is the editor of the Platformer newsletter and cohost of the Hard Fork podcast. Yik Yak has laid off 60 percent of employees amid a downturn in the app’s growth prospects, The Verge has learned. The ...

In a move that seemed all-too predictable, Yik Yak has fired more than half of its staff. According to the Atlanta Journal–Constitution, the local startup laid off 30 of its 50 employees on Thursday.

Yik Yak users are enraged over the changes being made to the anonymous social app after its quiet acquisition by the similarly focused campus chat app, Sidechat. While Yik Yak had focused on anonymous ...

Tired of all the whining around Valentine's Day years ago, I decided to celebrate the majestic yak on February 14 instead. Turns out, it was a most worthy choice. Do they race chalky-tasting candy ...

After a four-year break, Yik Yak, the once-popular anonymous messaging app blamed for cyberbullying and hate speech, is back. This time, the new owners are promising to take a stronger stance against ...

The high-altitude hero of the Himalayas, yak are among the few large animals that can survive the extremely cold, harsh and oxygen-poor conditions of the Tibetan Plateau. In the mountainous regions of ...