Details of Yahoo's cooperation with the court order come two weeks after the company reported that hackers had broken into its computer network
It is not known what information intelligence officials were looking for, only that they wanted Yahoo to search for a set of characters
Divyank Turakhia, founder and CEO of Media.net, said he expects many other firms to copy the strategy in future
Not bad for a CEO who spent four years trying unsuccessfully to pull off a turnaround
Updated version of the app has been introduced after its successful launch in December last year
Marissa Mayer's prescription that for its development the web should accommodate Google didn't come to pass as search results were superseded by social feeds for news and entertainment
Company has struggled to find its footing after early success on the internet
Buying Yahoo's operations will boost Verizon's AOL internet business
However, she said she has no plans of leaving the company
The announcement will come before the start of New York trading hours, the source added
Verizon Communications Inc and AT&T Inc are said to be in the running to acquire Yahoo's core business
Alphabet, Google's parent, had $315,948 in sales per worker in the first quarter while Facebook garnered almost $400,000
Yahoo's failure clarifies future for US spinoffs
Yahoo, which has been eclipsed by rivals such as Google and Facebook, is studying the possibility of a sale
Deadline for bids for patents has been set for mid-June by the company
The interest of Buffett and Gilbert is a boost for Yahoo, which has been surpassed in recent years by rivals such as Alphabet
The company reported a net loss of $99 million in the first quarter, compared with a $21 million profit a year earlier
Marissa Mayer's total compensation dropped in 2015 to $35.98 mn from $42.1 mn a year earlier, according to a regulatory filing
After culling the list to a handful of the most plausible buyers, Yahoo! will give them increased access to internal documents
Marissa Mayer hinted that Yahoo! would prefer a buyer like Verizon that could achieve "strategic synergies"