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Snapchat introduces some safety enhancement tools in its AI chatbot

As a result of learning, the company has shared an update on some of the safety enhancements and said to launch a few tools to keep the AI responses in check

Snap launches new business unit to offer AI solutions to retailers

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has launched a new business unit that will offer its augmented reality (AI) solutions to retailers and businesses so they can integrate them into their apps

Snapchat puts parents in control, introduces 'Content Controls' for kids

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has rolled out a new feature for Family Center, called "Content Controls", which will allow parents to limit the type of content their teens watch on the app

Snapchat+ subscribers will soon be able to freeze Snap streaks

The company said that users can take a break with a new feature the platform is testing to let you reignite the spark and restore one Streak for free with just one tap

Snap introduces AI chatbot powered by OpenAI's ChatGPT technology

The "My AI" chatbot is available as an experimental feature for Snapchat+ subscribers and will be rolling out this week, the company said in a blogpost on Monday

Snap likley to unveil its 'AR for businesses' project at developer summit

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, is reportedly planning to unveil its new 'augmented reality (AR) for businesses' project, at its annual developer summit in April or perhaps even sooner

Snapchat crosses over 750 mn monthly active users, announces CEO Spiegel

Snapchat has crossed over 750 million monthly active users, its parent company Snap announced on Friday.

Snap to shut down its camera application for desktop on January 25

The company announced the change on its support page for Snap Camera and said that the application will "no longer be available to use or download" later this month

Snapchat announces new augmented reality feature to let creators make money

The company hopes that the feature will help developers to make money and motivates them to keep building

TikTok's new challenge luring young kids to their deaths: Report

Blackout challenge, also called the 'pass-out challenge', encourages kids to hold their breath until they fall unconscious, sometimes with the help of objects

Snapchat debuts on the Microsoft Store for Windows users: Details here

Snapchat is coming as a Progressive Web App (PWA), which will run through Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating system-based computers

Snapchat to pay monthly grants up to $50k to sound creators in India

Since launching Sounds, videos created with music from Sounds on Snapchat have collectively resulted in over 2.7 billion videos created and over 183 billion views globally

Snapchat AR creator community grows 60% in India since 'Spotlight' launch

Since its launch in India, time spent on Spotlight by the Indian Snapchatter community has increased by 175 per cent

Snapchat lowers payout for Spotlight creators for the second time

Recently, the company had reported that its revenue grew 6 per cent year-over-year (YoY) to $1,128 million in the third quarter of 2022

Snapchat gives story expiration controls to premium members, other features

Popular social media platform Snapchat has rolled out several new features, including "Custom Story Expiration", that will allow premium subscribers to control when their stories expire

Snap's revenue increased 6% YoY to $1,128 mn in third quarter of 2022

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has reported that its revenue grew 6 per cent year-over-year (YoY) to $1,128 million in the third quarter of 2022.

Snap laying off around 1,280 employees amid poor growth, says report

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, is reportedly laying off 20 per cent of its workforce (around 1,280 employees), and the company's Chief Business Officer Jeremi Gorman is leaving to join Netflix

Snapchat launches dual camera to capture multiple shots at a time

Snapchat introduced dual camera feature for Snapchatters to capture multiple perspectives and themes at the same time

Snapchat+ reach 1 mn subscribers, users can now get noticed by celebrities

Snap has announced that its premium service Snapchat+ has reached 1 million subscribers and the platform has begun rolling out new features to allow users to customise their experience.

Snapchat planning to lay off employees after disappointing Q2CY22 numbers

The net loss of Snapchat widened to $422 million in Q2CY22, nearly tripling from $152 million in the same quarter in 2021