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(RTTNews.com) – Snap Inc. ( SNAP ) is laying off "just over" 120 employees from its engineering team over the next few days. The layoffs were announced in an email to Snap employees by Jerry Hunter, the company's engineering chief. The news was first reported by Cheddar. This is for …

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Rumored Apple acquisition of Snapchat parent Snap is not going to happen says market expert

Purchasing Snap would give Apple access to messaging app Snapchat; despite the recent change to the Snapchat UI that caused many users to sign a petition demanding the old Snapchat back, Apple might see the app as a way to become involved in social messaging. In addition, as we pointed …

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Ex-teacher accused of sending teen lewd Snapchat messages indicted

Ex-teacher accused of sending teen lewd Snapchat messages indicted. 0. Share. Facebook Twitter … Ryan Harvey, 24, allegedly sent the 15-year-old sexually charged messages via Snapchat and groped the boy's genitals twice, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution previously reported. Harvey was an … Read More

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Snapchat’s International Women’s Day Bitmojis Are Dancing To The Perfect Song

I don't know how y'all feel, but International Women's Day makes me want to dance. Well lucky for me, Snapchat's International Women's Day Bitmojis are helping me do just that. As women from across the nation come together to celebrate this important day, let's not forget the change that still …

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Snapchat adds Instagram-style mention tagging to Stories

Snapchat is borrowing a feature from Instagram this time around — somewhat ironic, given that Instagram had shamelessly ripped off the Story feature from Snapchat first — with the app reportedly adding the ability to tag other users in stories with a link to their profile, according to TechCrunch. The …

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2 weeks after Kylie Jenner disses Snapchat, Snap lays off 120 engineers

Never underestimate the power of the Kardashian-Jenner clan. It's been only two weeks since Kylie Jenner, the youngest of the reality television bunch, sent the tweet heard around the Snapchat world, and now, parent company Snap is laying off around 120 employees. And not just any employees … Read More

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Snapchat is laying off about 120 engineers

Snapchat will lay off "just over" 120 employees, according to an internal memo obtained by CNN. Parent company Snap (SNAP) confirmed on Thursday the staffers are in its engineering department. The move is an effort to streamline the engineering team and maintain a "high technical bar," according … Read More

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Snapchat is reportedly testing a new tagging feature

Instagram and Facebook are no longer the only places you can tag your friends in embarrassing photos. Snapchat has confirmed to TechCrunch that it is testing a new feature that allows users to tag others in photos and videos. SEE ALSO: 680K disgruntled Snapchatters have signed a petition to get …

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Snapchat now lets you tag other users in Stories

It's usually the Facebook-owned Instagram aping Snapchat, adding features like Stories and face filters from the social selfie platform to the photo-sharing one. This time, however, it's Snapchat that's "borrowing" a hallmark from Instagram: now you can add @ replies to your Snaps and make it easier to … Read More

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Snap Confirms Laying off 120 Engineers

Snapchat corporate parent Snap Inc. is indeed making significant staff cuts: A spokesperson confirmed Thursday that it is laying off around 120 members of its engineering team. This comes a day after reports first surfaced about the company's plans to cut at least 100 jobs. “We have made the … Read …