Snap Expands Its Startup Accelerator Program
Snap Inc. is expanding its Yellow Accelerator program, opening it up twice a year — for eight companies per cohort. Launched in 2018, the Santa Mon…
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Snap’s New Diversity Report Finds Its Workers Are Still Overwhelmingly White and Male
Like most tech companies, Snap Inc. employees are largely white and male and the company has been grappling with its lack of diversity.
On Wednes…
Snap Executive Tells Congress Banning Snapchat Drug Sales Is Their ‘Top Priority’
Snap, TikTok and YouTube executives defended their efforts to protect kids on their platforms as Congress members battered them with questions Tuesda…
Snap Stock Plummets More Than 25% After Missing Q3 Earnings Expectations
Snap Inc. shares plunged in after hours trading as much as 27% on Thursday after missing Wall Street revenue expectations. CEO Evan Spiegel blamed th…
Snap Launches Augmented Reality Ad Studio, Arcadia
Los Angeles-based Snap said on Tuesday that it is launching a new, augmented reality advertising studio, which it is calling Arcadia. The new studio--…
Inside Genies’ Push to Build an Engineering Powerhouse With Ex-Snap Employees
Virtual avatar company Genies wants to be the go-to option for online personas and it's targeting the wealth of talent and seasoned executives from t…
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…
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…