Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, who co-founded Instagram eight years ago, are leaving the service’s parent company, Facebook. The news of their departure comes from The New York Times, and is corroborated by a statement from Systrom. The duo have resigned from the company and will leave in the coming weeks. Explaining their plans to take a break and think about what’s next, Systrom said: We’re planning on taking some time off to explore our curiosity and creativity again. Building new things requires that we step back, understand what inspires us …
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