UPDATE: Facebook Announces $16B Cash & Stock Merger With WhatsApp
February 19, 2014 at 17:57 PM EST
As the war to acquire talent, users and growth rages on in Silicon Valley, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB ) its latest salvo by announcing the $16 billion dollar acquisition of WhatsApp in an SEC form 8-K after the close Wednesday. The deal, which will lead WhatsApp to become a wholly owned