Mashable - 4 years ago
Life after graduation can feel like an uphill battle, especially for the class of 2020. To celebrate graduates whose commencement ceremonies were canceled due to the coronavirus, Facebook and Instagram hosted #Graduation2020, a series of virtual sp...
TechCrunch - 4 years ago
Facebook acquires a popular GIF search engine, video game sales see major growth and Sorrentino reports promising results for a COVID-19 treatment. Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 15, 2020. 1. Facebook to acquire Giphy in a deal reportedly wo...
Mashable - 4 years ago
If a picture is worth a thousand words, what’s a GIF worth? Apparently hundreds of millions of dollars. Facebook has agreed to a deal with Giphy to acquire the GIF platform for $400 million, according to Axios. The report points out how...
TechCrunch - 4 years ago
Facebook will acquire Giphy, the web-based animated gif search engine and platform provider, Facebook confirmed today, in a deal worth around $400 million, according to a report by Axios. Facebook said it isn’t disclosing terms of the deal. Gi...
The Guardian - 4 years ago
Each worker will get $1,000, more if they were diagnosed with a disorder as a result of the material they viewedFacebook has agreed to pay a settlement of $52m in a court case alleging the company failed to protect workers tasked with moderating dist...
TechCrunch - 4 years ago
Facebook has agreed in principle to pay $52 million to compensate current and former content moderators who developed mental health issues on the job. The Verge reported Tuesday that the settlement will cover more than 11,000 content moderators who...