Snapchat's first major update in 2014 comes nearly halfway through the year, in May, when the company adds text and video chatting features. These, of course, also disappear by default. With the update also comes Snapchat's most polished look yet. The app gets a new font, iconography and redesigned menus.

The company’s AR glasses Snapchat Specs are on the verge of a big relaunch.

Users will be able to chat with a brand's AI agent to do things like ask questions and get recommendations.

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Eric Swalwell, the disgraced former Congressman, is still using Snapchat as a channel for private communications despite it being the app that led to the end of his political career. The revelation came Friday in a report from the New York Times detailing Swalwell’s use of social media.

"Mr. Swalwell is still using Snapchat. As recently as this week... Mr. Swalwell communicated directly with a former intern on the app and asked her why she had taken a screenshot

"Instants" are basically "snaps," but for your entire friends list.

On Monday, Snapchat released map.snapchat.com for Snap Maps that highlights Our Stories and other public snaps overlaid on a global map. SEE ALSO: Kylie Jenner and MKBHD question Snapchat's future post-redesign Just like on Snapchat's mobile version of Snap Maps,