Skip to Content
AP-National

Ex-Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer discusses the current tech scene from vantage point of her AI startup

By
Published 11:06 AM

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
AP Technology Writer

Marissa Mayer has long been an inspiration for innovative women battling to break through the gender barriers in the male-dominated technology industry. After graduating from Stanford University, Mayer joined Google in 1999 when the internet search giant was still a startup and then went on to design breakthrough products such as Gmail. She left Google in 2012 to become CEO of Yahoo in an unsuccessful to turn around the fading internet pioneer. The 48-year-old Mayer now runs an artificial intelligence startup called Sunshine that makes an app for managing personal contacts. She recently shared her views on AI and other tech topics in an interview with The Associated Press.

Article Topic Follows: AP-National

Jump to comments ↓

Associated Press

Related Articles

BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION

KVIA ABC 7 is committed to providing a forum for civil and constructive conversation.

Please keep your comments respectful and relevant. You can review our Community Guidelines by clicking here

If you would like to share a story idea, please submit it here.

Skip to content