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'Axis,' a new search tool from Yahoo, is designed to help the company keep pace with rivals Google and Microsoft in the fast-changing search market. Unfortunately, observers seem to doubt the new feature will help the troubled firm out of its funk. ... It has been a tough six months for Yahoo, which announced earlier this year that it was laying off a large part of its global workforce. Then in early May the company's new chief executive officer Scott Thompson was shown to have lied on his resume, leading investors to call for his resignation. Eventually, Thompson obliged . Axis Search Shows ... (view more)