After about a month of speculation, Facebook has finally announced its acquisition of Israeli facial recognition technology Face.com. We've heard from multiple sources that the acquisition price was around $100m, with others reporting that the price was between $80m-$100m. (Update: We're now hearing from a source familiar with the matter that the price was between $55 and $60 million, and that it was a mix of cash and stock. The exact value of the deal will be changing depending on the price of Facebook's stock.) This is absolutely not an acqui-hire, as Facebook will be taking full advantage of the company's technology and the advancements it's made on mobile -- perhaps to finally include mobile tagging options for photos.kim kardashian and kanye west henrik stenson jobs act greg mortenson jim marshall died 2013 toyota avalon the secret life of bees
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