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Minda Smiley

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Bloomberg Tech
Tech Earnings: Google’s Spending, Arm’s AI Data Center Push

So...

Bloomberg Tech
Tech Earnings: Google’s Spending, Arm’s AI Data Center Push

More questions and answers at this point, for sure.

Bloomberg Tech
Tech Earnings: Google’s Spending, Arm’s AI Data Center Push

Yeah, I mean, I think it's a fair question.

Bloomberg Tech
Tech Earnings: Google’s Spending, Arm’s AI Data Center Push

And I think that probably explains why we are seeing the shrinking user base.

Bloomberg Tech
Tech Earnings: Google’s Spending, Arm’s AI Data Center Push

I think a lot of users just aren't seeing the value in it that they used to, especially as we see Instagram, TikTok.

Bloomberg Tech
Tech Earnings: Google’s Spending, Arm’s AI Data Center Push

Now YouTube really, really gained steam and just really take a chip away at time spent.

Bloomberg Tech
Tech Earnings: Google’s Spending, Arm’s AI Data Center Push

That's something we see in our own forecast at eMarketer.

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Tech Earnings: Google’s Spending, Arm’s AI Data Center Push

I mean, we are seeing time spent on Snapchat decline year over year, at least in the US.

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Tech Earnings: Google’s Spending, Arm’s AI Data Center Push

And we're seeing them try to fix that.

Bloomberg Tech
Tech Earnings: Google’s Spending, Arm’s AI Data Center Push

Really, that's why they're investing in things like games.

Bloomberg Tech
Tech Earnings: Google’s Spending, Arm’s AI Data Center Push

And we're seeing they introduced other features last year that are really just meant to get people

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Tech Earnings: Google’s Spending, Arm’s AI Data Center Push

keep people on the app longer, but it is tricky.

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Tech Earnings: Google’s Spending, Arm’s AI Data Center Push

Snapchat is really distinct in the social media landscape, which in some ways I think has worked to its advantage, but also has hurt it because it really kind of seems to struggle to keep up with the broader trends unfolding in the broader landscape.

Bloomberg Tech
Tech Earnings: Google’s Spending, Arm’s AI Data Center Push

Yeah, I think, you know, personally, I'm pretty much a skeptic when it comes to the smart glasses space in general.

Bloomberg Tech
Tech Earnings: Google’s Spending, Arm’s AI Data Center Push

I just think it's, you know, it still remains really niche.

Bloomberg Tech
Tech Earnings: Google’s Spending, Arm’s AI Data Center Push

And I think there's still a lot of uncertainty around to what extent it will ever hit mass adoption.

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Tech Earnings: Google’s Spending, Arm’s AI Data Center Push

And I think, but, you know, even say it does take off, people do end up wanting these glasses.

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Tech Earnings: Google’s Spending, Arm’s AI Data Center Push

Snapchat is still in a tough position.

Bloomberg Tech
Tech Earnings: Google’s Spending, Arm’s AI Data Center Push

I mean, it is competing with pretty much all the major tech giants who are investing in this space, who are pouring tons of resources in this space.

Bloomberg Tech
Tech Earnings: Google’s Spending, Arm’s AI Data Center Push

They all have a lot more money than Snapchat.