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Snap’s billionaire CEO admits he sets up new hires to fail on their first day
Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel welcomes new hires by challenging them to pitch ideas on their first day, promoting creativity.
Published on Mar 31, 2025 03:57 PM IST
What did Harry Sisson do? All about the influencer's Snapchat scandal
Harry Sisson, a top Democratic influencer, allegedly lured several women on Snapachat to share explicit photos of themselves with him.
Published on Mar 19, 2025 09:53 AM IST
Snapchat CEO’s savage LinkedIn update trolls Meta’s copy-paste strategy
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel has added “VP Product @ Meta” to his LinkedIn profile, taking a dig at the social media network’s habit of copying features from Snapchat
Published on Feb 07, 2025 03:24 PM IST
Neo-Nazi satanist jailed for six years for encouraging girls to kill themselves
Cameron Finnigan, 19, appeared before Mr Justice Jay at the Old Bailey on Thursday for sentencing
Published on Jan 17, 2025 12:22 AM IST
PA_Media | hindustantimes.com
'Pics of Brazil model': How Delhi man lured, duped 700 women on Bumble, Snapchat
Vikas Bisht used the fake profiles to connect with women aged between 18 and 30 years on various online dating platforms.
Updated on Jan 04, 2025 06:56 PM IST
Lawrence Bishnoi's brother, Baba Siddique shooters used Snapchat before murder
A report said that Lawrence Bishnoi's brother Anmol Bishnoi spoke to the shooters of Baba Siddique before the murder, and a Snapchat link was established.
Published on Oct 23, 2024 10:33 AM IST
'Phygital': All about the new shopping trend taking over India's Gen Z
According to a study by Snapchat and Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Gen Z is the largest generation to ever live in India.
Updated on Oct 16, 2024 03:37 PM IST
Muskaan Sharma
AI and alt-X: Behind the hunt for more social media users
AI in social networks increasingly proved to be a differentiator. X Premium and X Premium+ subscribers got access to Grok AI chatbot, which had distinctive Regular Mode and Fun Mode for replies.
Updated on Jul 26, 2024 09:23 AM IST
Snapchat down for several users in India. How netizens reacted
Multimedia messaging app Snapchat is down for several users in India.
Updated on Feb 09, 2024 02:16 PM IST
Snapchat layoffs: Snap Inc to fire 10% staff as social media copes with ad slump
Snap Inc. is reducing its workforce by roughly 10% across the globe as it faces a major slump in ad revenue profits.
Published on Feb 05, 2024 11:00 PM IST
Bloomberg |
Snapchat parent Snap announces fresh round of job cuts; check all details here
Snapchat parent Snap announced a plan to reduce our global headcount by approximately 10% of our global full-time employees.
Updated on Feb 06, 2024 10:44 AM IST
Snapchat text that landed UK student into trouble: ‘I’m a member of the Taliban’
The Snapchat text that the UK student sent to his friends read, “On my way to blow up the plane (I’m a member of the Taliban).”
Published on Jan 25, 2024 02:32 PM IST
Snapchat's AI chatbot may pose privacy risk to children: UK watchdog
The ICO is investigating how "My AI" processes the personal data of Snapchat's roughly 21 million UK users, including children aged 13-17.
Published on Oct 07, 2023 02:23 AM IST
Reuters |
Snapchat users baffled by My AI’s cryptic story and unresponsive chat
Snapchat's AI chatbot, My AI, experienced glitches and posted a mysterious story, alarming users. The issue has since been resolved.
Published on Aug 16, 2023 03:17 PM IST
3 years on, a sexual assault and viral clips come to haunt top SoBo school kids
A 20-year-old man has been booked for sexually assaulting a friend at a birthday party and circulating sex clips on Snapchat. The accused is currently studying in Australia and was not available for questioning by the police. The police have registered a case under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, as well as the Information Technology Act. Investigations are ongoing, with the police questioning the accused's father and the common friend who hosted the party.
Updated on Jul 29, 2023 12:44 AM IST
Vinay Dalvi, Mumbai
Mumbai man booked for sexual assault, circulating video: Police
A 20-year-old man was booked for sexually assaulting a girl three years ago and circulating the video of the assault
Updated on Jul 29, 2023 12:40 AM IST
Vinay Dalvi, Mumbai
Nashik teen held for blackmailing Panvel girl with private photos
The accused – identified as Siraj Ahmed Abid Ali Chaudhary – befriended the girl on Snapchat around seven months ago
Updated on Jun 23, 2023 12:53 AM IST
Snapchat reaches over 200 million monthly active users in India
The visual messaging app has over 750 million monthly active users globally comprising 90 per cent of users in the age bracket of 18-24 years.
Published on May 23, 2023 10:44 PM IST
PTI |
Snapchat's My AI Chatbot Faces Criticism Over User Privacy and Accuracy concerns
Many users alleged that the bot claimed not to have access to their personal information, yet it knows everything.
Updated on Apr 24, 2023 02:44 PM IST
Tuhin Das Mahapatra
Snapchat’s My AI Chatbot has fans divided over its playfulness and intrusiveness
Snapchat's My AI Chatbot takes social media by storm, but users demand option to delete it.
Published on Apr 23, 2023 09:48 AM IST
Tuhin Das Mahapatra
Internet suspended in Odisha’s Sambalpur after clashes during Hanuman Jayanti rally
Sambalpur SP Battula Gangadhar said police have arrested 26 persons over rioting charges and interrogating 17 others after examining the video footage of the incident
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 04:37 PM IST
Debabrata Mohanty
Snapchat introduces ‘My AI’ chatbot: All you need to know
The chatbot is powered by OpenAI's GPT technology and will begin rolling out this week, said Snapchat.
Published on Feb 27, 2023 09:51 PM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
Evening brief: What police know about chopped-up body in Pandav Nagar killing
Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.
Published on Nov 28, 2022 04:58 PM IST
After staying away for years, Snapchat finally makes debut on Microsoft store
The Snapchat app is built on the recently launched web version of Snapchat. It runs on Microsoft’s Chromium-based Microsoft Edge. It is just has 1.4MB size and carries the same features as the web version.
Published on Nov 28, 2022 04:15 PM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Snapchat's parental guidance feature to roll out in India: Report
Parents can invite their teens to join the Family Centre on Snapchat. When teens accept an invitation, parents can examine their children’s friends list and who they have messaged in the last week.
Published on Oct 10, 2022 04:32 PM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Evening brief: India to support Indonesia at G20 Summit, and all the latest news
Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.
Published on Sep 30, 2022 05:05 PM IST
'Are you down’, asks Twitterati over reports of Snapchat outage
The users are facing major problem while sharing messages on the platform, also the app and server connection is reported to be affected by the outage.
Published on Sep 30, 2022 02:12 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Snapchat's game plan to woo more Gen Z users, strengthen demographic base
It is seen as a strategy to fight the financial woes hurting the visual messaging app. This comes after a year when 20% of Snapchat’s staff were laid off and many newly introduced projects like Snap pixy drone, were abandoned to manage resources.
Published on Sep 10, 2022 10:55 AM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Now, you can share tweets directly to Snapchat, Instagram stories
Twitter has also added LinkedIn sharing on Android and iOS platforms, the microblogging site tweeted.
Published on Sep 09, 2022 01:26 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Snapchat's parent company to cut 20% of its workforce: Report
Snap Inc had been planning the layoffs for the past several weeks, a report by the Verge said on Tuesday.
Published on Aug 31, 2022 07:05 PM IST
Written by Harshit Sabarwal | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi
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