Snapchat is ramping up its efforts to combat illicit drug deals on its app. Parent company Snap on Tuesday shared an update about its latest efforts to stop the push of narcotics on the platform with a greater focus on teens. Among the changes, Snapchat is updating its Quick Add suggestion feature to reduce interactions …
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This story is part of The Year Ahead, CNET’s look at how the world will continue to evolve starting in 2022 and beyond. I had every intention of wearing Meta’s (Facebook) Ray-Ban Stories glasses, equipped with cameras, microphones and speakers, as my everyday glasses. Then something funny happened on the way to the optical shop. At Lenscrafters, they wouldn’t install …
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Law enforcement agencies and school districts across the country said they were aware of anonymous posts on short-form video app TikTok that alleged school shootings would take place in the US on Dec. 17 but concluded the threat wasn’t credible. The alleged threats prompted school districts across the country to take precautions. Police departments around the country also said they’d keep …
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Chatting with coworkers on the Slack productivity app for desktop or phone has become a way of life. While being helpful for work communication, the software isn’t without its Easter eggs, like the ability to create custom emoji to go with the 2,000-plus emoji that are already in there. Big whoop, right? But trust me, start making and using custom emoji …
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It’s mid-December, and Snapchat has joined Facebook, Instagram and Spotify in launching its year in review feature. A Look Back at 2021 will round up a random assortment of your snaps from the year across categories like pets, water, filters and staying in. Here’s how to see, send and save your 2021 Snapchat highlights 1. Open the Snapchat app to …
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Instagram has added a new wrap-up feature for the end of the year, with the social media platform debuting 2021 Playback for some users on Thursday. The feature showcases what Instagram thinks are your best stories from the year, although you can add or delete other stories of your choice before publishing. “To help you look back on your special …
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I finally got to try Snap’s AR glasses in my own backyard, testing a handful of its augmented-reality Lenses in bright outdoor light. The hour or so I spent with them was like a quick sprint through the possible future of how developers will play with AR beyond the current phone-powered experiences. I was able to try out a handful …
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Snap, the parent company of disappearing-message app Snapchat, reported third-quarter revenue that missed Wall Street’s expectations on Thursday. At one point, Snap’s shares plunged nearly 25% in after-hours trading to $56.36 per share. The company posted $1.07 billion in revenue in the third quarter, below the $1.1 billion forecast by analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters. Snap earned 17 cents per …
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The Senate will hold a hearing on Oct. 26 with TikTok, YouTube and Snap’s Snapchat to examine the platforms’ impact on young users’ safety, the Senate Commerce consumer protection subcommittee said Tuesday. “Recent revelations about harm to kids online show that Big Tech is facing its Big Tobacco moment — a moment of reckoning,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who chairs the …
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Google’s Pixel 6 line is integrating Snapchat directly into the phone, debuting a Quick Tap to Snap feature that makes Snapchat’s camera come up by tapping the back of the phone. The integration is a first for Snapchat, and during Google’s Pixel fall event on Tuesday, Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel said that the app will support several of the Pixel’s …
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