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Weekend Roundup Here's What We've Learned About Snapchat's Corporate Culture Snap Inc. (formerly Snapchat) has been a notoriously secretive company, but Thursday night's IPO was the clearest look we've ever had at the social media giant's inner workings. Much of the attention has gone Snap Inc.'s numbers: 158 million daily average users; $404.5 million (£324 million) in revenues, and $522 million (£418 million) in net losses. But the S-1 filing has painted a picture of the company's internal culture, specifically what co-founders Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy believe is important and what is not. Business Insider's Jim Edwards has the full story. Research In Focus The IoT 101 Report In this report, we outlines the basics of the IoT and what this next wave of technology means to the everyday individual. 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