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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Bumble - What They Never Told You

Death to dating apps: Ash Sarkar on how Big Tech killed romance

Real-life intimacy is making a comeback as we grow tired of living behind screens

Evening Standard

Woman rejects Bumble match’s secluded first date idea then gets tracked down across social media: ‘I do not wanna be alone with you’

'Apparently getting blocked was not enough'

We Got This Covered

The Balance Phone review: “A solid remedy for doomscrollers”

Can this phone help you take back control over your spare time? I put it to the test

The Independent UK

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The Class and Status Signals Hidden Inside Every Indian Dating App Profile Nobody Discusses

The college name is never just a college nameYou put IIT or SRCC or Symbiosis in your bio and told yourself it was for context. It wasn't. You knew, the way everyone knows without saying it, that certain institution names function as shorthand for a family's income bracket, their English…

Times Life

As online dating goes into ‘salvage mode’, can AI solve all its problems?

Dating apps such as Bumble forced to adapt as ‘swipe fatigue’ grows

The Guardian - UK

Gen Z is swiping left on swiping and dating apps are getting the message

Online dating is betting on fewer swipes, better matches and more real-life experiences to win over Gen Z.

Fortune

Bumble Ends Women-First Rule: Why the Dating App Now Lets Men Message First as Revenue Slides

Bumble scraps its women-message-first rule as paying users fall 16.4% and revenue drops to $210.5 million, part of a wider swipe-free overhaul.

International Business Times UK

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Bumble has stopped making women message men first – and I know why

COMMENT: The dating app has axed the female-initiated messaging feature that set it apart from its competitors. Helen Coffey digs into why putting the power – and responsibility – into women’s hands was always doomed to fail

The Independent UK

Bumble rules changed: Dating app changes its biggest rule after 12 years, introduces major update for users

Bumble is revolutionizing its messaging policy also allowing men to initiate conversations. This shift enhances user flexibility, significantly extending the message reply window from twenty-four to an impressive seventy-two hours. By alleviating the pressure to respond swiftly, this adjustment seeks to enrich the overall dating experience, catering to a wider…

The Economic Times

Bumble Fully Ends 'Women Message First' Rule After 66% of Women Said They'd Rather Men Make the First Move

Bumble has removed its gendered messaging rule, allowing any user to send the first message. This change aims to provide more flexibility and reduce pressure, enhancing user experience and connection opportunities.

International Business Times UK

NY woman claims talking to NFL quarterback Tommy DeVito on Bumble, shares his alleged explicit response: ‘I’m pretty sure it was him’

DeVito recently got engaged and is set to enter 2026 NFL season as a backup.

We Got This Covered

US companies face rise in cyber attacks

Companies worldwide are experiencing a rise in AI-driven cyberattacks and ransomware incidents. Fairlife, a Coca-Cola-owned dairy company, recently suspended U.S. production after a system breach. The White House is forming a group to share cybersecurity vulnerability information. Several U.S. companies reported cyber incidents this year, including Nike and Bumble. These…

The Economic Times

US Senate Nominee Graham Platner Denies Alleged 2021 Sexual Assault of Woman He Met on Bumble

Graham Platner, Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, denies a serious sexual assault allegation from 2021, as his campaign faces increased scrutiny ahead of a closely watched election.

International Business Times UK

BMBL Stock Alert: What to Know as Bumble Reportedly Explores Sale

Bumble stock pops up on reports that the company is exploring a potential sale. Here’s what it really means for BMBL shares.

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The Independent UK

AI chatbots hit the dating scene as singles ‘outsource’ their love life

The marriage of AI with the highly lucrative dating industry was likely inescapable

The Independent UK

What is ‘wildflowering’? The latest dating trend that promotes stronger connections — but there’s a catch

Experts have said that the dating approach could make singles feel like they don’t know where they stand with the person they’re dating

The Guardian - UK

Wanderlove: are we really more attractive and alluring on holiday?

More and more people are looking for love when they’re abroad, and consider themselves better placed to do so. But there are potential pitfalls ...

The Guardian - UK

The dating apps that failed to deliver the joys of sex and romance now offer AI as cupid. No thanks

Endless swiping has left a generation of singles burned out. But get real: dating assistants and AI-aided chats will never recreate the friction of real romance, says technology journalist Tatum Hunter

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The Conversation

Would you trust AI to help you find ‘the one’? Dating apps are betting it can

In the relatively short time they’ve been around, online dating apps have transformed how we hook up, date and fall in love.

Reason

Secret Recording at Pretend Date by O'Keefe Media Wasn't Tortious, Court Holds

From yesterday's decision by Judge Anthony Trenga (E.D. Va.) in Fseisi v. O'Keefe Media Group: The Complaint alleges the following:… The post Secret Recording at Pretend Date by O'Keefe Media Wasn't Tortious, Court Holds appeared first on Reason.com.

The Economic Times

End of left & right swipes! Bumble CEO reveals why the dating app is giving up the ‘shopping-style’ swipe feature

Bumble removes swipe feature: After years of endless left-right swiping, Bumble says it is finally ready to move on from the feature that defined dating apps for an entire generation. The company has confirmed that swiping will disappear in select markets later this year as part of a major app…

Axios

Bumble plans a reset to lure Gen Z back

Bumble is in the midst of a major reinvention, one that will fundamentally change the way users engage with the app.

Axios

Bumble CEO reveals it's killing off the swipe on "The Axios Show"

It's a ripe time for a product overhaul.

The Mary Sue

Independent Journalist Flags a Potential Tinder Love Scam

Christophe Haubursin, an independent journalist, explored a strange phenomenon happening on Tinder. He noticed that there are profiles that highly resemble each other—all but in name and the last photo featured on the account. Haubursin’s findings are a reminder to be cautious on the app.

The Guardian - UK

A live stream lie unravelled: how Stephen McCullagh tried to get away with pregnant girlfriend’s murder

YouTube gamer planned audacious alibi, appeared grief-stricken at wake and apparently spied on victim’s family

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