Yahoo’s Yang to step down as CEO Archives Published: November 18, 2008 Reading time: Less than 1 min. FacebookXWhatsAppLinkedinEmail After a bungled buyout offer from Microsoft, a deal with Google that fell apart and two rounds of layoffs, Jerry Yang is calling it quits and stepping aside as chief executive of the company he cofounded, Yahoo said Monday. FacebookXWhatsAppLinkedinEmail Related articles Salam Highlights Saudi Arabia AI Infrastructure Growth And Digital Transformation Plans Global Insights October 17, 2026 Dell Technologies And Tahaluf Al Emarat Collaborate On AI Powered Urban Solutions Global Insights October 17, 2026 Malicious npm Package imgdecode Delivers Shellcode Through Native Node Addon Risk & Resilience October 17, 2026 LUMS Introduces Executive AI Governance Programme For Board Leaders Wired October 17, 2026