The company's latest plans were revealed, and generally speaking, investors approved of them. Investors generally liked what they heard about Snap's (SNAP 2.65%) "partner summit" that took place on Tuesday, as the company's news inspired a nearly 3% increase in its stock price the day after. That performance was strong enough to beat the benchmark S&P 500, which landed in negative territory by closing 0.3% lower. Partner summit reactions Additionally, several analysts took the opportunity to issue fresh res ...

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Snap boss Evan Spiegel speaks at the group's annual conference on September 17, 2024 in Santa Monica, California. Snapchat, the popular teen-focused social network, is positioning itself as a healthier alternative to platforms like Instagram and TikTok, which have faced criticism for their impact on youth mental health. However, ...

Snap unveiled an upgraded version of its Spectacles augmented-reality glasses on Tuesday, doubling down on its bet that wearable devices to enhance the view of the real world will be one of the next frontiers in tech.The company, known for its popular messaging app Snapchat and animated filters, partnered with chipmaker Qualcomm and OpenAI’s ChatGPT to create the glasses, which allow users to place digital images and filters onto the real world through the lenses. The smart glasses can connect directly to t ...

Snap Inc. (NYSE:SNAP) Annual Snap Partner Summit Call September 17, 2024 1:00 PM ET Company Participants Evan Spiegel - Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder Ceci Mourkogiannis - Head, Products Brooke Berry - Head, Creator Development Sophia Dominguez - Director, AR Platform Bobby Murphy - Chief Technology Officer Evan Spiegel Welcome, everybody. We are so excited to kick-off the Snap Partner Summit. Thank you so much for joining us today. How's everyone doing? This year, we're doing things a little bit diff ...

Snap Inc. (NYSE:SNAP) Annual Snap Partner Summit Call September 17, 2024 1:00 PM ET Company Participants Evan Spiegel - Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder Ceci Mourkogiannis - Head, Products Brooke Berry - Head, Creator Development Sophia Dominguez - Director, AR Platform Bobby Murphy - Chief Technology Officer Evan Spiegel Welcome, everybody. We are so excited to kick-off the Snap Partner Summit. Thank you so much for joining us today. How's everyone doing? This year, we're doing things a little bit diff ...

Evan Spiegel, CEO of Snap Inc., speaks onstage during the Snap Partner Summit 2023 at Barker Hangar on April 19, 2023 in Santa Monica, California.Snap on Tuesday announced the fifth generation of its Spectacles augmented reality glasses that can overlay digital graphics onto the physical world.The latest Spectacles are only available for developers, who must commit to paying $99 a month for one full year if they want to build AR apps for the device. The glasses can produce more compelling digital visuals th ...

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At its annual Snap Partner Summit on Tuesday, Snapchat announced that it’s introducing a new AI video generation tool for creators. The tool will allow select creators to generate AI videos from text prompts, and soon, from image prompts. Snap says the tool will be available in beta on the web starting today for a small subset of creators. For now, Snap doesn’t have any plans to make Snap AI Video available to anyone beyond creators.   While the company didn’t share any additional details about the AI vide ...

Snap Inc. (SNAP) , the parent company of popular social media platform Snapchat, has experienced a 12.8% decline in its stock price over the past six months, underperforming the Zacks Computer and Technology sector’s return of 8.7%, leaving investors questioning whether to maintain their positions or cut their losses.This downturn comes amid ongoing challenges in the social media landscape and broader economic uncertainties. However, the company's recent focus on user safety initiatives may offer a potentia ...

The latest trading session saw Snap (SNAP) ending at $9.64, denoting a +1.26% adjustment from its last day's close. The stock's performance was ahead of the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.13%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 0.55%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq decreased by 0.52%.Prior to today's trading, shares of the company behind Snapchat had gained 3.14% over the past month. This has outpaced the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 1.56% and lagged the S&P 500's gain of 3.67% in tha ...