Scoop: Facebook to buy Giphy for $400 millionFacebook has agreed to buy Giphy, the popular platform of sharable animated images, Axios has learned from multiple sources. The total deal value is around $400 million. Background: A source close to the situation says that the two companies first began talking prior to the pandemic, although that was more about a partnership than an acquisition. Giphy is expected to retain its own branding, with
