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Snap could get surprisingly close -- but only if everything goes right. Key Points Snap and Facebook both have ambitious plans for the future. Snapchat could evolve into an all-in-one super app for shopping, games, payments, and more. Facebook will likely transform Instagram into a shopping platform and expand its ecosystem with new AR and VR devices. Back in 2013, Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) reportedly tried to buy Snap (NYSE:SNAP) for $3 billion. Snap CEO Evan Spiegel rejected Facebook's offer, and the company is worth roughly $120 billion today. Snap is still much smaller than Facebook, which recently became a trillion-dollar company. But if Snap continues to grow, could it eventually match -- or even surpass -- Facebook's market cap by 2030? Where will Snap be in 10 years? During Snap's investor event earlier this year, it predicted its revenue would grow about 50% annually over the next few years. The company expects the expansion of its self-service ads, a growing mix of higher-value video ads,  » Read More

By Brigid Brown | August 16, 2021(Photo: Getty Images)There's been a bunch of street art popping up in England over the summer, and it's a little bit of a whodunit.It appears to be the work of Banksy, but one never knows, until the artist steps forward...Banksy is a street artist, whose work is known worldwide, but the man himself has never been seen, at least, not fully.In a new video, we see him stepping out of a trailer with a cooler filled with cans of spray paint.But, not to get your hopes up, we only see his legs, boots and hands — not his face.The short clip is entitled, "A Great British Staycation," which you can take a peek at over at Instagram.  (Photo: Instagram)In the above Insta update, it looks like he put up a little tarp, kind of like a tent, so people passing by couldn't see him at work.He did his thing, left his mark (art) and it was like he was never there — in true Banksy style.His wall murals have been popping up over the summer, found in towns on the coast of England, reports BBC News. Here's a closer look at the work that's gone up…

LeAnn Rimes just dropped several pics and videos on Instagram of herself on Lake Powell, which runs between Utah and Arizona, including a new shot of herself modeling a gorgeous teal bikini. The 38-year-old has her arms stretched up toward an opening in a swimming hole, and it’s kinda hard to miss the fact that her abs look super toned.LeAnn previously told Us Weekly that she exercises about four days a week, and she’ll even do dressing room workouts. LeAnn Rimes is living her best life on a lake right now, TYVM. The singer-actress has dropped several pics and videos on Instagram of herself on Lake Powell, which runs between Utah and Arizona, including a new shot of herself modeling a gorgeous teal bikini. “Beam me up,” she captioned Instagram photos that show her hanging out in Lake Powell’s “Toilet Bowl” swimming hole. In the pics, the 38-year-old has her arms stretched up toward an opening in the “bowl,” and it’s kinda hard to miss the fact that her abs look super toned. This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information,…

LinkedIn is rolling out a new Microsoft-powered native video meetings tool, seamlessly accessible within chat conversations.Last week, LinkedIn started to roll out a new native video call feature allowing users to make video calls without needing to download a third-party video app.The Microsoft-powered video conferencing tool is now part of the messaging experience on LinkedIn, allowing members to schedule free video calls with other users on their network, right within the app itself.Related | LinkedIn Is Improving Its ‘People You May Know’ FeatureUsers can find the “Create Video Meeting” option within their LinkedIn chat window. The availability of the new, native option does not exclude or prevent the use of other video providers.Native video chats on LinkedIn also include easy access to an integrated calendar, where scheduling meetings will automatically send an email with an ICS to the people involved. Whilst on a video call, users can also access and use their chats as usual, as well as share screens and use virtual backgrounds.Furthermore, the new feature also includes specific user information drawn from their LinkedIn profiles available at the bottom of the video screen.Lastly, LinkedIn is even issuing new prompts in the chat, when users type texts such as “ready…

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Forcepoint, a global leader in data-first cybersecurity, today announced Rees Johnson has joined the company as Chief Product Officer (CPO). Johnson will play a critical role as the company continues to deliver its Data-first Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solutions that enable enterprises and government agencies to protect the lifeblood of their organization – data – anywhere it is accessed.Johnson will oversee the company's entire product portfolio, including leadership and management of all product development, innovation and strategic integration efforts. As CPO, he will focus on continuous customer value-creation through the industry's only data-first SASE offering, delivering unified secure access and data protection that spans on-premises, hybrid and cloud."Today's reality is that people are working from, well, everywhere. Securing hybrid and rapidly evolving computing environments is proving to be beyond the reach of most companies. Providing secure network access is only half the battle. Progressive organizations must also address the protection of precious information assets in perimeter-less networking environments. Forcepoint is revolutionizing data security by enabling users to safely access and use data anywhere they work," said Manny Rivelo, CEO of Forcepoint. "And this is resonating with customers. We've added more than a thousand new customers…

