Social media firm Snap cuts 10 percent of staff as last year's surge in tech company layoffs continues into 2024
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Snapchat Staff Ordered Back To The Office
No more home working. Return to office working after Snap workers instructed to work in the office 80 percent of the time
Snap To Axe 20 Percent Of Staff – Report
Bad news on the tech jobs front. Over 1,000 employees at Snapchat parent Snap are reportedly to be handed their P45s today
Snapchat Parent Shares Slump On Advertising Fears
Snapchat parent Snap sees shares plummet after reporting slowdown in ad revenue growth, as Google, Meta and other social media companies take hit
Snap Earnings Warning Triggers Tech Sell-Off
Investors spooked after Snap warns of deteriorating economic conditions, says earnings now 'below the low end' of previous expectations
Snap Releases Pocket-Sized ‘Flying Camera’ For Selfies
Snap releases Pixy 'flying camera' drone that can take selfies while flying around the user, as social media companies compete over hardware add-ons
Snap Shares Slump On Apple Privacy Disruption
Shares in Snapchat developer Snap drop after it projects prolonged slump in ad revenues from introduction of Apple's iPhone privacy tools
Snap Acquires British AR Display Maker WaveOptics
Snapchat company buys WaveOptics, maker of displays for augmented-reality glasses, for more than $500m amidst increased competition in emerging field
Linux Mint Distances Itself From Canonical’s Snap
The popular Linux Mint distribution ends support for Canonical's Snap package manager, saying the system is comparable to proprietary software
Snap Employees ‘Abused Internal Tools To Spy On Users’
The 'disappearing' message platform vendor has dedicated tools to gather user data for internal purposes, and has had to contend with staff abuse of those tools in the past, finds a report