Stanford University research shows that in 2021, more than 50% of new U.S. couples met online, making smartphones one of the most powerful matchmaking technologies ever built, according to an opinion …
Kristen Lowe, an executive ghostwriter and narrative strategist and incoming Director of Founder & Editorial Communications at Scribe, argues that founders can build a credible communications strategy…
Gen Z-focused dating app Ditto, co-founded by UC Berkeley dropouts Allen Wang and Eric Liu, replaces swiping with AI matchmaking and has 150,000 signups, with about 20% of matches leading to dates. Th…
Melissa Kite, a journalist, joined the dating app Hinge for research and was banned within 24 hours after making a mild flirtatious comment that the app flagged as inappropriate, despite deleting it. …
Ditto, an AI matchmaking service for college students founded by University of California, Berkeley dropouts Eric Liu and Allen Wang, operates entirely within iMessage to arrange dates without swiping…
Happn, a location-based dating app, has overhauled its premium tiers, added AI tools, and removed its desktop version, but its mobile app remains a strong contender with clever features like video ver…
Bloomberg reported on July 20 that singles are using ChatGPT and Claude to draft dating messages on Tinder, Hinge and Bumble, a practice called chatfishing, with a 5,000% spike in Google searches and …
A Match Group and Kinsey Institute report finds 26% of US adults and 49% of Gen Z daters have used AI for dating help, including writing messages on apps like Hinge, Bumble, and Match. Match Group CEO…
Hinge founder Justin McLeod announced an $18 million funding round for his new AI-powered dating app Overtone, which he describes as a "voice- and audio-forward service" that uses AI to provide "highl…
Justin McLeod, founder of Hinge, is launching a new AI-powered matchmaking service called Overtone that has raised $18 million in seed funding from FirstMark Capital, Pace Capital and Match Group. The…
Justin McLeod, founder of Hinge, has raised $18 million for his new AI-powered matchmaking company Overtone, which aims to replace traditional dating apps with curated introductions based on relations…
Hinge founder Justin McLeod has raised $18 million from Match Group, FirstMark Capital and Pace Capital for Overtone, a voice-first dating startup that uses AI conversation instead of profiles and swi…
Dating apps like Known are using AI to match singles, but users like Marie Lansley remain skeptical about AI's ability to capture human connection. The technology aims to improve efficiency in a decli…
A woman's promising fourth date with a man she met on Hinge turned awkward when his mother joined them at a jazz concert, sitting in the front row. The date, which she had hoped would spark romance, i…
AI chatbots are increasingly used as dating coaches and relationship experts, with users seeking help on profiles, decoding messages, and drafting replies. Experts advise using AI as a 'wingman' rathe…
Generative AI chatbots are increasingly used as dating coaches, with users consulting them to draft messages, decode texts, and write profiles. Hinge's director of relationship science advises using A…
A new survey from Match Group found that nearly half of singles aged 18-39 view AI negatively in romantic contexts, and two in five refuse to date someone who uses AI companion apps like Kindroid or R…
A Match Group survey of 1,000 U.S. singles aged 18-39 found that 47% have a negative view of AI in romantic contexts, though 64% see potential benefits. The study reveals widespread disapproval of dat…
AI features are increasingly mediating romantic and interpersonal interactions, with dating platforms and third-party tools offering generative-AI capabilities for profile creation, message drafting a…