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Snapchat reported its fourth-quarter earnings Thursday. Angela Lang/CNET Snap, the parent company of disappearing messaging app Snapchat, warned that Apple's upcoming privacy update could make it tougher to rake in ad dollars, even as it reported fourth-quarter results that beat analyst expectations. The company also said some advertisers had paused campaigns in the first two weeks of January after the deadly riot at the US Capitol on Jan. 6.  CFO Derek Andersen said upcoming changes to Apple's iOS 14 will "present another risk of interruption to demand" though he also noted the long-term impact is unclear. Apple plans to release a new privacy feature in the first quarter that will require users to opt in to apps collecting their data from other companies' apps and websites.  Everything Apple CNET's Apple Report newsletter delivers news, reviews and advice on iPhones, iPads, Macs and software. Apple said it's making the changes to the popular mobile operating system to give users more control over their data. Social networks, including Facebook, have expressed concern the changes will affect the ability of advertisers to reach customers with targeted ads. Facebook said Apple's changes are about "profit not privacy" because if apps turned more to in-app purchases…

Older social media posts surface of Cedar Falls students using racist term 1 of 2 CEDAR FALLS — Cedar Falls Community Schools has disciplined students over multiple years for social media posts that have recently been shared online.Janelle Darst, a spokeswoman for the district, said officials became aware of the compilations of posts containing a racial epithet about the same time they were dealing with a similar incident last month resulting in student discipline. That involved a photo posted to Snapchat of a white Cedar Falls High School student holding a large cookie on a tray with the N-word written in frosting.However, the compilations of social media posts that also contain the N-word in written or spoken form – some of which originated with district students – predate the incident last month.“We were basically aware of all of those prior” to the cookie incident, said Darst. “Those are either junior high or high school students if they are our students, and the most recent of those are from November.” Posts were also from 2019-20 and multiple previous school years.Students from the high school and both junior highs were disciplined at the time the social media posts first came to light.…

A 22-year-old Illinois woman is currently being held on $500,000 bond for allegedly pouring a pot of boiling water on her boyfriend while he was asleep on the couch in their shared apartment, according to a statement from local officials.  Even more disturbingly, Alexis Sykes reportedly took the opportunity to record the entire assault, which took place on January 2, then share it on Snapchat for all to view. She also allegedly hid her boyfriend's car keys so he was not able to leave for help.  Article continues below advertisementShe also appeared to mock her boyfriend's agony with a taunting missive: "I kinda feel bad now because he got 2&3rd degree Burns from face to waist & they rushin him to burn center but oh well (shrugging shoulder emoji) B**CH (emoji blowing kiss) n still cried & beg me to drive him to hospital,” Sykes reportedly captioned her Snapchat.AMERICAN MURDER STORY: 11 TRUE CRIME SCANDALS THAT SHOCKED THE NATION  The unnamed victim related to officials that he watched the scalded skin fall off his arms as he hunted for his keys. He reportedly was finally able to find them, and drove himself to a local hospital. He was transported to…

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) -Monday, Bay County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Dannon Lee Glover, 38, of Southport, for allegedly promoting the sexual performance of a child.Deputies say they received two reports from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in regards to inappropriate images of children on two Snapchat accounts.The report describes the images on the Snapchat accounts to be of young girls posed in a sexual manner. They were shared back in August 2020.Investigators traced both accounts, using their IP addresses, and found they were being used at the same location by the same person. A subpoena to Comcast led investigators to Patty Glover.Another search warrant on the Snapchat accounts revealed more inappropriate images of underage girls.Deputies say they made contact with Dannon Glover, who confirmed both accounts in question were his. However, Glover told deputies he received images in large numbers from a web link and would upload them in bulk to the accounts. He said he didn’t recall the images he uploaded to contain child pornography but also said there could have been.According to the arrest affidavit, Glover told his wife to complete a factory reset on his phone if he should be taken into custody. A…

