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Snap Acquires AI Factory Computer Vision Startup for $166M
Snap Acquires AI Factory Computer Vision Startup for $166M
January 03, 2020  |  Partnerships

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has acquired a Ukraine-based company called AI Factory, to help the social media app provide a new type of...

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Verizon And Snap Team On 5G To Power AR Development
Verizon And Snap Team On 5G To Power AR Development
November 21, 2019  |  Innovation

Verizon has announced that it’s partnering with Snap Inc., the company that owns popular social media video platform Snapchat, to provide 5G content for users,...

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Snap Says It Is No Longer Subjected To DOJ Probe
Snap Says It Is No Longer Subjected To DOJ Probe
October 23, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, said the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are no longer investigating it.  Reuters is reporting...

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Snap Doubles Down On Premium Content Amid Q3 Growth
Snap Doubles Down On Premium Content Amid Q3 Growth
October 23, 2019  |  Earnings

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 Tuesday (Oct. 22)....

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New Instagram App Causes Snap Shares To Slide
New Instagram App Causes Snap Shares To Slide
October 04, 2019  |  Markets

The launch of a new Instagram app caused shares in the owner of Snapchat to fall more than 7 percent–its lowest level in almost four...

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Snap’s Files Reveal Facebook’s Copycat Moves
Snap’s Files Reveal Facebook’s Copycat Moves
September 23, 2019  |  Facebook / Meta

Snap has documented Facebook’s alleged anti-competitive moves in a collection of files nicknamed Project Voldemort, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday (Sept. 23). Copying...

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Instagram Threads Takes A Shot At Snapchat
Instagram Threads Takes A Shot At Snapchat
August 27, 2019  |  Mobile

Instagram and its parent company Facebook are working on a new type of messaging app to rival Snapchat, according to a report by The Verge....

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Snapchat Parent Seeks Profits As It Raises $1B In Debt Securities
Snapchat Parent Seeks Profits As It Raises $1B In Debt Securities
August 07, 2019  |  Investments

Snap, the money-losing parent company of Snapchat, is issuing $1 billion in convertible debt for working capital and future acquisitions, CNBC reported Tuesday (Aug. 6)....

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Augmented Reality Gets Retail Boost From Snapchat And Google
Augmented Reality Gets Retail Boost From Snapchat And Google
July 24, 2019  |  Retail

The profile of augmented reality (AR) keeps rising in retail, and the latest evidence of the technology’s promise and popularity comes from Snapchat. In its...

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