Kim Harris

Bumble-commissioned polling says 64% of Australian daters think dating across political divides is impossible, as it launches an election campaign.

Grindr has launched Right Now, a real-time feed tab alongside its grid, in 15 major cities including London, New York and Paris.

Grindr launched an optional in-app camera, Taken on Grindr, that timestamps and watermarks photos to show recency but does not verify identity.

Grindr has launched 'Between the Cheeks', an anal health and colorectal cancer screening hub, with Preparation H and the National LGBT Cancer Network.

Tinder has launched an AI voice game using OpenAI's GPT-4o that scores users on conversation skills in timed dating scenarios, with five plays a day.

Betterhalf.ai's 89% compatibility match between two MBA graduates reportedly failed within hours, raising questions about AI percentage scores.

Tribal, a dating app launching this month, blurs profile photos for 72 hours after matching, with users messaging based on a 44-question assessment.

Grindr has expanded its one-hour 'Right Now' meetup feed to 15 major cities, with 10 free sessions per week before users must pay for Unlimited.

MillionaireMatch has introduced "No Sex Monday", which disables messages, likes and winks every Monday for its 5 million members.

Tinder has relaunched Tinder U in India, four years after ending it in the US in 2022. Verification accepts .in emails, which any registrant can hold.

Dating app RAW is developing a ring that tracks heart rate, temperature and voice to share emotional data with partners, due late 2025 or early 2026.

Sniffies has launched its first iOS app after seven years as web-only, with default content filtering and email sign-up. The web version stays unfiltered.

Hinge has launched Match Note, a post-match disclosure feature requiring recipients to acknowledge a member's sensitive information before messaging.

BiCupid has launched AI Detect, which blurs unsolicited nude images on the bisexual dating app until the recipient consents to view them.

Mylo, an Israeli AI dating startup, claims a 90% match-to-conversation rate, as Bumble and Grindr have yet to ship AI assistants.

Rakuten Viber has launched Viber Dating in the Philippines, targeting 20 million users in beta, with no monetisation model disclosed.

Hinge CEO Justin McLeod has ruled out AI agents that talk to matches for users, while Grindr and startup Harmonizer move the other way.

Harmonizer launches a U.S. dating app claiming AI compatibility matching from 20,000 couples' data, with no peer-reviewed research apparently backing it.

Hily markets itself as a personality-first alternative to photo swiping, but Hinge, Bumble and Tinder make similar claims, the analysis says.

ARCHER has launched a 'Sober Curious' community feature with Ritual Zero Proof, as 'sober' appears 62% more frequently than 'drinks' in profiles.