Technology helps make getting fit fun and it’s easy to see this from 3D Full Body Tracking technology which is the latest innovation in augmented reality. Now, the first cross platform 3D Full Body Tracking tech is widely available and can be captured by both front and rear-facing cameras. Snap has built on 2D body tracking technology to achieve 3D Full Body Tracking Lenses and now Snapchatters can express themselves and communicate with their friends in a whole new way.  Through 3D motion capture, multiple neural networks running simultaneously in real-time, and the combination of several advanced machine learning technologies, you are able to work out and focus on exercise form following the guidance provided by the Sweat Lens. Snapchatters will earn points based on how accurately they complete the exercise with correct form – the better your form, the more points you earn.  AR INNOVATION TIME LINE FROM SNAP CHAT In 2017, Snapchat introduced world-facing Lenses as a way to add your own creativity to the world around you and express yourself with your friends.  Today, more than 180 million Snapchatters engage with AR daily — nearly 30 times every day — to transform the way they look, augment the world around…

In a new Snapchat series, Reynolds will try his hand at various skills he has no experience with and probably no business attempting. As if the pandemic wasn't reason enough to stay inside, a trailer for Ryan Reynolds' new Snapchat show Ryan Doesn't Know warns that the unhinged actor is armed with a chainsaw and at large somewhere outdoors. Reynolds is currently working on Deadpool 3 along with a variety of other movies including The Adam Project, an adaptation of the board game Clue, and a musical version of A Christmas Carol. Reynolds rose to prominence playing a charming manchild in National Lampoon's Van Wilder and has since found fame starring in action blockbusters like Deadpool and Green Lantern. Despite a track record playing leading men, the Canadian actor's mischievous sense of humor often sneaks into his performances. That sense of humor has infused other projects as Reynolds has expanded his professional hyphenate to include producer, director, and businessman. For instance, when the internet collectively mocked a Peloton ad featuring an actress who appeared to be dead inside, Reynolds cast the same actress in a commercial for his brand Aviation Gin. Reynolds is particularly well versed in social media and meme humor for someone of his celebrity: he recently nailed a contribution to the Bernie Sanders meme and is involved in a…

Email Folks in the US and Canada are staying indoors now more than ever, and yet, they're still using Facebook less. More so than any other social media outlet in history, Facebook has become a staple of the internet. However, in recent months the number of daily active users in the US and Canada has actually stalled. So, could we be witnessing the decline of Facebook? Has Facebook Peaked? Last week, Facebook posted its 2020 performance update . In it, we learned that the social network has added almost 300 million more active users over the course of 2020. However, that growth entirely has come from outside of North America. Facebook added 5 million daily active users in 2020, but that's while losing daily active users in the US and Canada throughout the year. Definitely not the sort of data you'd expect to see after a global pandemic has plagued everyone around the world, forcing everyone indoors. North America is Facebook's first and oldest market, so if this is a sign of what's to come, the platform is going to have to do something to make itself "essential" for people again. Thankfully, there should be more than enough funds to do…

Located in the popular Pandora – The World of Avatar at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Na’vi River Journey takes you into Pandora’s glowing bioluminescent rainforest. The boat ride features Shaman of Song, Disney’s “most-advanced audio-animatronic,” as she sends positive energy out into the forest through the power of her music. However, the Shaman hasn’t been quite herself lately. Twitter user @vinbel12 posted a video featuring a slumped over Shaman on the Na’vi River today: This isn’t the first report of an audio-animatronic animatronic malfunctioning at the Walt Disney World Resort. For weeks, the Donald Duck audio-animatronic at the Gran Fiesta Tour at EPCOT had been missing. Since January 29, all Three Caballero audio-animatronic has been removed from the attraction replaced with character flats. We’ll keep you updated on the status of the Shaman of Songs audio-animatronic.

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by: LaSalle Blanks, News8 Reporter Posted: Jan 30, 2021 / 06:19 PM EST / Updated: Jan 30, 2021 / 10:31 PM EST NAUGATUCK, Conn. (WTNH) — The NAACP and Naugatuck Mayor Pete Hess are considering ways to work with the community to talk about race, understanding, and healing. This comes after the police chief’s daughter’s racist Snapchat posts were discovered, two years after they were sent out. The posts have caused a public outcry in the borough. Naugatuck High School students marched to the Green earlier this week to rally against racism. Mayor Hess was at the rally, saying students had a right to feel hurt and be heard. He had a meeting with local NAACP leaders the night before the rally. Several more meetings are planned. “It’s a process, and it’s not over yet,” said Mayor Hess. “They’ll be doing their own analysis and thinking about recommendations, and they’ll be coming back and talking with us.” One idea the NAACP and the mayor have to help heal the community is to start forums on race. “We all know these types of mindsets are taught behaviors. So, it’s a cross-section of having training not only for the police but for…