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eHarmony Faces Australian Court Ruling

eHarmony Faces Australian Court Ruling

Former F1 Driver Backs Sports Dating App

Former F1 Driver Backs Sports Dating App

1 in 5 Workers Vet Dates on LinkedIn

1 in 5 Workers Vet Dates on LinkedIn

Goose Co-Founder Derek Chadwick Leaves App After AI Controversy

Goose Co-Founder Derek Chadwick Leaves App After AI Controversy

Goose co-founder Derek Chadwick has left the gay dating app just weeks after the company faced questions over allegedly AI-generated social...

Bumble Lets Anyone Send the First Message in Major Chat Update

Bumble Lets Anyone Send the First Message in Major Chat Update

Bumble announced on that anyone in a match can now send the first message and recipients will have up to 72 hours to reply, marking a...

Hinge Turns ‘No Ordinary Love’ Campaign Into Its First Audiobook

Hinge Turns ‘No Ordinary Love’ Campaign Into Its First Audiobook

China’s AI Companion Crackdown Disrupts Digital Relationships

China’s AI Companion Crackdown Disrupts Digital Relationships

Gen Z Dating App Ditto Bets on One AI-Made Match a Week

Gen Z Dating App Ditto Bets on One AI-Made Match a Week

Match Group Revenue Slips as Paying Users Fall 6%

Match Group Revenue Slips as Paying Users Fall 6%

Match Group reported $853 million in second-quarter revenue as paying users fell 6%, while Hinge revenue climbed 22% and Tinder continued...

Romance Rivals Companionship in AI Relationships

Romance Rivals Companionship in AI Relationships

A study of more than 5,500 posts from AI companion communities found romance accounted for roughly 46% of relationship-focused discussions...

Tinder Expands Events Program to Nine More Cities

Tinder Expands Events Program to Nine More Cities

Seeking Says Verification Technology Blocked 53,000 Fake Accounts

Seeking Says Verification Technology Blocked 53,000 Fake Accounts

Romance Scam Victim Loses More Than $90,000 Despite Suspecting the Relationship Was Fake

Romance Scam Victim Loses More Than $90,000 Despite Suspecting the Relationship Was Fake

Hinge Launches ‘Friend’s Take’ to Bring Friends Into the Matching Process

Hinge Launches ‘Friend’s Take’ to Bring Friends Into the Matching Process

Hinge introduced Friend’s Take, a feature that lets users invite friends to answer questions about them and add another layer of social...

Deepfake ‘Dubai Prince’ Romance Scam Shows AI’s Growing Fraud Potential

Deepfake ‘Dubai Prince’ Romance Scam Shows AI’s Growing Fraud Potential

A woman lost her savings after a scammer allegedly used AI-generated video to impersonate Dubai’s crown prince during intimate calls...