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The founder of one of the most popular companies of the past 50 years was fascinated with computers and inventing programs at an early age. This helped make him one of the most well-known people in the world. Here is a look at five things you might not know about Facebook - now Meta...

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that happened on this date. What Happened? On this day in 2003, AOL and Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX), which had merged in 2000, announced the largest annual loss of any public company in history. Where Was The Market? The S&...

Before every cell phone had text messaging and social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) existed, there was AOL Instant Messager, better known as AIM. Here’s a look at how AIM helped pave the way for social media platforms and even influenced Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL...

About 74% of U.S. adults need help in organizing their bills to ensure timely payment. “Technology isn’t really making things easier,” TiFiPay president and CEO Christine Loredo told Benzinga on the results of its banking survey of 520 U.S. adults aged 18 and over. “The...

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened? On May 24, 1985, Quantum Computer Sciences was founded in Delaware. Where The Market Was: The Dow finished the day at 1,301.97. The S&P 500 traded at 188.29. What Else Was Going On...

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened? On this day in 2009, Time Warner spun off AOL. Where The Market Was: The Dow finished the day at 8,403. The S&P 500 traded at 906. What Else Was Going On In The World? In 2009...

Steve Case, chairman and CEO of Revolution and the former CEO of AOL, joined Mark Cuban in a panel at the SALT Conference covering the startup landscape. The businessmen shared their views on Silicon Valley and beyond in a conversation with Recode executive editor Kara Swisher. Opportunity In...

Telecom giant and Dow Jones component Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) said Monday that 10,400 of its employees accepted an offer to voluntarily retire from the company ahead of a push into 5G. What Happened Verizon's "well-planned and anticipated" move to lower its headcount...

The future of work messaging appears significantly less laborious, increasingly efficient and more emoji-clad with software like Slack. The popular platform is eyeing an early 2019 initial public offering, according to The Wall Street Journal. The company is valued at $7 billion, the report...

After 20 years, Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) is officially shutting down AOL Instant Messenger. AIM was one of the first online messaging services to catch on in mainstream America. At its peak, AIM had more than 18 million simultaneous users, and the ability to communicate instantly made...

Immediately after completing its acquisition of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) began trimming its expanding media portfolio. The Huffington Post, operated by Verizon subsidiary AOL, laid off 39 employees Tuesday, including the publication’s lone Pulitzer...

At 13, I sat at my parents' boxy, black Dell in deep distress. It was time to define my first online persona, and as an obsessor of symbols, I placed great importance on my chosen screen name. My peers played up their court prowess with “bballgirl” or their preoccupation with...

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) dished out $4.4 billion last year to acquire AOL, so why is it spending another $4.8 billion to buy Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)'s Internet properties which Warren Buffett himself said have "deteriorated significantly"? According to The...

Back in 2001, Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) was the second-most popular name on the Internet after AOL and even attracted the interest of Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS). According to the Los Angeles Times, Yahoo was a likely takeover target at the start of the new century in a "race among AOL...

After months of investor activism, speculation and rumors, Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) confirmed Friday's reports that it will acquire some of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)'s assets. Shares of Yahoo were halted early Monday morning and resumed trading at 7:20 a.m. EDT. Shares...