VidCon 2021 Cancelled Amid Rising COVID Cases
VidCon 2021 has been canceled because of heightened concerns over COVID-19 and the Delta variant and California's health and safety mandates. The inf…
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Snap Revenue Soars Past Q2 Expectations on Earnings Call
Snap shares soared as high as nearly 17% in after-hours trading Thursday after reporting its highest rates of revenue and user growth in four years.I…
Bitmoji Gets an Upgrade as Snapchat Doubles Down on Fashion
Bitmojis are getting an upgrade on Snapchat with a new 3-D design that rolls out Monday.Snap Inc. is decking out its avatars with more than 1,200 com…
LATech.org Launches 1000 Internships Initiative
Internships can open many doors, but those in tech can be especially tough to land and not always the most welcoming environment for women and people…
LA Venture: How Science Inc. CEO Mike Jones Stays Ahead of the Trends
This week on the L.A. Venture podcast, hear from Mike Jones, the founder and CEO of studio and venture firm Science Inc. Jones is considered an exper…
Givingli Picks Up $4M For Virtual Gifting
Los Angeles-based Givingli, a developer of a gifting app, said Tuesday afternoon that it has raised $4M in its seed funding round. The company has now…
Snap Strikes Multi-Year Deal With Universal Music Group
Snapchat users will now be able to use songs from Kanye West, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift after Snap and Universal Music Group inked a deal that gives…
SCOTUS: Snapchat Post is Protected Free Speech
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a Pennsylvania high school violated a student's First Amendment rights when it punished her for posting a…
Snapchat Drops Speed Filter
Venice-based Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has pulled a controversial filter, which had been accused of encouraging reckless driving. The "spe…
SCOTUS Will Decide Whether a Teen’s Use of Snapchat Is Protected Speech
A 14-year-old Pennsylvania high school student who took to Snapchat after not getting a spot on the varsity cheerleading team is at the center of a c…