New York Yankees Aaron Judge connects for an RBI single against the Boston Red Sox during the fifth inning of Game 2 of an American League wild-card baseball playoff series, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) --
ESPN set viewership records during baseball’s Wild Card Series, fueled by a significant spike in watchers from young demographics.
The network announced Monday that Game 3 of the Boston-New York Yankees series averaged 7,439,000 viewers — a single-game Wild Card Series record under the current format. It was the largest audience for an ESPN baseball game since Boston met the Yankees in a one-game MLB Wild Card playoff in 2021.
The network averaged 4,625,000 viewers for the 11 games, a new high for the current format. Overall viewership for the under-35 demographic jumped 89% from last year and 108% for kids 17 and under. Total viewership for the Wild Card Series was up 64% from last year.
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This Aug. 9, 2017, file photo shows the Youtube, left, and Snapchat apps on a mobile device in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
The owner of social media platform Snapchat said Wednesday it's eliminating about 16% of its global workforce, or about 1,000 jobs that will be culled in its latest round of layoffs.
Snap Inc. said in a regulatory filing that the job cuts will cost about $95 million to $130 million in severance payments and related costs.
"The headcount reduction is designed to further streamline our operations and reallocate resources toward our highest-priority initiatives, leveraging increased operational efficiencies to accelerate our path toward net-income profitability," the company said in its filing.
Snap had 5,261 full-time employees as of Dec. 31, 2025, the company said in its latest annual report.
CEO Evan Spiegel said in a letter to staff that another 300 open roles would not be filled.
It's not the first time the Santa Monica, California-based company has eliminated jobs. In 2024, Snap cut 10% of its workforce, or about 530 employees.
Snap cut 3% of its staff in late 2023, and in 2022 it slashed its workforce by 20%.
Snapchat, which is popular with young people and known for its disappearing photos and videos, has 474 million users every day, on average, according to the annual report.
Snap said in its latest earnings report that its net loss in 2025 narrowed to $460 million, as revenue rose to $5.9 billion.
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