I showed up to surf camp solo once and walked away with a community I keep coming back for

Tech Insider : Travel, Sports, Business
Chloe Lee holding a surfboard
Lee has also surfed in Taiwan since she learnt the sport in Bali.

Chloe Lee

I hosted a dinner party every Saturday in 2025. My husband and I made new friends, ate good food, and got the kids to bed on time.

Tech Insider : Business, Politics
A dinner party table covered in plates of burgers, salad, and wine glasses.
Amanda Litman and her husband hosted friends for dinner to help relieve their sense of loneliness.

Amanda Litman

A viral app that helps people check if their friends are alive sparks discussions about loneliness in China

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a young man sitting beside a bed
A viral app in China that checks if users are alive is sparking frank conversations about loneliness and isolation.

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I deleted Instagram from my phone for a year. Being desktop-only connected me to friends without the drawbacks.

Tech Insider : Business
Woman with drinks
In: film cameras. Out: documenting everything on our phones.

Julia Pugachevsky

America wants to party — just softer

Tech Insider : Business
A hand holding a small disco ball in palm

Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI

I moved to New York City and worried I'd be homesick. Then, my sister and best friend became my neighbors.

Tech Insider : Business
The author and her friends in the kitchen
The author lives near her sister and best friend in New York City.

Courtesy of Maya Walsh-Little

Read the pitch decks of 14 startups looking to disrupt dating apps and social networking that have raised millions

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Money in the shape of a heart

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

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

Rodeo

I moved to a small beach town in another country. My new home felt like paradise, but I struggled to belong.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
Author Kiersten Brown smiling on beach
For part of my time in Panama, I struggled to make friends and find community.

Kiersten Brown

My family moved to a small town 8 years ago. It's been mostly great, but it's been hard to make friends as an adult.

Tech Insider : Business
A man sitting in bed looking out the window in the morning.
The author (not pictured) has found it difficult to make friends since moving to a small town.

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