In a massive deal announced today, October 30, 2012, Lucasfilm Ltd. has been sold to Disney for $4.05 billion. In addition, plans were announced for a 7th “Star Wars” called predictably, “Episode 7,” due for release in 2015, and plans for an Episode 8 and 9 in the years following. George Lucas said, “It’s […]
Facebook has purchased Instagram for $1 billion, which is big news, but that’s just the start of things. Heard today via TechCrunch is that Instagram closed a $50 million Series B round from Sequoia, Josh Kushner’s Thrive Capital, Greylock, and Benchmark at a $500 million valuation. Apparently, investors, many of whom didn’t know about the […]