News was actually committed during Yahoo’s fourth-quarter earnings conference call today, with its CEO Carol Bartz noting that the company would disable its irksome “hover interaction” on the homepage and also has restructured its international business. Yahoo (YHOO) reported results earlier today that slightly exceeded expectations in the fourth quarter, but it was no blowout. Said a spokeswoman for the Silicon Valley Internet giant in an email to …

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