Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone talks AI, reinvention, and reclaiming relevance

From relaunching core products to navigating AI’s disruption of search, here’s how Lanzone is reviving the legacy internet giant.
Yahoo is at a critical inflection point. Despite having a large user base—across Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Sports, and Yahoo News—the media company hasn’t reclaimed the buzz of its early days. CEO Jim Lanzone candidly discusses the fear of being “left behind” and how he’s pushing the brand to shed its old skin. He explains the wide-ranging implications as AI remakes search engines into answer engines and shares insights about the line between fantasy sports and gambling.