Snap’s Evan Spiegel & Axios’ Sara Fischer

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel outlines the company's long-term commitment to augmented reality and human-centric computing through its Spectacles hardware, positioning the firm as a leader in a new device category rather than a late entrant. Unlike competitors focused on virtual reality, Snap prioritizes real-world interaction, supported by a proprietary rendering engine and a massive developer ecosystem. With over a trillion selfies captured annually on the platform, Snap leverages its scale to drive engagement in features like Spotlight, which now accounts for over 40% of content view time. Spiegel emphasizes a strategy of revenue acceleration and capital efficiency to navigate a "crucible moment" in the tech industry, while maintaining a constructive stance on geopolitical issues like the potential TikTok divestiture and the implementation of platform safety standards.