I always find the best local recommendations when I travel solo. My strategy involves dating apps and clever prompts.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
A woman stands on a balcony and looks out at a city.
I get some of the best travel recommendations from dating apps.

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The rise of the AI wingman

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A robot hand and a human hand fist-bumping.

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2 former Hinge execs are building an app to make it easier to plan hangouts with your friends

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Sam Levy and Tim macgougan
Sam Levy and Tim MacGougan cofounded Rodeo, a new startup building an app for making plans with friends.

Rodeo

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

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Phone with dating apps on screen (Tinder, Hinge, Bumble, and Grindr), a robot hand, and a hand holding a bouquet of flowers.

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A startup betting that AI can find your 'soulmate' has raised $4 million. Read its pitch deck.

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Jake Kozloski founder and CEO of Keeper
Jake Kozloski is the CEO of dating startup Keeper.

Joe Jenkins

A new AI matchmaker will set you up and plan the first date for $16 — skipping the swiping and DMs

Tech Insider : Business
Ludovic Huraux
Ludovic Huraux

Mandy Menaker

  • Amata is a new dating app launching in the US, starting with New York City.
  • Founded by French entrepreneur Ludovic Huraux, Amata uses AI to match users without swiping.
  • The startup has raised $6 million to date.

Matching on dating apps is getting a makeover thanks to AI.

Hinge's CEO says AI is going to make mass swiping arcane

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Hinge CEO Justin McLeod
Hinge CEO says AI in online dating may spare users from endless swiping in the futire.

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ChatGPT made my Hinge profile cringe-worthy — but it cut down on bad dates

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Nicola Prentis wearing a red shirt.
Nicola Prentis used ChatGPT to rewrite her Hinge profile and help her avoid avoidants.

Provided by Nicola Prentis

Bumble's CEO isn't giving up on helping people make new friends

Tech Insider : Business
A hand hovers over an iPhone with dating app icons on display like Tinder, Hinge, and Bumble.
Tinder and Bumble face an uphill climb to win back users.

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One popular dating app is actually 'crushing it' right now

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
Screen on an iPhone with dating apps shown.
Dating apps

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