Turns out AOL is still a thing - and it's just been bought for $1.5bn

One of the most iconic names of the early Internet, AOL spread across millions of US homes, merging with Time Warner in 2001 ...

I downloaded AOL Mail in 2025, and I don't regret it

F or many of us, AOL is a name relegated to the dustbin of history. It doesn’t seem like that long ago when I couldn’t open ...
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Bending Spoons to acquire AOL following $2.8B debt financing

Technology company Bending Spoons today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AOL, the web ...
Yahoo

AOL still offers dial-up internet, but not for long

FILE-The homepage of America Online is pictured on a computer screen. (Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images) AOL plans to shut down its dial-up internet service, which has been a staple ...

You’ve got a new owner: AOL is sold in reputed $1.5B deal to tech conglomerate

In 2021, Apollo Global Management bought AOL and Yahoo together for $5 billion, setting the stage for AOL’s latest sale to Bending Spoons.

AOL to Be Acquired by Italy’s Bending Spoons

Deal terms weren’t disclosed. Bending Spoons is buying AOL for about $1.5 billion, Axios reported. AOL generates around $400 ...
The Atlantic

Stop Us If You've Heard This One: AOL Wants to Rebrand Its Email

AOL Mail — long the clunky digital turf of lame dads, clueless grandparents, and anyone weirdly nostalgic for 1998 — is gearing up for a major "refresh," or so said CEO Tim Armstrong at yesterday's ...