An Uber driver let 2 teens ride on his roof for a stunt and one fell off and...
An Uber driver accepted $40 to let two teenagers ride on the roof of his Toyota on September 23, a court in the New York City area heard.One of the boys, Ryan Mullen, fell from the SUV's roof and hit...
View ArticleTHE SOCIAL MEDIA DEMOGRAPHICS REPORT: Differences in age, gender, and income...
This is a preview of a research report from Business Insider Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service. To learn more about Business Insider Intelligence, click here. Current...
View ArticleFacebook just launched a standalone video app called Lasso and it's basically...
On Friday, Facebook released a direct competitor to TikTok, called Lasso. Lasso is a social video app that caps posts to 15-seconds and lets creators add their favorite songs to play in the background....
View ArticleA new study finds that cutting your time on social media to 30 minutes a day...
A new study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania found that limiting one's social media usage to 30 minutes per day can lead to significant improvements in your well-being. Specifically,...
View ArticleSnapchat's parent company has lost its second top exec in two months, as its...
Snap executive Nick Bell said Monday he's leaving his role as vice president of content.During his almost five years at Snap, Bell helped launch Snapchat's Discover feed.Bell is the second Snap...
View ArticleSnapchat just launched a new feature that lets you create a highlight reel of...
Snapchat is adding a feature called "Friendship Profiles," which creates landing pages of your interaction histories with each of your Snapchat friends.You can access these profiles by tapping on a...
View ArticleSnap reportedly subpoenaed by Justice Department and SEC for information on...
The Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission have subpoenaed Snap for information about its March 2017 initial public offering.The company said in a statement it has responded to the...
View ArticleSilicon Valley's favorite e-cig company shut down its social media accounts —...
The Silicon Valley startup Juul announced this week that it is deleting some of its social media accounts.The move is part of a series of actions the e-cigarette maker said it's taking to address teen...
View ArticleEvan Spiegel spends most of his time during board meetings on Snapchat (SNAP)
According to a report by The Information, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel spends much of his time during board meetings tied to his phone and messaging people on Snapchat.Spiegel was often "dismissive" toward...
View ArticleMOBILE VISUAL SEARCH EXPLAINER: How the smartphone camera could become the...
This is a preview of a research report from BI Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service. To learn more about BI Intelligence, click here.The smartphone is getting smarter as tech and...
View ArticleSnapchat's parent company is trying again with a new version of its...
Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, is releasing a new version of its Spectacles camera glasses, Cheddar reports.The newest model of Snapchat's Spectacles will reportedly come equipped with two...
View ArticleMeet the 23-year-old who uncovers hidden app features that tech giants like...
🎙️ pic.twitter.com/meOieQTguZ— Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) November 16, 2018 23-year-old Jane Manchun Wong is a star in the world of reverse-app engineering.She uncovers hidden app features that...
View ArticleSnap sinks below $5 for the first time (SNAP)
Snap shares slumped below $5 for the first time on Thursday.They are down more than 70% below their $17 initial-public-offering price.Watch Snap trade live.Snap shares briefly dropped below the $5 mark...
View ArticleSnap employees will not receive cash bonuses for the second straight year (SNAP)
Snap employees will not receive cash bonuses for the second straight year, according to a report by Cheddar. Instead, individual employees may receive performance-based bonuses in the form of stock...
View ArticleSnap employees reportedly feel CEO Evan Spiegel is aloof thanks to private...
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel is reportedly seen as distant by his employees.According to the Wall Street Journal, that's because Spiegel took a private jet during the firm's IPO roadshow rather than flying...
View ArticleFBI agents reportedly visited ex-Snap employees at home as part of an...
Federal investigators showed up at the homes of former Snap employees about a year ago as part of an official inquiry into the company's IPO disclosures.The agents asked about how Snap collects and...
View ArticleThe 18 biggest tech products that bombed, died, or disappeared in 2018 (FB,...
2018 saw its share of tech products bite the dust, from a Facebook side project to a sentimental website that college students used to waste hours browsing. Below are the 18 biggest tech products that...
View ArticleAnother key Snap exec is leaving the company
Elizabeth Herbst-Brady, Snap's head of global strategic partnerships, is leaving the company.Herbst-Brady's departure comes a little more than two months after Kristen O'Hara, Snap's former vice...
View ArticleThe Influencer Marketing Report: Research, strategy & platforms for...
This is a preview of the Influencer Marketing (2018) research report from Business Insider Intelligence. To learn more about the top platforms, as well as strategies for social media influencer...
View ArticleSnap CEO Evan Spiegel claimed Instagram makes you feel ‘terrible’ and...
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel recently said that Instagram made users feel "terrible" because they had to "compete for popularity."Spiegel has yet to provide any proof to back up this claim, and current...
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