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Snapchat used large LED screens to present its annual "Snap Partner Summit," a move that caught the attention of tech insiders who were eager to see what the company had been building during the pandemic.Why it matters: The annual presentation, done entirely in augmented reality (AR) this year, has become a must-see event for Snapchat stakeholders — akin to how Apple's product announcements have become cultural moments.Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free."It communicates who we are and our values as a company," said Betsy Kenny Lack, Snapchat's head of global brand strategy.Details: The presentation allowed speakers to present new products alongside a virtual background.It opened with a scene inspired by the National Forests and State Parks of Southern California."We created three acres of forest," Kenny Lack said. The intention was to draw attention to the wildfires impacting the Southern California region, where Snap Inc. is based. The scene was a nod to a new partnership Snap announced with Re:wild and the National Parks Service.The forest scene features virtual recreations of many of the flowers, plants and species found in the region, including Birch trees and perennial flowers. It carried across the event as…

CLOSE What is the difference between misdemeanors and felonies in Pennsylvania? York Daily RecordDistrict Judge Jennifer J.P. Clancy on Wednesday ordered Ronald Boyd Jr., 29, of York, to stand trial on a charge of criminal homicide in the deadly shooting of Angel Perez II.Ronald Boyd Jr. could only think about the Snapchat video, police said. In 2020, Angel Perez II accused Boyd of robbing him at his mother’s home in York, West York Borough Police Lt. David Kahley testified on Wednesday at a preliminary hearing via Zoom. So Perez decided to respond in-kind, police said. He robbed Boyd at gunpoint, forced him to strip naked and apologize and posted a video of the humiliating encounter on Snapchat. Their paths finally crossed again at Kingston Jerk, on West Market Street near North Highland Avenue in West York, in the early morning hours of Feb. 14: Valentine’s Day.“Mr. Boyd had fired six to seven shots,” said Kahley, who described surveillance video of the deadly shooting outside the Jamaican restaurant after prosecutors played it in District Court 19-2-05 in Spring Garden Township, “and the victim has fallen to the ground.”Before he fell into the street, Perez appeared to try to raise a handgun. Next, Boyd pistol-whipped…

Accused lured victim via Snapchat: Police Author of the article: Postmedia News Joshua Oliver, 29. Photo by HANDOUT /TORONTO POLICE Toronto Police have arrested a 29-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman in a sex trafficking investigation that included an alleged introduction via the Snapchat social media platform. Police say during April, a female victim met a man on Snapchat who went by the username ‘driptastic.’ The girl then entered into what she believed to be a romantic relationship with the man, according to police. Marianna Benkartoussa, 22 TORONTO POLICE HANDOUT In a short period of time, the girl was allegedly coerced by the man and another woman to work within the sex trade against her will. Police say all money she made was kept from her, as were her personal belongings. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Police on May 12 charged Joshua Oliver and Marianna Benkartoussa, both of Toronto, with procuring/exercising control, advertising another person’s sexual services, trafficking in persons, material benefit from sexual services and financial material benefit from trafficking person over 18. More On This Topic Two Toronto men arrested in human trafficking probe Toronto woman, 22, charged with sex trafficking Accused sex-trafficking socialite…

A screen recording taken from Snapchat’s world map and reposted to Twitter and Reddit shows stories and images taken from Israel and Palestine amid violence in Gaza in the last week. Posted on the r/PublicFreakout subreddit, the video is just over a minute long and shows a glimpse of life in Tel Aviv. People share videos from a night out, at the beach, and at brunch. The bustling financial center in Israel is pictured as peaceful in residents’ sunny pictures of daily life. The video shows public Snapchat stories posted from Gaza City in the Gaza Strip of Palestine. One clip shows a young boy surrounded by rumble on the street, the aftermath of an airstrike. In the next clip, a building in the distance is on fire and smoking heavily after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike. The contrast between the videos and images in each city is startling. Similar videos were also shared to Twitter from TikTok as creators reacted to the content from both of the cities. “Idk if I was shocked but… the differences are STARK,” user @obeysyed, who goes by Suede, tweeted after creating a TikTok showing himself react to the Snapchat map. In…

A 20-year old Brown County man is facing a Level 5 felony for sexual misconduct with a minor after police say he engaged in a physical relationship with a 14-year-old.Indiana State Trooper Chris Griggs received information on March 21 of an inappropriate relationship between 20-year-old Chandler Popplewell, of Fruitdale Road, and the teen.Griggs spoke with the victim at home. Her mother reportedly knew of the relationship, but was initially told that Popplewell was 17. Once she found out his real age, the victim was not to be around him any longer, the police report said.The victim said that she and Popplewell were only friends and denied any physical interactions beyond hugging and a possible kiss.Griggs asked the mother for consent to search the victim’s phone and she agreed. The victim said she and Popplewell communicated via Snapchat, which keeps no record of conversation, but Griggs did find a few text messages exchanged regarding Popplewell giving the victim marijuana and the two napping together, the police report says.Popplewell told Griggs he had known the girl for about a year. He said the first time she came to his house was a few months prior. They did hug and kiss that evening.…

