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Deepfake is a growing threat in the age of online bullying and harassment.

Social media biggie snaps up deepfake startup

Snap used AI Factory's tech to build the newly released Cameos feature.

06 Jan 2020 7:51 AM

The Spectacles 3 are currently up for pre-orders on the official website and are expected to start shipping this fall.

Snap launches third-gen Spectacles 3 smart glasses

The latest version features dual HD cameras and supports 3D recording.

14 Aug 2019 8:21 AM

Fitbit and Bitmoji are able to visualize and dynamically update Bitmoji avatars on the smartwatch clock face.

Fitbit and Snap launch Bitmoji clock face

Bitmoji cartoon-self dynamically updates 24/7 based on your activity and personal data to help motivate you to get more active.

08 Apr 2019 4:05 PM

The new gaming initiative will be unveiled at Snap’s first-ever summit for content and developer partners in Los Angeles on April 4.

Snapchat to launch gaming platform next month

The platform, codenamed “Project Cognac,” will feature a handful of games from outside developers.

17 Mar 2019 1:01 PM

An outside investigation found that Snap’s head of global security, Francis Racioppi, fired the contractor after their relationship ended. (Photo: AP)

Snap fires 2 execs after alleged sexual misconduct

The firings follow a series of high-profile executive departures from Snap.

20 Jan 2019 1:37 PM

The social media firm has seen a string of top-level executives depart in the past year.

Snap shares hit by second CFO exit in a year

Several Wall Street analysts termed Stone’s departure “materially negative.”

17 Jan 2019 12:40 PM

The previously unreported federal inquiries follow an ongoing shareholder lawsuit in which investors allege that Snap misled the public about how competition from Facebook Inc’s Instagram service had affected the company’s growth.

Snap reveals US subpoenas on IPO disclosures

Snap said in a statement it has responded to the government subpoenas and other requests for information.

14 Nov 2018 11:04 AM

A revelation for teenage users and twenty-somethings worldwide when its vanishing-post model was first launched in 2011, Snap’s user growth has stalled in the past two years as Instagram mimicked its best features.

Snap shares sink as two million users move on

Four Wall Street analysts cut their price target as Snap’s much-criticized app redesign continued to weigh on daily active user numbers.

29 Oct 2018 8:46 AM

The number of daily active users on Snapchat fell to 186 million in the quarter ended Sept. 30, from 188 million three months earlier.

Snap expects to lose more users, shares plunge

Daily active users are expected to fall again next quarter, Snap Chief Financial Officer Tim Stone told analysts.

26 Oct 2018 8:14 AM

In August, Snap reported its first-ever drop in daily users, largely due to the redesign.

Snap chief strategy officer leaves in latest executive departure

Khan, 41, whose last day has not been determined, was named to the role in 2015 and played a key part in taking Snap public.

11 Sep 2018 9:43 AM

This is the first year that novels published in Ireland are eligible for the prize. (Photo: themanbookerprize.com)

The Man Booker Prize 2018 Longlist announced: Here are the book synopses

The list was chosen from 171 submission, the highest number of titles put forward in the prize’s 50-year-history.

24 Jul 2018 4:44 PM

The company claims that it will be announcing more hires in the coming days.

Tesla hires executives from Apple and Amazon

The company listed the newly hired executives, who came from Apple, Amazon and other tech giants in a new blog post.

28 May 2018 2:48 PM

Google up against GoPro, Snap with its new smart camera

Google Clips will be the first standalone camera from the search company, which has expanded its hardware business over the last year.

05 Oct 2017 9:54 AM

Snapchat's second-quarter daily active users rose 21 per cent to 173 million from an year earlier, falling short of the 175.2 million expected by analysts, according to financial data analytics firm FactSet.

Snap shares hit record low as user growth miss unnerves investors

The shares fell more than 14 per cent on Friday morning after messaging app Snapchat's growth missed expectations for the second in a row.

12 Aug 2017 8:09 AM

Snap shares plummet as investors mark down first earnings report

Snap's shares tumbled 23 per cent in after-hours trading to wipe some $6 billion from it's market value

11 May 2017 9:08 AM

"Our Story" allows users to post their Snaps as part of a larger public collection, which users will be able to search through with the latest update.

Snapchat adds more accessible search feature

Snapchat will enable users to search for photos and videos known as "Snaps" posted to the "Our Story" option on the app.

01 Apr 2017 8:12 AM

Snap which launched the Shapchat app that teens and young adults love to use to send photos and videos that disappear a few seconds after recipients see them.

Silicon Valley high school makes $24 million from Snap IPO

Snap which launched the Shapchat app that teens and adults love to use to send photos and videos that disappear after recipients see them.

04 Mar 2017 9:07 AM

Company executives have been on the road for the last week meeting with potential investors, and Thomson Reuters IFR reported on Friday that the deal is oversubscribed.

Ghosts of past tech IPOs could haunt Snap's performance

Globally, shares of most of the 25 largest technology IPOs have languished in their first 12 months on the public market

26 Feb 2017 4:10 PM

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