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Dating App Use Linked to Worse Mental Health

Have you ever wondered whether dating app users have worse mental health than people who do not use dating apps? A new study explored this question. Read More

What's Really Happening in Your Brain on Dating Apps

Dating apps, with their famous "swipe" gesture, have become a daily phenomenon. Did you know that this simple movement activates mechanisms in your brain similar to those of addiction? Here's what's ... Read More

Apple confirms it pulled controversial dating apps Tea and TeaOnHer from the App Store

Controversial dating safety apps, Tea and TeaOnHer, have been pulled from the Apple App Store. The apps’ removal was first spotted by the app store intelligence provider Appfigures, which told ... Read More

The AI dating arms race: Dating apps are betting millions that you'll fall back in love with them

Dating apps like Tinder, Hinge, Bumble, and Grindr are investing in AI-powered matchmaking, hoping to fend off swiping fatigue. Read More

You Don’t Need to Swipe Right. A.I. Is Transforming Dating Apps.

Meet your artificial intelligence matchmakers. These A.I. tools are changing dating apps, so users don’t have to swipe through an endless scroll of profiles. Meet your artificial intelligence ... Read More

Gen Z is ghosting dating apps: Could AI win them back?

I think back to freshman year, when my friends and I would cram onto a lumpy dorm-issue twin bed and huddle around one phone, collectively cringing as we swiped through Hinge. That was my first foray ... Read More

Are You Being Dommed by Your Dating App?

Several new dating apps are founded on the idea that what daters really want is to hand over control. By Gina Cherelus In the Third Wheel column, Gina Cherelus explores the delights and horrors of sex ... Read More

Dating Apps Are Dying. Is It Time to Try Getting Laid on LinkedIn?

No one likes dating apps, especially the people who use them. Mounting fatigue with ghosting, swiping, situationships and talking stages has led to a general downturn in usage. In February, Wired ... Read More

Explaining the dating app that's "designed to be deleted."

Hinge is the dating app that's "designed to be deleted." The app, which was acquired by Match Group in 2018, promises a more relationship-finding focus for its members — hence the tagline. "Hinge's ... Read More

Is Your Relationship With Dating Apps Unhealthy?

Imagine yourself waiting in a queue at a coffee shop. You could chat with the friend next to you while you wait to place your order. Or you could both pull out your phones, check for messages on a ... Read More

Lots of apps claim to improve brain health. Do any work?

If you open up your phone and search your app store for “brain games” you will find a lot of brain games. Really, a lot of brain games. You can scroll and scroll and scroll, until you find the end of ... Read More

Read your daily horoscope: Thursday, 18 December 2025

Pioneering instincts take the lead. You are extra charming today - like a golden retriever at a barbecue. Warning: May lead to impulsive online shopping or questionable dating app swipes. This especia ... Read More