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Surf's Blind First Dates Hyrox partnership expands to Birmingham, Dublin, London, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro this autu… Wednesday 2nd September (11 hours ago) · 1 min read Read → ](/news/surf-expands-events-partnership-hyrox-globally)[ Regulatory Monitor ![A South Korean corporate office desk displaying legal disclosure documents and financial regulatory compliance files.](https://images.pexels.com/photos/19535711/pexels-photo-19535711.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=600&h=340&fit=crop&fm=webp&q=50&dpr=1) ### Duo's ₩345M Fine: A Warning Shot for Matchmaking's Opaque Promises South Korean matchmaking firm Duo fined ₩345M (£184,000) by the Fair Trade Commission for false advertising claims about… Wednesday 2nd September (12 hours ago) · 1 min read Read → ](/news/matchmaker-duo-fined-over-misleading-ads)[ Financial & Investor ![A smartphone displaying a relationship-focused dating app profile next to a credit card on a wooden table.](https://images.pexels.com/photos/20054516/pexels-photo-20054516.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=600&h=340&fit=crop&fm=webp&q=50&dpr=1) ### EliteSingles' Resurrection: Brand Equity vs. Network Effects EliteSingles relaunched less than three months after Spark Networks shut it down in April, now operated by SuccessfulMat… Tuesday 1st September (1 day ago) · 1 min read Read → ](/news/elitesingles-relaunches-under-new-ownership)[ Regulatory Monitor ![A smartphone displaying a security alert screen alongside social media dating advertisements.](https://images.pexels.com/photos/37352236/pexels-photo-37352236.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=600&h=340&fit=crop&fm=webp&q=50&dpr=1) ### Fake Dating Apps Poison User Trust: A Crisis for Startups Indian cybercrime authorities are tracking fraudsters using fake dating app ads on Facebook and Instagram to distribute … Tuesday 1st September (1 day ago) · 1 min read Read → ](/news/fake-dating-app-apk-user-concerns)[ Financial & Investor ![A hand holding a smartphone displaying a luxury dating application subscription interface.](https://images.pexels.com/photos/6621651/pexels-photo-6621651.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=600&h=340&fit=crop&fm=webp&q=50&dpr=1) ### Grindr's $499 Bet: Can Luxury Tiers Solve Its Conversion Crisis? Grindr converts just 9% of its 15 million monthly active users into paying subscribers, lagging major competitors The co… Monday 31st August (2 days ago) · 1 min read Read → ](/news/grindr-targets-affluent-premium-dating)[ Technology & AI Lab ![A smartphone displaying a global map dating application with real-time text translation options on screen.](https://images.pexels.com/photos/7972324/pexels-photo-7972324.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=600&h=340&fit=crop&fm=webp&q=50&dpr=1) ### Ember's Global Matchmaking: Clever Disruption or Costly Misfit? Ember operates across 177 countries with real-time translation in over 100 languages as standard, not a premium feature … Monday 31st August (2 days ago) · 1 min read Read → ](/news/solo-built-dating-app-ember-translation)[ Regulatory Monitor ![A digital screen displaying profile photos inside a security verification grid with fraud detection flags.](https://images.pexels.com/photos/20180325/pexels-photo-20180325.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=600&h=340&fit=crop&fm=webp&q=50&dpr=1) ### Seeking's Public Scammer Gallery: Transparency or Legal Minefield? Romance scam losses reached $1.16 billion in the first nine months of 2025 in the US alone Seeking.com claims its AI ver… Monday 31st August (2 days ago) · 1 min read Read → ](/news/seeking-has-blocked-90-percent-scammers)[ Technology & AI Lab ![Two people sitting at a cafe table sharing a coffee and having an engaging conversation.](https://images.pexels.com/photos/8484126/pexels-photo-8484126.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=600&h=340&fit=crop&fm=webp&q=50&dpr=1) ### Yeet's 2,000-Member Cap: A Strategy to Redefine Dating App Engagement Yeet deliberately capped its pre-launch Founder Club at 2,000 members to prioritise depth of feedback over scale The com… Friday 28th August (5 days ago) · 1 min read Read → ](/news/yeet-co-founder-community-feedback-success)[ Financial & Investor ![A young adult looking thoughtfully at a smartphone dating app profile while sitting at a brightly lit outdoor cafe.](https://images.pexels.com/photos/16959686/pexels-photo-16959686.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=600&h=340&fit=crop&fm=webp&q=50&dpr=1) ### Tinder's Thailand Campaign Admits Swipe Model's Flaws. 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Tinder Thailand's new campaign explicitly contradicts the swipe-maximisation model the platform has spent over a decade … Friday 28th August (5 days ago) · 1 min read Read → ](/news/tinder-thailand-campaign-challenges-performative-dating)[ Technology & AI Lab ![A person evaluating dating application profiles on a smartphone screen in an urban setting.](https://images.pexels.com/photos/27875422/pexels-photo-27875422.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=600&h=340&fit=crop&fm=webp&q=50&dpr=1) ### CrowdMatch's 'Wisdom of Strangers' Gambit: A New Dating Dilemma CrowdMatch requires new members to vote on three pairs of profiles before receiving their own, creating a participation … Thursday 27th August (6 days ago) · 1 min read Read → ](/news/crowdmatch-opens-waitlist-crowd-dating)[ Financial & Investor ![Singles socialising and browsing bookshelves at an evening bookstore mixer event.](https://images.pexels.com/photos/33626369/pexels-photo-33626369.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=600&h=340&fit=crop&fm=webp&q=50&dpr=1) ### Thursday's Bold Pivot: Can Bookstore Mixers Outperform Dating Apps? 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