By Elise Kaplan / Journal Staff Writer Published: Monday, May 17th, 2021 at 6:51pmUpdated: Monday, May 17th, 2021 at 10:05pm A ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Bernalillo County Sheriff’s deputy arrests Jovanny Rios, 14. He is charged with kidnapping, robbery and aggravated battery after a woman said he stabbed her in the neck and stole her purse, cellphone and gun. (Courtesy BCSO)Bernalillo County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a teenage boy who they say robbed and brutally stabbed a 23-year-old woman he met on Snapchat.Jovanny Rios, 14, is charged with kidnapping, robbery, aggravated battery and tampering with evidence. He was booked into the Juvenile Detention Center on Friday, and a spokesman for the 2nd Judicial District Attorney’s Office said the case qualifies him to be charged as a youthful offender. She said prosecutors have 10 days to file documents stating they intend to ask for him to be punished as an adult.It was not clear Monday if he had an attorney.According to an incident report provided by the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office, when investigators interviewed Rios — alongside his mother — he told them he owed someone money. The name of the person he said he owed money to is redacted due to…

Big Bash star is behind bars after being accused of grooming kids on Snapchat and Instagram and possessing child pornTasmanian cricketer is accused of grooming, possession of child abuse materialBig Bash star Aaron Summers is accused of contact with 10 children Police allege they found child abuse material on the fast bowlers' mobile phone By Alana Tindale For Daily Mail Australia Published: 20:39 EDT, 17 May 2021 | Updated: 21:23 EDT, 17 May 2021 A Big Bash league cricketer is behind bars after being accused of possessing child abuse material and grooming kids on social media. Aaron Summers, 25, applied for bail in the Darwin Local Court on Monday after being charged with two counts of possessing child abuse material and one of using a carriage service to groom an underage person. Police alleged Summers' phone had child sex abuse images and there was evidence the man had been trying to get 'illicit photographs' from up to ten children.The fast-bowler previously represented Tasmania and played in the Big Bash League for the Hobart Hurricanes.  Cricketer Aaron Summers (pictured) has been remanded in Darwin on child abuse material and grooming charges Summers (right) played for the Hobart Hurricanes at the Big Bash League in 2017 (pictured) Commonwealth…

Brendan Pang has teamed up with Minus18 and Snapchat to launch Snapchat Lenses. The release of the series of augmented reality lenses is timed to coincide with IDAHOBIT 2021.Perth-based cook Brendan Pang came out after appearing on Masterchef Australia in 2018. He also appeared on the show in 2020.Brendan said the lenses celebrate and shine a light on the multicultural diversity of pride in Australia.“Despite ongoing progress, growing up as a member of two minority groups was a real challenge. However, time and time again, I have been reminded of the power that celebrating individual identity can have on my personal well-being and sense of community.“The Snapchat Lenses that we have created showcase the importance of celebrating our diversity, be that on Snapchat or in person.“It’s alarming and heart-breaking that young people from multicultural backgrounds are still more susceptible to discrimination by nature of their ethnicity and upbringing. Initiatives such as these awesome Snapchat AR Lenses created by Minus18 for IDAHOBIT demonstrate the importance of celebrating pride and diversity, no matter the colour of someone’s skin.”Discrimination in AustraliaResearch indicates three out of four Australian LGBTQIA+ youth still experience some form of bullying or discrimination. Additionally, Indigenous Australians and those from non-English…

May 16, 2021Updated: May 16, 2021 2:42 p.m. OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A former Nebraska State Patrol trooper has been arrested on suspicion of child enticement and possessing child pornography. The Nebraska State Patrol said 24-year-old Brandon Dolezal was arrested early Saturday in eastern Nebraska on a warrant out of Scotts Bluff County. The investigation began after a teen told a school resource officer at Gering High School that he was concerned because two girls he knew were messaging with an older man on Snapchat. Court documents said interviews with the girls and a search of Snapchat records revealed that one of the girls had sent explicit photos to Dolezal and the conversations were sexual in nature. The State Patrol said that Dolezal was placed on administrative leave once officials learned of the investigation back in February, and Dolezal was fired in March after an internal investigation. Dolezal has been charged with 12 counts of possessing child pornography, two counts of child enticement and two counts of child abuse. Online court records do not list an attorney who could comment on Dolezal's behalf.

He messages you in case he misses your calls – a basic courtesy that’s long forgotten in the world of TikTok and Snapchat. Musician Ankur Tewari is a calm, old-school soul, with quick wit and humour, and of course, a great rhythm, visible even in conversations. The 44-year-old, who kept his indie avatar blooming with Ankur & The Ghalat Family since 2009, and his recent hit Dil Beparvah with Prateek Kuhad, while supervising music for the likes of Gully Boy (2019) and A Suitable Boy (2020), is everything you’ve dreamt of, and more. And with his latest track Tootay, he’s giving us a balm we all need during the pandemic, he says, while also getting onboard more indie artistes - Bhrigu Sahni, Komorebi and Rasika Shekar. A genius who writes lyrics and has a voice that haunts you in a good way, Ankur is almost impulsive with his answers, keeping it crisp and eloquent. A perfect gentleman indeed! What’s the best thing about being a musician? You can vent out all your frustrations through music. And the best thing about the current indie music scene in India? The fearlessness. A goof-up of yours you can laugh about? When I started…