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EU commission requests algorithm data from YouTube, TikTok, and Snapchat

The EU Commission has formally requested detailed information from YouTube, TikTok, and Snapchat about the algorithms they use to recommend content to their users on October 2, according to a recent report by Reuters. 

Tips and tricks on how to look skinnier in pictures

Never underestimate the power of a bad picture. Today’s world is huge on Instagram and Snapchat, and unfortunately, how one looks in the frame is how one is perceived by both friends and strangers. The good news is there are plenty of tips and tricks that can help you look instantly thinner in snaps.

Meta's India head, Ajit Mohan, resigns to join Snap

According to a report by TechCrunch, Ajit Mohan, the head of Facebook parent Meta in India, has left the company and decided to join rival Snap. Mohan will lead Snap's APAC division as its president, according to TechCrunch.

Snapchat for Web is now available for all users

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, recently announced that it is making the desktop version of its app, Snapchat for Web, available to all its users.

Snapchat to cut 20% jobs after lowest revenue growth in its history

Snap Inc (SNAP.N) said on Wednesday revenue growth in the third quarter is running at the slowest rate in the company's history, as high inflation, rising interest rates and a deteriorating economy continues to ravage the advertising industry.

Snapchat to allow parents to monitor who their kids are chatting with

Snap Inc (SNAP.N), owner of the popular messaging app Snapchat, rolled out its first parental control tools on Tuesday, which will allow parents to see who their teens are talking to, but not the substance of their conversations.

Snapchat introducing its web version

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, recently announced that it is introducing the web version of its popular photo messaging app. The web version will allow users to chat, snap and video call from their computers.

Amber Heard not the inspiration behind crying face filter, claims Snapchat

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s defamation trial is a much-talked about event across social media. When Snapchat introduced a crying face filter soon after the “Aquaman” actress' outburst in the court hearing, netizens speculated that Heard was the inspiration behind it.

Snapchat rivals Facebook with 8bn video views on app daily

Snapchat has emerged as a new powerhouse, with the revelation that users of the service now watch 8 billion videos on its app every day, reports Business Insider.

July 11, 2015
July 11, 2015

Why do thousands want to show off Mecca on a chat app?

Saudis are asking Snapchat to host this live coverage on the 27th day of Ramadan (13 July this year) as it is believed to be one of the more blessed nights of the month.

April 17, 2015
April 17, 2015

Yahoo! may be readying a successor to Messenger

Whatever messaging app Yahoo! has in store, it will have to be incredibly innovative to stand up to the competition, which includes a host of revolutionary apps downloaded hundreds of millions of times.

March 12, 2015
March 12, 2015

Alibaba ploughs $200 m into Snapchat in latest startup deal: source

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N) is investing $200 million in photo-messaging app Snapchat, a source familiar with the deal said, striking its latest Silicon Valley deal as the Chinese e-commerce company builds up mobile services.

March 3, 2015
March 3, 2015

Bill Gates is named world's richest person again

Bill Gates is declared the richest man in the world for the 16th time by Forbes magazine's annual ranking of global billionaires

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