Kim Harris

26.6% of American singles find someone more attractive if they believe they could win a fight, according to a PokerTube survey of 2,000 US adults.

Academic research on "relation-shopping" finds dating app users act like consumers, which the story says suits engagement-led business models.

"Gender gating" on an Indian matrimonial platform raised match efficacy by 72% overall, according to researchers, by showing women's profiles to fewer men.

A study of 1.1 million US student survey responses found Tinder's 2013 campus launch raised sexual partners among Greek-affiliated students, not relationships.

Tinder paused its AI Photo Enhance tool after users said it changed teeth and mouth shapes without explicit consent. Tinder says few users were affected.

Hinge CEO Jackie Jantos told the BBC that Gen Z users lean on its AI prompt tools because they 'lack the confidence' to start conversations.

Peyton Knight has sold over 10,000 dating spreadsheet templates at $9.99 each, as users track post-date data alongside Match Group and Bumble apps.

Facebook has launched free selfie-based verification, adding white checkmarks to Dating, Marketplace and Groups profiles.

Coffee Meets Bagel says its 2.0 update lifted messages sent with likes by 30% and profile viewing time by 21%, without sharing user or retention data.

Japanese singles are moving from dating apps to marriage agencies charging ¥300,000 to ¥600,000, driven by "taipa" (time performance), agencies say.

Flutrr co-founder Anirban Banerjee moves from CMO to interim CEO, and Ankit Santra becomes CMO. No metrics or funding were disclosed.

One in four Americans have encountered fake profiles or AI bots on dating apps, according to McAfee, pressuring Match Group, Bumble and Grindr.

Coffee Meets Bagel has launched its 2.0 redesign globally, adding Singpass verification, a first for dating apps in Singapore, the company says.

26% of American adults now use AI to write dating app messages, while platforms ban AI-manipulated photos but permit AI-written text.

Tribal, an Australian dating app, has added AI chat and ID verification and launched Connect by Tribal, a B2B friendship platform.

QuackQuack's survey of 10,384 Indian daters found 55% now scrutinise how matches discuss past relationships, as polished charm breeds distrust.

Virgin Media O2 data shows dating app traffic jumped 116% at half-time in England's 2026 World Cup games, with hydration breaks also lifting use.

Hinge launched Friend's Take globally on 15 July, letting users collect testimonials from up to 50 contacts and show three on their profile.

QuackQuack survey: over 55% of Indian Gen Z daters aged 22-27 value how partners handled past relationships over their number of partners.

Known, a San Francisco startup, offers an AI voice chat and one match at a time, while Bumble plans to move beyond swiping with AI-driven discovery.