Tag: Snapchat
Tech Digest daily roundup: Snapchat launches custom ‘My AI’ chatbot
Popular social media app Snapchat on Monday launched its own chatbot called "My AI," using the latest version of OpenAI's rapidly growing generative text tool, ChatGPT. My AI is a custom chatbot that for now is only available to Snapchat+ users, who pay $3.99 per month to access "exclusive, experimental, and pre-release features." Snapchat…
Tech Digest daily roundup: WhatsApp to let you leave group chats silently
Meta has announced new privacy features for WhatsApp users. Users will be able to leave group chats silently, control who can see their online status and block screenshots on View Once messages. Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said this would help keep WhatsApp messaging "as private and secure as face-to-face conversations". It will begin rolling…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Amazon takes legal action against Facebook groups
Amazon is taking legal action against the administrators of more than 10,000 Facebook groups, the BBC has learned. It says the groups are generating fake reviews on Amazon marketplaces in the US, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Japan. The tech giant says the groups offer money or free goods in exchange for reviews being…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Amazon suffers slowest growth in two decades
Amazon has suffered its slowest growth for two decades, knocking $150bn (£120bn) off its value on Thursday, as the pandemic internet shopping boom ground to a halt. The online retail giant said revenues rose by 7pc in the first three months of the year to $116.4bn. This was the slowest growth since 2001, in the aftermath…
Snapchat to allow you to change Username
From Wednesday 23rd February, all Snapchatters on iOS and Android will be able to change their original Username without any impact on their friendships, Snap code, Snap Score, Memories, etc. Username Change is one of the most highly requested features from its community, claims Snapchat, particularly for its trans and non-binary members, in addition to…
Facebook user decline: what do the experts say?
Social media giant Facebook has seen the number of its daily active users (DAUs) drop for the first time in its 18-year history. Facebook's parent company Meta Networks says DAUs fell to 1.929bn in the three months to the end of December, compared to 1.930bn in the previous quarter. The firm also warned of slowing…
Ofcom issues new guidance to protect users from harmful video content
People who use online video-sharing sites and apps should be better protected from harmful content, as Ofcom issues new guidance for tech companies today. Video sharing platforms (VSPs) are a type of online video service where users can upload and share videos. VSPs established in the UK – such as TikTok, Snapchat, Vimeo and Twitch – are…
Snapchat Profiles get new look with 3D Bitmoji
Snap Profiles has got a new look and a new dimension, with 3D Bitmoji in Profiles. Snapchatters can now see a three-dimensional version of themselves on their Snapchat Profile and Friendship Profile, offering an entirely new way to express themselves and their personalities on Snapchat, claims the social media network. With more than 200 million people using Bitmoji…
Snapchat adds AR lens to new £50 Turing bank note
Anyone in possession of the new £50 note - released today by the Bank of England - will be able to celebrate the life of mathematician Alan Turing in a new way, thanks to an augmented reality (AR) lens on Snapchat. The public can bring their money to life, and interact and learn about one…
Tech Digest daily round up: Social media channels promote COVID-19 jab
Snapchat, YouTube, TikTok and Reddit are involved in a new campaign encouraging more young people to get their coronavirus jab. The social networks have teamed up with the government as it pushes ahead with the final stage of the vaccine rollout. New data shows that one million vaccine appointments were booked in the two days…