Twitter wants to increase the commitment of its users on Spaces through the introduction of a devoted tab and highlight instrument. Not only that the platform is also concentrating on the advancement of Twitter Spaces discovery so that every user can get the prompt of related and continuing audio chats that are according to their interests. Therefore, the platform is now working on the option which will allow the host of Twitter Spaces to include the hashtags to increase the reach. Through this latest option, the users will be able to conveniently share and search those Spaces in which they are mostly concerned.It will be a good way to gather different users who are interested in the topics as the video shows that the host will be able to tag 3 topics that are relevant to the debate and this will attract other people who are also absorbed in the relevant topic. This will make the sharing easy and more users will be involved in the related discussions. The platform has further introduced the advanced form of topic assortment.  » Read More

Last week, the tech news was buzzing about a new mobile application, Glass.photo, a subscription-based, no-ads, privacy-centric photo-sharing iOS application. This is being marketed as the new Instagram, as Instagram becomes a full surveillance tool for Zuckerberg (and not to forget it is pivoting to video for fears that TikTok is eroding its market). The Glass.photo application, Glass, is now available on the App Store. It requires you to sign in using Apple — giving you an option to not use your real name and email address. Once signed in — you can either enter your invite code or you will be put on the waiting list. I waited and eventually got in. The next step is to select your subscription preference: monthly or annually. Glass.photo provides you with a free 14-day trial, after which you will be charged. Next, Glass will ask you to select at least three (3) users to follow to start your feed, and then you are good to go. You get also three (3) invites. Luckily, it does not require you to give-up your contacts to use it — unlike other applications out there (ahem,  » Read More

Twitch streamer Corey ‘TheBlackHokage’ Smallwood had what many consider the perfect response to being targeted by a racist hate raid. Creators on Twitch have had to deal with racist bots and so-called ‘hate raids’ for over a week now. Despite large numbers of them begging the platform to do something, it’s still happening all over. One of the latest streamers to get targeted was TheBlackHokage. But, it seems he’s had a plan to deal with just this type of incident. Today I was hit with a hate raid on Twitch by basement dwelling musty racist neckbeards. It took all my strength to fight back my tears & not break down on stream 🥺 pic.twitter.com/UA3ARYbHaf — The Black Hokage (@TheBlackHokage) August 15, 2021 “Today I was hit with a hate raid on Twitch by basement dwelling musty racist neckbeards,” Hokage tweeted, acting much more shook than he really was. “It took all my strength to fight back my tears & not break down on stream.” If you watch the clip, it’s easy to tell he wasn’t really as upset as his sarcastic Tweet made it seem. Hokage was obviously ready and waiting for this exact thing to happen, and sprung into…

By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Updated: August 16, 2021 5:32:37 am K N Govindacharya. (File Photo) Former RSS ideologue K N Govindacharya has moved the Supreme Court urging it to revive a petition filed by him in 2019 – and later withdrawn – seeking registration of an FIR and a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe against Facebook, WhatsApp and Pegasus spyware maker NSO Group, over alleged snooping charges. In his fresh plea, Govindacharya sought a “fair, impartial and responsible investigation to ascertain the magnitude of use of Pegasus in India, and the entities responsible for the same”. He termed it “illegal surveillance” and added it “presents the biggest threat to life and personal liberty, and is in fact cyber terrorism, which is punishable under S. 66 F of the Information Technology Act, 2000”. Govindacharya had approached the top court in 2019 following revelations by WhatsApp that phones of several Indian citizens were hacked using the Pegasus software. He had also sought perjury proceedings against WhatsApp for allegedly “misleading” the court in an earlier proceeding by saying that user data is fully encrypted and no one, including WhatsApp, has the key. The application is likely to be listed…

NFL Network’s Top 100 Players of 2021 debuted on Sunday, where wide receiver Allen Robinson was the first Bears player on the list. Robinson checked in at No. 87 on the countdown, which was six spots higher than his No. 93 ranking in 2020. Robinson had 102 catches for 1,250 yards and six touchdowns, which marked his second consecutive 1,000-yard season. His performance is even more impressive given Robinson put up those numbers playing with quarterbacks Mitchell Trubisky and Nick Foles. According to this list, Robinson was ranked as the 16th-best wide receiver in the NFL, which is ridiculous. Twitter had plenty to say about Robinson’s ranking on the Top 100 list, and it wasn’t good. Bears fans or not, many agreed Robinson’s ranking on this list was far too low. Probably the most underrated reciever in football if this man had a good quarterback not even great throwing him the ball he would be a top 10 reciever. — CJL322 (@CJL3221) August 15, 2021 No. 87 on the #NFLTop100 is far too low for #Bears WR Allen Robinson. He's coming off of back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons and has had 200 catches in the last two years, yet he's only four…