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Verizon Communications
Verizon pledges to stop selling data through third parties
Wireless carrier’s data can be used to pinpoint location of a customers’ phones
Sprint and T-Mobile in €120 bn Deal to take on AT&T, Verizon
The new company will use the T-Mobile name
US prosecutors’ access to data stored abroad under consideration
Microsoft says warrants do not cover criminal suspect’s emails kept in servers overseas
Microsoft and US government gear up for privacy-rights case
Supreme court to decide if tech firms should hand over data stored overseas
US Senate passes Bill extending warrantless internet surveillance
National Security Agency programme exposed by Edward Snowden set to be renewed
Major tech firms urge US to retain net neutrality rules
Internet Association says dismantling rules will create uncertainty in the market
Yahoo shareholders approve sale of core business to Verizon
Yahoo to become part of new Verizon unit, Oath, that will include media content
US brands suspend ads from Google over offensive videos
Verizon and AT&T join UK firms in pulling online adverts from YouTube platform
Yahoo price drops by $350m in wake of cyber-hack
Verizon Communications expected to close $4.5bn deal in the second quarter
Perrigo makes board changes under pressure from activist investor
Dublin-based drugmaker was urged last year to explore a sale of its prescription business
M&A boost helps European shares stay at one-year high
Financial stocks among main Dublin movers, with Bank of Ireland up 1.5% and Permanent TSB gaining 3.4%
US court refuses to reconsider decision in Microsoft email case
Landmark ruling on drugs warrant was issued over data stored on servers in Dublin
Aryzta drags down Iseq as European stocks rise
Bank of Ireland rally as Italy’s Generali bid news sparks revival in European banks
Verizon faces slowdown in core business
Telecoms group looking to reinvent itself as broader media group to rival Facebook and Google
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Marissa Mayer to resign from Yahoo’s board of directors
Tech firm outlines plans for Altaba future if sale of internet assets to Verizon goes ahead
Irish arm of Eversheds in strategic tie-up with US law firm
Eversheds set to partner with Sutherland Asbill & Brennan to form single brand
Yahoo says employees knew about data breach in 2014
Timeline of company’s knowledge of hacking central to $4.8 billion Verizon deal
Yahoo profit beats Wall Street as analysts fret over effect of hack
Results suggest data breach has not led to mass exodus of customers
Yahoo email hack prompts new talks on company value
Verizon Communications intends to reopen negotiations on €4.3bn deal
Yahoo admits information on 500m users stolen by hackers
Office of the Data Protection Commissioner seeks further information
Arianna Huffington stepping down from Huffington Post
Businesswoman will focus on her wellness start-up, Thrive Global
As Yahoo Messenger shuts down, oil traders bid a fond farewell
Traders rush to find alternatives as Yahoo closes platform they have used since 1990s
Dublin-born former O2 boss Ronan Dunne moves to Verizon
Irishman will take on the role of group president of Verizon Wireless
Verizon reports 5.3% fall in quarterly revenue
US telecom giant announced on Monday it was buying Yahoo for $4.83 billion
Verizon to announce $5 billion deal to buy Yahoo on Monday
US telco is betting that advertisers want a sizeable alternative to Google and Facebook
BlackBerry to stop making Classic smartphone model
Shares in the Canadian technology company drop by more than 3 per cent
US appeals court backs Obama on net neutrality
Blow to telecoms and cable firms which hoped to offer speedier access to those paying a premium
FBI’s Apple request ‘the software equivalent of cancer’
Apple chief executive says order to open phone would be ‘bad for America’
AB InBev sells $46bn in bonds to finance takeover of SABMiller
Brewing company receives $110bn of orders – the most ever for a corporate bond deal
Mixed earnings reports end European stocks’ nine-day winning streak
US stocks declined as quarterly results from IBM and United Technologies disappointed investors
Verizon profit beats estimates as more subscribers sign up
US wireless service provider Verizon added 1.1 million retail postpaid subscribers
Verizon Communications to acquire AOL in $4.4bn deal
AOL chief executive Tim Armstrong to continue to lead company
User mistakes aid most cyber attacks, new studies show
Sending phishing emails to 10 employees will get hackers inside corporate gates 90% of the time
Verizon in talks with AOL about potential acquisition
Deal would give Verizon advertising technology and internet properties including The Huffington Post
Plunge for Greek stocks leads markets lower
Retreats across the board as poor trade data and Tesco profit warning darken mood
Facebook is worth more than $200bn
Social media site is now more valuable than Toyota thanks to latest hike in share price
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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