SMRTR TechMar 16, 2026The Verge

Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone on reviving the web’s homepage

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Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone is reviving the company as a "trusted guide to the internet" by returning to its aggregator roots for the modern era. After spinning out from Verizon in 2021, Yahoo sold non-core properties like TechCrunch and Engadget to focus on sports, finance, and email, where it's growing with Gen Z users. Lanzone recently launched Scout, an AI-powered search engine designed to send traffic to publishers rather than keeping users in a walled garden, supporting the struggling web publishing ecosystem while building toward a potential IPO.

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