Snap looking to buy Chinese drone maker Zero Zero, Instagram’s daily use numbers beat Snapchat’s and Hyperloop One test pod reaches 192 miles per hour.
Snap Looking to Buy Chinese Drone Maker Zero Zero
Snap Inc. is in talks to buy Chinese drone maker Zero Zero Robotics, reports The Information. Zero Zero Robotics is a Beijing-based maker of selfie drones, which sells its $500 Hover Camera Passport Drone exclusively from the Apple store.
Instagram’s Daily Use Numbers Beat Snapchat’s
Facebook’s Instagram disclosed its users under 25 years old spend more than 32 minutes a day on the photo-sharing app, and users 25 years old and over spend more than 24 minutes a day on the app, reports Recode. Both numbers are larger than the daily-use statistics Snap Inc. shared in its initial public offering filing in February.
Hyperloop One Test Pod Reaches 192 Miles Per Hour
Hyperloop One’s test pod reached 192 miles per hour on July 29 at a Nevada test track, reports The Verge. The XP-1 pod glided above the 500-meter-long track using magnetic levitation.
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