Yahoo To Launch Consumer Tech Site With Help Of New York Times' David Pogue

Yahoo is planning to launch a consumer tech website with the help of long-time NYT columnist David Pogue.

The news comes by way of Brian Stelter, long-time NYT writer, who reports via Twitter that Pogue announced his new plans via an internal memo at the New York Times. Yahoo has yet to comment.

Longtime NYT columnist David @Pogue "is leaving to help launch a consumer-tech site at Yahoo," per an internal memo.

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) October 21, 2013

David Pogue has also confirmed the plans on his own Twitter, posting that he will be leaving the NYT for Yahoo after 13 years of tech journalism.

Here’s the tweet:

Yes, it’s true: After 13 years, I’m leaving the NY Times to start a new tech site (and much more) at Yahoo. http://t.co/bvDDoMCR5g

— David Pogue (@Pogue) October 21, 2013

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