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09 Feb 2024

Snapchat Down: Company Faces Technical Glitch, Users Report Outage

According to reports from the outage-detecting platform 'Downdetector,' a significant portion of Snapchat's user base, estimated at around 80 percent, encountered problems with the application during the outage.

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06 Jul 2023

Snap-Owned GIF Hub Gfycat To Shut On September 1

Users only have two months to save content before the company discontinues the service forever.

28 May 2023

Snapchat's New AR Filter To Let Users Paint Their Nails

Users will find the new filter in the Snapchat Lens Carousel section, which uses augmented reality to apply different colours and other 2D designs to users' fingernails.

17 May 2023

Fourth Major Exit In 6 Months! Meta India Executive Manish Chopra Steps Down

Chopra announced his leaving on LinkedIn and added that he will be helping with the transition over the coming weeks.

28 Feb 2023

Snap Joins AI Race; Announces To Integrate OpenAI's ChatGPT With Platform

Alphabet lost $100 billion in market value earlier this month when its new chatbot shared inaccurate information in a promotional video.

11 Dec 2022

THIS girl is SUPER EXCITED when her mother LOST her JOB at Meta; Here's WHY

11,000 employees of social media firm Meta were let off last month. The affected employees and their families were taken aback by the news. Shelly Kalish, who started working for Meta in June 2021, was one of the people the company let go of.

04 Dec 2022

10 BIG companies that did MASSIVE lay offs recently

12 Nov 2022

From Meta to Snap, Here's the list of companies that announced layoff - PICS

Expert anticipate mild recession next year. Keeping themeselves ready for it, several tech companies globally have announced lay off in the past few months, making it one of the worst years in the industry. Meta recently laid off 11,000 employees while Twitter cut almost 50% staff this month. However, they are not alone. Several tech companies have taken the same measure to lower their cost and turn themselves profitable in coming months. Here's the list of big tech companies that laid off their employees and what is the percentage of it.

09 Aug 2022

Snap may do MASSIVE layoffs soon, here’s why

The precise number of Snap's 6,000 employees who will be let go is unknown. However, the company hasn't yet provided any specific information on the same. The news of the layoffs follows Snap's disappointing earnings report.

22 Jul 2022

Snapchat reports $422 million loss in Q2, shares tank 25%

Snapchat parent company Snap's shares plunged over 25%. We are not satisfied with the results we are delivering," said CEO. The Daily Active User increased by 18%.

28 May 2022

Over 15,000 tech workers lost jobs in May; Worrying signs for IT employees?

Tech companies are facing multiple issues like rising inflation, recession fear, Russia-Ukraine war. Meta (formerly Facebook) and Twitter have publicly announced hiring freezes. Snapchat's parent firm Snap is slowing hiring as it misses revenue targets.

09 Apr 2022

Snapchat introduces new lens to help learn Sign Language

Snap has launched the ASL Alphabet Lens in partnership with SignAll. Snapchat had previously launched stickers and AR lenses with SignAll in September for the International Week of the Deaf."

19 Mar 2022

Snapchat launches new feature to allow building AR experiences for landmarks

The new feature is rolling out after first being teased at Snap`s Lens Fest event back in December. The new custom landmarkers are discoverable through physical Snapcodes displayed at the landmark.

22 Oct 2021

Snapchat to bring family safety tools to protect minors using its app

Spiegel stressed Snapchat`s more private nature as a tool for communicating with friends. This product would give parents more visibility into who their teenage users. Snapchat in June had shared this sort of work was on its roadmap.

28 Aug 2021

Snapchat upgrades camera to bring visual search at app’s centre

The feature allows Snapchat users to identify plants and music, solve math problems and scan food and wine labels with the in-app camera. Snapchat is also adding a few new features it previewed earlier this year. It`s also adding Camera Shortcuts, which will suggest a combination of augmented reality lenses and music based on your surroundings.

29 Jul 2021

Snapchat map to start recommending places for user's visit

The new feature is designed to make Snap Map more of a utility. 250 million+ people use Snapchat`s built-in map to see where their friends are in the world. The map feature will start scouting for the places, such as restaurants and bars for a user.

01 Jul 2021

WhatsApp rolls out Snap-like 'view once' feature for Android beta testers

The feature wipes photos and videos as soon as you view and dismiss them. The recipient will see if you have opened the photo or video set to view once. But you cannot see when the recipient open yours.

18 Jun 2021

Snapchat removes THIS filter to stop reckless driving

The company has further faced lawsuits from the families of those who have been injured or killed in car crashes where drivers were moving at excessive speeds, allegedly to score bragging rights on the app. The feature has been connected to several deadly or near-fatal car crashes, often with teenagers behind the wheel. In 2016, five people in Florida died in a high-speed collision that reportedly involved the speed filter, according to the report.

22 May 2021

Snap acquires AR display provider WaveOptics for $500 million

Snap unveiled the next generation of Spectacles on Thursday. Snapchat has reached over 500 million monthly active users. 40 per cent of its community located outside of North America and Europe.

21 May 2021

Snapchat hits 500M monthly users, India sees 100% user growth

In India, Snapchat has seen over 100 per cent growth in DAUs. Snap also announced new features, latest updates and Augmented Reality (AR) experiences. Snap recently unveiled the next generation of Spectacles.

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