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Snapchat’s parent company Snap is reportedly in the early stages of planning layoffs, according to two sources. The Verge reports that according to two sources familiar with the situation, Snap is in the early stages of planning layoffs at the social media company. The planned cuts are coming shortly after the company delivered disappointing earnings results and failed to forecast earnings for the third quarter. Snap stock prices cratered following the earnings report. It is unclear how many of Snap’s more than 6,000 employees will be affected by the layoffs as managers across the firm attempt to plan which teams to cut. Apple CEO Tim Cook and his V for Victory ( Kevin Dietsch/Getty) Snap’s business has been affected negatively in two major areas in recent years. Apple’s “Ask App Not to Track” prompt in iOS 14 had a hugely negative effect on Snap’s ability to effectively target ads to users. Breitbart News reported on Apple’s impact on Snapchat in October 2021, … [Read more...] about Report: Silicon Valley Struggles Continue as Snap Plans to Lay Off Employees

At Sea Life Michigan located at the Great Crossing Outlets, there are plenty of sea animals. The tank you see right here is the ocean tank. The temperature of the water is set to about 76 degrees year-round. The lights correspond to the seasons and there’s specific lightning for the Sea Turtles. Lauren Grauer, Lead Aquarist at Sea Life Michigan, “Sea turtles have specialized lighting. It’s a little more expensive than the other lighting we have on here.” READ MORE: Motown Museum Set To Reopen This Weekend With Expansion Project Near Completion Now, those lights are needed to help the turtles thrive in their habitat. “They use the UV from that light as a source of D3, which helps them metabolize calcium and then it helps them build strong shells and bones.” Adds Lauren. Lauren explains how the sea turtles receive specialized lighting. READ MORE: Senate GOP Facing Criticism Following Insulin Cap Vote “So they’ll get at least 20 to 30 minutes under them a day, and then … [Read more...] about Science of Weather: Sea Life Michigan Turtles

A doorbell camera caught actress Anne Heche’s car speeding down a residential road in Los Angeles, just moments before she crashed into a woman’s home, igniting it ablaze. In the video, Heche can be seen hightailing it down the residential road in her blue Mini Cooper on Friday morning. Then, the sound of a massive car crash can be heard seconds after the vehicle is seen speeding past the doorbell camera. One neighbor told Fox News Digital that a firefighter told her a woman “had driven her car at like 100 mph through the trees.” A video obtained by CBS Los Angeles also shows Heche’s car zooming by. Watch Below: Only on CBSLA: Exclusive video from a Ring doorbell camera shows car owned by actress Anne Heche flying down a neighborhood street in Mar Vista before it crashed into a home Friday. Details: https://t.co/9LwIqB461f pic.twitter.com/FUQKQJjaPJ — CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) August 6, 2022 A  video obtained by TMZ shows the actress speeding by at yet … [Read more...] about Doorbell Camera Catches Actress Anne Heche’s Car Speeding Down Residential Road Moments Before Fiery Crash

The Chicago Bears are two weeks into training camp for what surely will be a trying first season under general manager Ryan Poles and coach Matt Eberflus. As the Bears inch toward their preseason opener Saturday against the Kansas City Chiefs, our team of writers weighs in on four timely topics. Note: This story published before linebacker Roquan Smith requested a trade Tuesday morning. 1. Roquan Smith’s hold-in is ___. Brad Biggs: An early challenge for Poles. There’s no doubt other players and agents will be watching closely to see how this plays out, but I don’t sense the Bears are at a point where the situation would adversely affect a season that will have plenty of issues created by outside forces. When I step back and look at this situation, it’s easy to understand both sides. Smith has put in four very good seasons and is seeking the kind of reward that brings long-term security. He surely would like to be one of the highest-paid interior linebackers in … [Read more...] about Has the offense made any progress? What position is the most concerning? 4 timely questions about the Chicago Bears.

Illustration: Cold War Steve The worst place to be in Los Angeles during rush hour is the Sepulveda Pass, where a ten-lane segment of the 405 freeway runs through a mountain range. In 2016, Tesla’s Elon Musk was stuck there one day when he conjured up the idea to “start digging” the 16 or so miles from his Bel Air mansion to the headquarters of his rocket company, SpaceX, in Hawthorne, a small city near LAX. Two years later, dozens of people voluntarily drove themselves to the Sepulveda Pass on a Thursday evening to watch Musk publicly unveil his plan to burrow a tunnel underneath the freeway that would end, in his words, “soul-destroying traffic.” The audience gathered at the Leo Baeck Temple that night, many of them young men wearing hoodies branded with Tesla and SpaceX, saw two empty chairs on a small stage. Between them was a silver stool with a plastic pineapple that housed a snail named Gary , after the SpongeBob SquarePants character, an excavation expert who … [Read more...] about Elon’s Biggest Boondoggle

Click here to read the full article. Despite some “headwinds” including an unusually strong dollar, a lighter-than-usual release schedule and several short-term expenses, Warner Music posted a solid third quarter of 2022, with a strong showing from its publishing division and 12% revenue growth that the company stressed would have been closer to 15% if not for the above factors. The company also announced a new deal with Meta (formerly Facebook) and several upcoming legal settlements that it says will bring in $25 million in OBITDA, both of which will have a strong impact on Q4. “We delivered solid double-digit growth on a constant-currency basis, even against the backdrop of a slowdown in the advertising market and some one-time items affecting year-over-year comparisons,” said Steve Cooper, CEO, Warner Music Group . “In June, we saw the beginning of a new wave of amazing releases and we’re looking forward to a strong end to our fiscal year. Long term, we have the scale to … [Read more...] about Powered by Publishing, Warner Music Posts $1.42 Billion in Revenue for Third Quarter