Snapchat secrets revealed in Sony hackDecember 18, 2014 - 16:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Snapchat's future business plans were apparently leaked during the recent Sony Pictures Entertainment hack, Digital Spy said. The picture messaging service was affected due to the film studio's CEO Michael Lynton's position on the Snapchat board of directors. Leaked emails from Lynton indicate that Snapchat secretly acquired Vergence Labs for $15 million earlier this year, a firm that makes Google Glass-esque headsets. The breached messages also reveal that Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel was planning to launch a record label using the messaging service as a vehicle for promoting artists, Business Insider reports. Furthermore, they appear to confirm reports that Snapchat rejected a big-money acquisition bid from Facebook last year. Spiegel sent a letter to all of his employees in the wake of the Sony hack, expressing his dismay at the impact it has had on his company. "I felt like I was going to cry all morning," Spiegel wrote, vowing that Snapchat will continue its efforts to "change the world because this is not the one we want to live in". A group calling itself 'Guardians of Peace' has claimed responsibility for the Sony Pictures hacks, stating that it was motivated by objections to Seth Rogen-fronted comedy The Interview. Sony bowed to the pressure yesterday (December 17) and pulled the movie from release after cinema chains cancelled their plans to show it following a terror threat. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. |