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1.5KMobile ApplicationsSnap: China’s TikTok Could Pass Instagram In Growth
TikTok, with its gamut of quick dance and lip sync videos, could become even bigger than rival Instagram, said Snap Inc. Chief...
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2.8KPartnerships / AcquisitionsSnap Acquires AI Factory Computer Vision Startup for $166M
Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has acquired a Ukraine-based company called AI Factory, to help the social media app provide a...
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4.2KRetailAmazon Or Walmart? Who Won 2019’s Race For The Consumer’s Whole Paycheck
A little more than a year ago, PYMNTS started tracking the race for the consumer’s whole paycheck between the two retail behemoths...
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1.8KInvestmentsPepper Gets $5.6M To Help DTC Firms With Spend Analysis
Los Angeles-based Pepper has raised $5.6 million in seed funding from Upfront Ventures, Lerer Hippeau and Manta Ray Ventures, as reported on...
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2.1KInnovationVerizon And Snap Team On 5G To Power AR Development
Verizon has announced that it’s partnering with Snap Inc., the company that owns popular social media video platform Snapchat, to provide 5G...
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1.6KANTITRUSTSnap CEO Addresses Pressure On Big Tech
As politicians and regulators up their pressure on so-called Big Tech in the U.S., it can be difficult to see where all...
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2.7KRetailLook At The Pretty Pictures: Behind Visual Commerce’s Rise
Retail involves all senses, but as a new decade approaches, it’s become clear that visual commerce is gaining even more steam. To...
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2.0KRegulationSnap Says It Is No Longer Subjected To DOJ Probe
Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, said the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are no longer investigating it. ...
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2.9KEarningsSnap Doubles Down On Premium Content Amid Q3 Growth
Efforts to rebuild its Android app have paid off for Snapchat operator Snap, according to the company’s latest financial report, which was released late on...
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7.3KFacebookSnap CEO Skeptical Of Facebook Antitrust Probe
For the company’s prospects of competing with Instagram in the short term, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel is unsure if antitrust activity by...
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3.9KInnovationMore Than Pretty Pictures: Visual Commerce’s Rise Boosts Retail
For fans of retail or marketing history — or just fans of how people communicated in the past — reading old magazine...
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2.3KRetailSnap Unveils Third Generation Of Spectacles
With new 3D effects included for Snapchat use, Snap has reportedly introduced its third generation of wearable sunglass cameras called Spectacles. Users...
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2.5KInvestmentsSnapchat Parent Seeks Profits As It Raises $1B In Debt Securities
Snap, the money-losing parent company of Snapchat, is issuing $1 billion in convertible debt for working capital and future acquisitions, CNBC reported...
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2.1KEarningsSnap Rides Success Of Updated Android App To Q2 Growth
Improvements to its Android offering continued to pay dividends for Snapchat operator Snap in the second quarter of 2019, according to the...
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4.8KRetailWalmart Expands EBT Grocery Card Acceptance Online
Walmart will now accept SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) to pay for online grocery orders at all of its pickup locations, according...
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2.2KSocial CommerceSnapchat To Release Facebook-Similar Events Feature
Snapchat is reportedly preparing to release a new feature that supports events just like Facebook does, according to a report by The...
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2.4KMarketsTeens Help Snap’s Stock To Surge
Snap has seen its stock surge more than 180 percent since December — thanks to teenagers. When it comes to augmented reality,...
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2.5KRetailSnap Lets Select Accounts Operate In-App Stores
Snap, the maker of the disappearing messaging app Snapchat, is rolling out new tools to enable select accounts to operate a store...
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2.1KRetailFoursquare Acquires Placed From Snap
At a time when Foursquare has notched $150 million in fresh funding, the location technology company has acquired Placed from Snap Inc....
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1.9KMobileShopify Partners With Snap On Marketing Integration
Shopify and Snap have formed a partnership that will allow Shopify merchants to buy and manage Snapchat Story ad campaigns on Shopify’s...
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5.5KWalmart Amazon whole paycheckSNAP Recipients In NY Can Now Buy Groceries Online
While the race for the consumer’s whole paycheck between Walmart and Amazon was somewhat quieter this week than it has been in...
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3.4KRegulationUK Regulator: Stop Pushing Kids Into Apps
The U.K.’s tech regulator, the ICO, wants companies like Facebook and Snap to stop enticing kids to their websites and apps. According...
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4.2KLegalBlackBerry Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Twitter
BlackBerry, the once-maker of the BlackBerry mobile phone, has filed a lawsuit against Twitter contending the social media platform operator engaged in...
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4.8KeCommerceEx-Snap CSO Rivals Amazon With eCommerce Startup Verishop
A former Snap executive is planning to take on Amazon with the launch of a new eCommerce platform. Imran Khan, who spent...
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4.9KEarningsEarnings March On As GrubHub Stumbles, Snap Has Pep
The data deluge continues, and the earnings roundup this week has some positives — such as in Fiserv’s gains ahead of a...
