Articles about snap

Mary Jo Foley: What’s a consumer-focused outsider doing at the helm of Microsoft’s AI push?

Jacob Andreou, a former Snap and Greylock executive, is leading Microsoft’s effort to turn Copilot into a ‘Super App’ that bridges consumer and enterprise AI. But Microsoft hasn’t had much luck with that kind of unification before. Read More

Rec Room’s final day: Fans say goodbye as social gaming platform comes to an end

The Seattle social gaming platform, once valued at $3.5 billion, shuts down at noon Pacific today after a decade and 150 million players. Fans are marking the end with tribute videos, yearbook-style goodbyes, and final virtual gatherings. Read More

Brute-force attack linked Rec Room user phone numbers to online identities

Someone misused Rec Room’s friend-finder feature to match phone numbers to the user names of hundreds of thousands of players on the social gaming platform — assembling a database that connects their online identities directly to their real-world contact information. Read More

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Rec Room shutdown, robot umps, torpedo bats, FedEx meets Amazon, and OpenAI’s odd media buy

Rec Room’s shutdown is one of the biggest Seattle startup implosions in recent memory — and it raises questions about whether the AI boom should be paying attention to what happened with VR. Plus, MLB’s new robot ump system is already creating drama, and we road-test Amazon’s new FedEx Office returns deal. Read More

Snap acquires assets from Rec Room as social gaming platform announces shutdown

Snap has acquired select assets from Rec Room Inc., with some employees joining the Spectacles hardware subsidiary, as the Seattle-based social gaming company shuts down its platform on June 1. Read More

Amazon Fashion partners with Snap to let shoppers use augmented reality to try on eyewear

Amazon is partnering with Snap for an augmented reality fashion experience that lets customers digitally try on different eyewear brands… Read More

Tech Moves: Longtime Amazon HR leader joins Snap; Tableau CFO departs; and more

— Darcie Henry, a 23-year Amazon veteran, will join Snap Inc. as chief human resources officer in July. She is… Read More

How much should Microsoft pay for TikTok? M&A experts, venture capitalists weigh in on price

The clock is ticking on TikTok. With a Sept. 15 deadline looming on the social media sensation, technology pundits are… Read More

Checking in with new Foursquare CEO David Shim, Seattle startup vet with big plans in location tech

David Shim’s entrepreneurial journey took a wild turn in 2019. The longtime Seattle techie sold his location analytics startup Placed… Read More

Foursquare — yes, that Foursquare — just raised $150M and bought a Seattle startup owned by Snap

It’s probably been a few years since you’ve “checked in” on Foursquare at your favorite restaurant, pub or hotel. But… Read More

Tech Moves: Twilio names former Amazon and Google exec Chee Chew chief product officer; Washington state commerce director departs

Cloud communications firm Twilio snagged Amazon’s Chee Chew to be its chief product officer. Chew was VP of consumer engagement… Read More

Tech Moves: Remitly hires first chief people officer; Amazon VP of finance leaves for Snap; and more

Remitly, the Seattle-based digital remittance startup, hired its first chief people officer as it expands to more than 700 employees… Read More

TLDR: Snap Spectacles are back, Seattle-to-Vancouver ‘nerd bird,’ Nintendo Switch

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every… Read More

Snap unveils next generation Spectacles, taking another shot at wearable hardware

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpbyj-hz05s Snapchat parent company Snap is giving the Spectacles experiment another go. Today, the company unveiled the second generation of… Read More

TLDR: Day 2 of Zuckerberg’s testimony, protest at Amazon HQ, Snap Spectacles

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every… Read More

Hints of next generation Snap Spectacles camera glasses pop up in FCC filing

Snapchat parent company Snap may be gearing up to release a new version of its Spectacle video sunglasses. Overnight, an application… Read More

Report: Snap laying off staff in engineering ranks

Troubles continue to plague Snap, the publicly-traded social networking company that’s failed to find a sustainable business model. Reports surfaced… Read More

Snap stock soars as Snapchat parent notches 1st earnings beat as a public company

Snapchat parent company Snap beat Wall Street expectations for the first time in its fourth quarter as a public company. Shares in… Read More

Through with the looking glasses? Hype fades for Snap Spectacles as Google draws the crowd at CES

LAS VEGAS — People love the next trendy thing. Until they don’t. Just off the Strip in Las Vegas, Snap… Read More

Snapchat refresh aims to separate ‘the social from the media’ as parent company chases Wall Street rebound

Snapchat parent Snap has redesigned its social app to draw a clear line between users’ friends and brands that the… Read More

Blinded by the hype? Report says Snap is sitting on thousands of unsold Spectacles video sunglasses

Did Snap fall victim to its own hype around Spectacles, the vending-machine-dispensed video sunglasses it made people line up for… Read More

SEC filing reveals new details on Snap’s acquisition of location analytics startup Placed

Placed, a Seattle startup that was acquired by social media and sunglasses vendor Snap earlier this year, went for $135.1… Read More

Snapchat parent Snap posts $443M net loss in 2nd quarter as public company, stock slumps 13%

Snapchat parent Snap posted a net loss of $443 million in its second quarter as a public company, sending its stock… Read More

Amazon starts selling Spectacles with snappy delivery

Snapchat parent Snap Inc. is selling its camera-enabled Spectacles on Amazon. It’s the first time the company has sold the… Read More

Here’s why Snap just paid more than $200M to acquire Seattle startup Placed

Snap just made one of its largest acquisitions to date, swooping up Seattle startup Placed for more than $200 million,… Read More

Microsoft gives Skype a Snap-y new redesign, adds Stories-like feature and custom options

Microsoft this morning announced a redesign of Skype that will look pretty familiar to Snapchat users. Billed by the company as… Read More

Snap stock craters as Snapchat parent posts huge loss in 1st quarter as public company

Snapchat parent company Snap built a reputation for secrecy, but now, as a public company, it has to lay its… Read More

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The Week in Geek: To Snap or not to Snap? Plus, how AWS broke the internet

If you tried to use any service on the internet Tuesday, you likely discovered it was down. Now we know… Read More

Comcast’s NBCUniversal makes $500M bet on Snap IPO as it continues digital push

Comcast-owned NBCUniversal is one of the biggest believers in Snapchat parent company Snap Inc., investing $500 million in the social… Read More

As tensions grow over Snap’s presence in Venice Beach, company expands in Seattle

As Snap Inc. CEO Evan Spiegel rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, signaling the… Read More