AOL

• AOL to shut down its instant messaging app AIM after 20 years

  The company announced earlier this week that the platform will officially be discontinued on Dec. 15, 2017.

  Consumer

  Oct 8, 2017
  
• Yahoo CEO resigns as Verizon completes $4.5-billion acquisition

  Tim Armstrong will now be CEO of a new Verizon subsidiary called Oath, which will consist of Yahoo and various AOL services.

  Money

  Jun 13, 2017
  
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• Verizon broadens digital reach, buys Yahoo for $4.83B

  The sale announced Monday marks the second time in two years that Verizon has snapped up the remains of a fallen internet star as it broadens its digital reach.

  Money

  Jul 25, 2016
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• AOL co-founder Jim Kimsey dies at 76

  Jim Kimsey, the co-founder of Web pioneer AOL, has died of cancer at age 76.

  Tech

  Mar 2, 2016
• Uber acquires Bing Maps technology from Microsoft

  Microsoft is handing off some its digital advertising business to AOL and selling its street-image mapping operation to Uber, as the giant software company tries to focus on its core business.

  Tech

  Jun 30, 2015
• Verizon buying AOL for $4.4 billion

  Verizon is buying AOL for about $4.4 billion, advancing the telecom's push in both mobile and advertising fields.

  Money

  May 12, 2015
• Security breach may have exposed personal information of AOL email users

  AOL says a security breach may have exposed the private information of a "significant number" of its email users' accounts.

  Tech

  Apr 28, 2014