http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/09/11/financial/f135641D57.DTL

[<<Yahoo Inc. is preparing to tweak several popular sections of its Web site, including its home page, during the next few months to accommodate more material from rival services as the Internet company tries to polish its tarnished franchise.>>]

Yeah, I saw the same article over at CBC.ca
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/09/12/yahoo-redesign.html

I'm really curious to know if they're going to create a new widget API or use something existing.

Gotta love the internet: so many standards to choose from!!!