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Snapchat has taken another major step into artificial intelligence by launching a new Snapchat AI Lens feature that allows users to create personalized visual effects using simple text prompts. The new feature, called Animate It, lets users describe an idea in words, which Snapchat then turns into a custom animated lens for photos and videos. With this update, Snapchat is expanding its use of generative AI while staying focused on its core strength in augmented reality and camera-based creativity. According to the company, the Snapchat AI Lens feature is designed to help users express themselves in new and creative ways. The tool allows people to animate reactions, create short video scenes, or turn playful ideas into moving visuals within seconds. The Snapchat AI Lens works by combining machine learning with the platform’s existing Lens technology. Once a user enters a prompt, the app generates a unique animated effect that can be shared on Snapchat or other platforms. Snapchat says this is its first open-prompt video generation lens. While many social media platforms are focusing on AI chatbots and image generation, Snapchat is taking a different approach by building AI directly into the camera experience. This strategy reflects Snapchat’s long-term focus

Snapchat has rolled out a new custom AI Lens feature, marking a significant expansion of its generative artificial intelligence capabilities as social platforms compete to redefine creative expression and user engagement. The update allows users to generate personalized AI powered lenses using text prompts, reinforcing Snapchat’s long standing focus on augmented reality while signaling a deeper investment in creator driven AI tools. The company announced the new feature as: “Snapchat is all about helping you express yourself in new and magical ways — and today, we’re offering a new way for you to take your creativity to an entirely new dimension with our first open prompt video generation Lens: Animate It.” The custom AI Lens feature enables users to describe an effect in natural language, which Snapchat then converts into a unique visual lens that can be applied to photos and videos. According to the company, the “Animate It” tool builds on its existing AI and AR infrastructure, combining machine learning models with Snap’s Lens technology to produce shareable, customized effects. The rollout positions Snapchat among the leading social platforms experimenting with user facing generative AI that goes beyond chat based interactions. “Whether you want to animate a reaction, dream

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US court sentences Ghanaian citizen over $200 Snapchat sextortion scheme Featured Kweku Zurek Dec - 23 - 2025 , 06:39 2 minutes read A 21-year-old Ghanaian citizen, Cross Abu Cole, has been sentenced to time served of about seven months by a United States District Court after being convicted of interstate communications with intent to extort. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo in Buffalo, New York, following an announcement by the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, Michael DiGiacomo. Cole has since been turned over to the Department of Homeland Security. According to court records outlined by Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron J. Mango, who handled the prosecution, the offence dates back to October 30, 2022. Cole was said to have improperly accessed a Snapchat account belonging to an individual identified as the Victim and obtained nude photographs stored on the account. Investigators said Cole subsequently contacted the Victim using a Google Voice telephone number and demanded a payment of $200. Prosecutors said he threatened that if the money was not paid, he would damage the Victim’s reputation by releasing the nude photographs to the Victim’s family and friends. An initial payment

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Italy's competition authority said Monday it had fined the US tech giant Apple 98 million euros ($115 million) for allegedly abusing its dominant position in the mobile app market. The AGCM said in a statement that Apple had violated privacy regulations for third-party developers in a market where it "holds a super-dominant position through its App Store". Apple said it would appeal the decision and defended its "strong privacy protections for our users". But Italy's antitrust body said its investigation had established the "restrictive nature" of the "privacy rules imposed by Apple... on third-party developers of apps distributed through the App Store". The rules of Apple's App Tracking Transparency (ATT) "are imposed unilaterally and harm the interests of Apple's commercial partners", according to the AGCM statement. French antitrust authorities earlier this year handed Apple a 150-million euro fine over its app tracking privacy feature. Authorities elsewhere in Europe have also opened similar probes over ATT, which Apple promotes as a privacy safeguard. The feature, introduced by Apple in 2021,  » Read More

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Western Michigan University women's basketball team weren't able to contain the 19th ranked Ohio State Buckeyes in a 95-47 loss. Senior guard Alli Carlson made a career-high five threes on Monday night to lead the Broncos in Columbus. Carlson was the only WMU player to get into double digits, scoring 15 points through 38 minutes of play. Four other members of the Brown and Gold scored eight points each, while senior forward Ariana Wilkes led on defense with 10 boards. Western Michigan won the tip to begin Monday night's action, but it was Ohio State who got on the board first. The Broncos were able to match the Buckeyes shots through the first four minutes. WMU then fell behind on an 8-2 run as the Ohio State lead grew to eight. The Brown and Gold were able to get the deficit down to three on Carlson's second trey of the night. Carlson added another three before the first quarter was over to bring Western Michigan to 15 points.  » Read More