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Snap Acquires Spatial AR Firm Illumix to Accelerate Specs Glasses Development

Snap has acquired spatial augmented reality (AR) company Illumix to support its Specs AR glasses development,...

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Snap Names Anmol Malhotra Global Head of Content and Partnerships

Snap Inc. has promoted Anmol Malhotra to Global Head of Content and Partnerships, giving him oversight...

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Snap Hosts First Spectacles Developer Bootcamp at Santa Monica HQ

Snap Inc. brought 45 Spectacles developers to its Santa Monica headquarters on May 11 for a...

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Snap Cuts 1,000 Jobs, 16% of Workforce, as CEO Cites AI Efficiency Gains

Snap is laying off approximately 1,000 full-time employees, representing 16% of its global workforce, the company...

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Snap Locks In Qualcomm as Long-Term Chip Partner for Specs AR Eyewear Platform

Specs Inc., a Snap subsidiary focused on augmented reality (AR) eyewear, has signed a multi-year strategic...

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How Shady Dnaf Turned a Snapchat Bet Into a $23M Creator Economy Exit

When Amsterdam-based entrepreneur Shady Dnaf flew to Los Angeles around six years ago with no case...

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Snap Acquires Rec Room Assets to Bolster AR Hardware Push as Social Gaming Platform Shuts Down

Snap Inc. has acquired select assets from Rec Room Inc. following the Seattle-based company’s announcement that...

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Snap Launches Immersive AR Experience At Palace Of Versailles

Snap unveiled a new cultural partnership with the Palace of Versailles, bringing historical royal festivities to...

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Snap Acquires Saturn Calendar App To Boost Social Features For Teen Users

Snap Inc. has acquired Saturn, a calendar application widely used by high school students, per Engadget....

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Snap Rolls Out Bitmoji Game Creation Tools In Lens Studio Update

Snap Inc. has released Lens Studio 5.10, introducing new tools for augmented reality (AR) developers to...

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Snap Finalizes $15 Million Music Licensing Deals with Major Publishers

Snapchat parent company Snap Inc. has secured licensing agreements with music publishers worth nearly $15 million...

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Snap Stock Down 13%, Despite Better-Than-Expected Q1 Revenue 

Snap has reported first-quarter revenue of $1.36 billion, surpassing analysts’ expectations of $1.35 billion according to...

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Snap Shelves Plans For Simplified App Version After Testing Showed Mixed Results

Snap Inc. has shelved plans for a simplified version of its flagship app, reverting to its...

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Snap Unveils Advanced Brand Safety Tools For Marketing Partners

Snap has introduced new brand suitability controls to give advertisers expanded options to manage content adjacency...

Technology

#paid Unveils New Snapchat Integration To Enhance Creator-Brand Connections

Creator marketing platform #paid has announced an expanded partnership with Snap Inc., introducing a new integration...

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Snap Launches Financial Incentive For AR Developers, Creators

Snap has introduced Challenge Tags, a new program offering cash prizes to augmented reality (AR) developers...

Technology

DoubleVerify Expands Snap Integration To Enhance Brand Safety, Ad PlacAement

DoubleVerify is expanding its partnership with Snap to provide brand safety and suitability measurement tools for...

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OMG’s New Snap Partnership Taps Into The Power Of Snapchat Creators

Omnicom Media Group (OMG) announces a partnership with Snap Inc., leveraging the platform’s creator network for...

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Snapchat Quietly Rolls Out Travel Tracker Footsteps For All iOS Users

Snapchat is rolling out the “Footsteps” feature to all iOS users, the company confirmed the launch...

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Google Cloud, Snap Team Up To Introduce Major AI Upgrade To Users

Google Cloud and Snap Inc. announced an expanded partnership to enhance Snapchat’s My AI chatbot with...

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Snap’s AR Gamble: Pay Devs To Find Use Cases For $99/Month Spectacles

Snap Inc. announced its fifth-generation Spectacles augmented reality (AR) glasses, shifting focus to developer engagement rather...

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Meta And Snap To Showcase Next-Generation AR Glasses As Competition Heats Up

Meta and Snap are preparing to unveil their latest augmented reality (AR) glasses in September, setting...

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Snapchat’s Latest Ad Platform Updates: Key Improvements And Results

Snap Inc. reports significant growth in its advertising platform, with the number of active advertisers more...

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How TikTok And Snap Are Wooing Influencer Agencies, Challenging Meta’s Dominance

TikTok and Snap are intensifying efforts to attract influencer agencies, offering exclusive perks and data access...

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Snapchat Safety Overhaul: 4 New Features That Make Chatting Way Safer

Snap has introduced four new safety features to protect users, particularly teens, from online threats. The...