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Snapchat on ‘leading the way’ in AR

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We speak to Snapchat’s General Manager for the UK, Ed Couchman, who says the camera company wants to ‘lead the way’ in Augmented reality. The firm’s announced a series of new AR tech, including an AR shopping feature called "dress up", as well as a drone that hovers near you and automatically takes photos and videos. We speak with Snapchat's General Manager for the UK Ed Couchman about the tech, and why they're investing so much in AR.


Blizzard are set to reveal all about their first ever mobile Warcraft game next week. On the World of Warcraft Twitter account, it announced all will be revealed on the 3rd of May.


Also in this episode:


  • World speed record broken for fastest fully autonomous car on a straight track at a Nasa air strip (2.16)
  • Twitter reports first-quarter revenue following Elon Musk takeover agreement (2.50)
  • EU, US and other countries announce ‘Declaration for the Future of the Internet’ (3.16)
  • Gardeners urged to let lawns go wild to boost nature (4.01)
  • Why Jack Russell terriers have the longest lifespan among pet dogs (4.29)


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