Compensation Issues Rile Staff

When the guy in charge of bringing in great employees is heading out, you have to wonder what that means.

Microsoft Tells Possible Yahoo Buyers It Would Consider Backing Bids With Big Bucks

The software giant once tried to buy it, so it might help others do so.

Tinder Reshuffles Management in Latest Bid to Add More Experience

More seasoned execs to manage the growth of the sometimes chaotic company.

'Pizza Fairy,' Queer Rap and Teen Audiences: How Tumblr Throws a Party at SXSW

A Yahoo brand tries to stay relevant.

Yahoo Is Killing Off a Bunch of Projects, Including Video App Livetext, to 'Simplify the Business'

Livetext, Yahoo Games and a few media sites are done.

Marissa Mayer Says Marissa Mayer 'Would Love to Be Running Yahoo' Next Year

If she does say so herself.

Facebook Wants to Pay for NFL Streaming Rights but Apple Doesn't

Amazon and Verizon are in the mix, too. We should get an answer this month.

How Marissa Mayer Keeps Talent: Meet Yahoo's $18 Million CRO

That is, shall we say, a lot.

You'll Probably Watch the Oscars on TV, but There's Still Plenty to Livestream

Oscars material will be everywhere Sunday night.

Yahoo's Star Sports Writer Adrian Wojnarowski Says Basketball Is Perfect for the Internet

"Either you’re going to compete, or you’re going to come up with excuses for why you got your ass kicked."

Tumblr Has a New CTO: Brian Murphy From the New York Times

Mobile, mobile, mobile.

If It's Wednesday, It's Layoffs Day at Yahoo: Today, Digital Magazines Get Hit

CEO Marissa Mayer's once vaunted digital "magazine" effort is essentially over.

Yahoo Layoffs Have Begun, as Mayer Tries to Turn Around Her Turnaround

Also called circling the drain.

Despite a 'Dysfunctional' Internal War Over Sell vs. Fix, Yahoo to Hire More Sale Advisers

CEO Marissa Mayer and the Yahoo board appear to be on different sides.

Mayer Defends Her Turnaround, Even as Board Puts Company on Block

You gotta give it to the Yahoo CEO for her drive to not fail.

Yahoo for Sale, Says Yahoo, Finally Admitting the Obvious (Also Q4 Results!)

Meanwhile, CEO Marissa Mayer wants to keep turning around the turnaround.

Marissa Mayer's Big Red Book: A Guide to What the Yahoo CEO Will Do Next

"You don't have the book?" joked one departed staffer to me. "You really need to see the book." I really did -- and so do you.