Talk to single people in their 20s and 30s and chances are they will shudder at the mention of dating apps. There are social media pages dedicated to ‘Tinder Nightmares’ while men are infamously left defeated by a hugely skewed sex ratio and women swear they run into the same ‘situationships’ on the apps every…
Job seekers are turning to dating apps like Tinder to network for career advancement. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images A surprising number of job hunters are turning to dating apps to make connections and find new career opportunities. And, according to a new survey, many say it is paying…
With friendship apps continuing to gain popularity, Bumble announced on Wednesday the relaunch of its Bumble For Friends (BFF) app. With younger generations seeking to expand their social circles, the revamped app aims to help users connect with new friends beyond the traditional one-on-one matching that BFF has been known for. The app is built…
The co-founder of dating apps Tinder and Bumble, Whitney Wolfe Herd, has revealed that she and her husband often joke about how she “would never have swiped right on his dating profile.” The Bumble CEO made this “confession”in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, where she also discussed her new AI matchmaking app. “He…
Lily James feels too “self-conscious” to use dating apps.The 36-year-old Cinderella star plays Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd in new movie Swiped so Lily tried out the app using a friend’s account just to get the hang of it, but she admits she wouldn’t put a profile online in her search for love would be…
The app “Tea,” designed for women to anonymously post comments about men they have dated, has suffered a data breach, leaking tens of thousands of user images in what appears to be a targeted effort by another online platform.The company behind Tea reported that 72,000 images were leaked online, including 13,000 selfies or forms of…
Considering how much dating apps are struggling, Bumble’s announcement via an 8-K filing on Wednesday of a 30% workforce reduction may not seem that shocking. But JPMorgan analysts wrote in a Wednesday note the magnitude of the layoffs (which amount to about 240 jobs) “comes as a surprise” because the company had already announced $15…