WordPress owner buys Tumblr from Verizon

WordPress owner buys Tumblr from Verizon

Verizon has revealed it is selling social network Tumblr to Automattic Inc, the owner of WordPress. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but reports say Tumblr has been bought for far less from the $1.1 billion Yahoo paid for it back in 2013. Tumblr later became part of the Verizon stable after its acquisition …