Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone on reviving the web’s homepage
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Source: The Verge (AI)March 16, 2026
Summary
This is an interview with Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone discussing Yahoo's business strategy, including its new AI-powered search tool called Scout, its advertising platform decisions, and portfolio changes like selling Engadget and TechCrunch. The article explains advertising technology concepts like SSPs (supply-side platforms, which let websites sell ad space) and DSPs (demand-side platforms, which let advertisers automatically buy ads across many sites), showing how Yahoo is shifting investment toward the more profitable DSP business model.
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Original source: https://www.theverge.com/podcast/895221/yahoo-jim-lanzone-scout-ai-sports-finance-open-web
First tracked: March 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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