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5.5KSizzle/FizzleSizzle/Fizzle: Snap Earnings Sizzle, Bitcoin Fizzles
Sizzle Snap: Shares snap upward, up by 21 percent, in the wake of earnings that soundly beat projections. Daily average user count...
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3.3KPersonnelTwo Snap Executives Leaving Over Inappropriate Behavior With A Contractor
Two senior executives recently left Snap, the maker of disappearing messaging app Snapchat, for allegedly conducting inappropriate relationships with a contractor that...
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3.1KPersonnelSnap’s CFO The Latest Executive To Leave
Snap, the struggling maker of the disappearing app Snapchat, saw its stock take a big hit after announcing its chief financial officer...
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4.1KInnovationSnap Launches Partner Program To Help Brands Create AR Lenses
Snap, the maker of the disappearing messaging app Snapchat, announced Monday (Nov. 19) a partner program aimed at making it easier for...
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4.6KIPOSnap Subpoenaed By DOJ, SEC Over IPO Disclosures
Snap, the maker of the disappearing SnapChat app, has been subpoenaed by the U.S. Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission....
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4.1KEarningsSnap Plans Product Tweaks As Q3 Disappoints Investors
More product improvements — and quick ones at that — seem to be in the mix for Snap as its daily active...
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3.2KEarningsSnap’s Cash Could Run Dry By Mid-2019
Snap, the maker of a disappearing messenger app, may have to raise capital by the middle of next year, according to MoffettNathanson....
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Snap Shares Fall Following CEO Evan Spiegel’s Memo
Following news that Snap Chief Executive Evan Spiegel unveiled new strategic goals and acknowledged shortcomings with a recent design of its app...
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Snap Launches eCommerce For Advertisers
Snapchat eCommerce is taking shape this week, with the company that operates the messaging app launching advertising products centered around online retail....
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2.9KInnovationVisual Search Gains More Popularity, And Not Just From Amazon
Every time a new visual search deal comes along — like the major one involving Amazon and Snap, one rumored but officially announced...
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4.1KAmazonAmazon, Snap Pair On Visual Commerce
Snap announced that it is testing out a new way to search for products on Amazon using the Snapchat camera. “It’s super...
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4.4KEarningsSnap Loses 3M Users, But Sees Rise In Users Ages 35+
The backlash to the Snapchat redesign continued to depress user figures in the second quarter of 2018. But Snap Inc. still beat...
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15.6KLegalSnap Shareholders Can Pursue Lawsuit
Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP), the maker of the disappearing messaging app Snapchat, saw a court ruling that gave investors the green light...
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2.9KAppleMobile Ads Reportedly Interest Apple
Can Apple do mobile ads? The world might soon find out, according to a report Friday (June 1) in The Wall Street...
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5.3KToday In DataRules Were Made To Be Broken, Or At Least Rewritten
There are some things that happened so predictably they became like laws. Transistor density on microchips doubled every year and a half,...
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5.1KRetailPropel CEO Sees App As Aid to Low-Income Consumers, Beyond The Grocer’s Aisles
An app designed to make life easier for food stamp recipients is expanding the commerce-related services it offers to low-income Americans, but...
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3.1KConsumer FinanceWall Street Investors Place Their Bets On Millennials
When it comes to stock market picks, Wall Street investors are placing their bets on the buying power of the millennial generation....
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7.4KRetailSnap Adding ‘Shop Now’ Button To AR Lenses
Snap, the maker of the Snapchat disappearing messaging app, is reportedly adding a “Shop Now” button to its app, enabling users to...
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Snap To Fire 100 Engineers In Its Latest Layoff Round
Snap, the parent company and creator of disappearing messaging app Snapchat, is laying off around 100 employees in order to focus on...
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3.6KPersonnelSnap Braces For Biggest Round Of Layoffs Yet
Just like the photos and videos shared on its social platform, Snap employees are about to disappear as the company braces for...
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Contrary To Kylie Jenner, Snapchat Is Doing Just Fine After Redesign
Wall Street doesn’t seem to care what Kylie Jenner thinks. Despite Jenner’s – and many users’ –criticism of its redesign, Snap shares...
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7.7KRetailNike Teams Up With Snapchat For In-App Air Jordan Presale
Marking the first time that a brand other than Snap has allowed consumers to purchase a product directly through Snapchat, Nike pre-released...
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4.6KToday In DataToday In Data: Workplace AI, Faster Payments’ Proliferation And Snap Shares Are Up
Today in PYMNTS data, finance professionals are using artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace, payment speeds have varying impacts on different-sized businesses,...
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4.5KEarningsSnap Shares Soar As App Redesign Bears Fruit
And in a Snap, the Snap shares soared, snapping a losing streak that had brought forth the dreaded “busted IPO” sobriquet. Investors...
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6.4KRetailBlue Apron Tops The List For Worst Performing IPOs
Blue Apron was the worst-performing tech initial public offering (IPO) in 2017, according to Crunchbase’s ranking of tech IPOs. The meal kit company...
