Mark Zuckerberg, Sergey Brin, and Yuri Milner Launch A $33 Million “Breakthrough Prize” For The Life Sciences Foundation

Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook CEO), Sergey Brin (Google co-founder), and Yuri Milner (Russian investor/entrepreneur) have established an annual prize to reward research for curing diseases.  The “Breakthrough Prize” for the Life Sciences Foundation was announced today.  The first 11 winners of the award were announced and they involve combating cancer, diabetes, Parkinson’s, etc.  Each of them will receive $3 million.

Continue reading →

Mark Zuckerberg Owns Roughly One-Third Of Facebook Now

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, now owns 30% of the company that he co-founded.  Zuckerberg owns 632.65 million Facebook shares compared to the 500 million that he held in September.  The company’s IPO was flubbed, but Zuckerberg promised that he would not sell any stock for at least a year.

Continue reading →

Facebook CEO Randi Zuckerberg To Publishing “Dot Complicated” Book In November

Randi Zuckerberg, the sister of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, has signed a two-book deal.  HarperCollins announced earlier this week that Randi will be publishing a memoir titled “Dot Complicated.”  She is also publishing a children’s story. ”Dot Complicated” is scheduled to arrive on November 5th.  The book will be about Randi’s time as Facebook’s marketing director up to around the time she became a mother in 2011.

Protests Occur Outside Of Mark Zuckerberg’s Home During Chris Christie Fundraiser

Last month we wrote about how Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg would be hosting a fundraiser for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie at his home with his wife Priscilla Chan.  Guests at the event included Condoleezza Rice.  Governor Chris Christie is seeking re-election this year and has been raising funds in California since February 11th.  During the event, there was around 40 protestors outside.

Continue reading →

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan Donated $498.8 Million To Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is one of the wealthiest individuals in America.  Along with his wife Priscilla Chan, Zuckerberg donated around 18 million shares of Facebook stock (worth $498.8 million) to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

Continue reading →

Facebook Q4 2012: $1.585 Billion Revenues, $64 Million Net Income, 1.06 Billion Users, 240 Billion Photos Stored,

Facebook reported their Q4 revenues and they hit $1.585 billion in revenue, which is a 40% increase year-over-year.  The company’s net income was $64 million.  The company now hit 1.06 billion users as of December 31, 2012.  Mobile advertising accounted for 23% of the “book’s” total ad revenue, which is an increase from 14% in Q3.

Continue reading →

Mark Zuckerberg To Host A Fundraiser For Chris Christie

Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg will be hosting a fundraiser for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.  Zuckerberg will be hosting the fundraiser with his wife Priscilla Chan.  The two will be hosting the fundraiser at their home in Palo Alto, California on February 13th.  The attendees will include friends and business contacts of the two.  Donations will be capped at $3,800, which is the limit in New Jersey.

Continue reading →