Snap plans to spin off an internal generative AI video team into Dotmo, a new company focused on AI models for interactive gaming experiences, citing high costs (Lucas Ropek/TechCrunch)

<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/18/snap-spins-off-ai-video-team-into-new-company-dotmo-due-to-costs/"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260618/i43.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260618/p43#a260618p43" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Lucas Ropek / <a href="http://techcrunch.com/">TechCrunch</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/18/snap-spins-off-ai-video-team-into-new-company-dotmo-due-to-costs/">Snap plans to spin off an internal generative AI video team into Dotmo, a new company focused on AI models for interactive gaming experiences, citing high costs</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; Snap will be spinning off an internal generative AI video team into a separate company.&nbsp; The new company &mdash; dubbed Dotmo &hellip; </p>