Marissa Mayer is in the fight of her life, trying to overcome a growing chorus of calls for her dismissal from Yahoo. Under intense criticism from shareholders, Mayer agreed to a PBS interview ...

JULY 17, 2012 — -- Today Marissa Mayer takes over as Yahoo's new CEO. She comes directly from Google, and if you believe the technology pundits, she provides the hope and capability to turn ...

Marissa Mayer and activist hedge fund manager Jeff Smith have been locked in a bitter struggle for control of Yahoo. Now Smith is Mayer's boss. Smith, who manages hedge fund Starboard Value, has ...

If Mayer leaves, she'll be given a comfortable sendoff: According to securities filings, she's in line for an estimated $54.9 million payout if she's forced to step down without cause, including ...

Marissa Mayer started as the CEO of Yahoo today, after spending the last 13 or so years at Google managing various products at different times, including its most profitable (Search) as well as ...

A new photo sharing app from former Silicon Valley darling Marissa Mayer has been slow to take off — and panned for its bare-bones design — since it was unveiled last week, according to a report.

Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is investing in a new “inclusive space for families” that begs them to turn their smartphones off. Mayer, who famously got a golden parachute worth nearly $260 ...

Marissa Mayer was a rarity: A major tech-company CEO who served while pregnant and, later, as a mother of young children. But her trailblazing has done little to meaningfully improve the second ...

Marissa Mayer was the 20th employee at Google, arriving there in 1999; Tim Armstrong came in 2000, about 80 employees later, which in Silicon Valley is a gap of several generations.

As Bartz did before, Mayer has also struggled with establishing a coherent identity for the company. It remains unclear what, if anything, Mayer can do to pull Yahoo out of its malaise.

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer looks on at the Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity in Cannes, France, on Tuesday, June 17, 2014. Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images ...