Tinder is letting you go on blind dates in the app
Tinder is adding a Blind Date feature to its app, prompted by Gen-Z interest in "old school" dating trends, the company says. In a new social experiment from Tinder, the feature will be found under the "Explore" page within the app. It's an extensio.....»»
Daily Crunch: Google Play halves commission on developers’ first $1M
Google is letting developers keep more of their Play revenue, Instagram adds teen safety features and we examine the global distribution of venture funding. This is your Daily Crunch for March 16, 2021. The big story: Google Play halves commission on.....»»
Tinder to introduce in-app background checks
One of the world's most popular dating apps will add the paid service later this year......»»
Tinder Users Will Soon Be Able To Access a Background Check Database
Tinder and Match have announced a new partnership with Garbo, a non-profit, female-founded background check platform. In theory, it should allow Tinder (and Match Group's other sites) to ping Garbo's database and proactively show users when it finds.....»»
Match Group is adding background checks to Tinder
Match Group is partnering with non-profit background check platform Garbo to bring its platform to Tinder later this year......»»
Billion-dollar crypto lawsuit against Nvidia dismissed over lack of evidence
The suit dates back to 2017, though the amended complaint was filed in 2020. It essentially claimed that throughout 2017 and 2018, 60 to 70 percent of Nvidia's sales in China were reported as gaming revenue when it really came from miners. It's claim.....»»
Match Group partners with Garbo to bring background checks to its online dating platforms
Match Group is partnering with non-profit background check platform Garbo to bring its platform to Tinder later this year......»»
Match Group makes seven-figure investment in background check nonprofit Garbo
Match Group, the parent company to Tinder, Match, OkCupid, Hinge and other top dating apps, announced this morning it’s made a seven-figure investment into nonprofit background check platform Garbo, with the goal of helping Match Group’s.....»»
Long-accepted theory of vertebrate origin upended by fossilized fish larvae
A new study out of the University of Chicago, the Canadian Museum of Nature and the Albany Museum challenges a long-held hypothesis that the blind, filter-feeding larvae of modern lampreys are a holdover from the distant past, resembling the ancestor.....»»
Students" Lunar Pad Could Help NASA Return to the Moon
A student team's lunar landing pad could help NASA astronauts avoid Apollo's risky moon landings When NASA first sent humans to the moon, astronauts often made risky blind landings on the lunar surface because of billowing d.....»»
Apple analyst suggests launch date for its rumored mixed-reality headset
A respected analyst with contacts in Apple's supply chain has forecast launch dates for the tech firm's rumored mixed-reality headset and two other products......»»
Blind trust in social media cements conspiracy beliefs
The ability to identify misinformation only benefits people who have some skepticism toward social media, according to a new study from Washington State University......»»
Research shows dating stereotypes still exist in the virtual world
More people than ever are using online dating sites, with virtual dates becoming the new normal for single people during lockdown. Now a new study shows that while the way we date may have changed, some traditional gender stereotypes still remain......»»
Papaya Global raises $100M more at a $1B+ valuation for tools to hire, pay and manage distributed workforces
Remote working — hiring people further afield and letting people work outside of a central physical office — is looking like it will be here to stay, and today one of the startups building tools for that environment is announcing a big fu.....»»
Netflix boss: Film fans want joint release dates for cinema and streaming
Netflix boss' claims about the theatrical release window denied by UK Cinema Association chief......»»
Twitter is considering letting users pay accounts they like
Twitter is exploring a way to allow users to become paid subscribers to Twitter accounts they really like......»»
Loki and Star Wars: The Bad Batch get Disney+ premiere dates
Also: the new Spider-Man movie has a name. Loki from Loki. [credit: Disney ] Today.....»»
Samsung is letting you try a Galaxy foldable for 100 days
While most retailers and Samsung’s website give customers two weeks to return a Galaxy device if they’re not happy with the purchase, the company is extending this period to 100 days for its $1,999 Galaxy Z Fold 2 and $1,099 Galaxy Z Flip 5G......»»
California can enforce net neutrality law, judge rules in loss for ISPs
Judge denies injunction, letting Calif. enforce law while ISPs' suit continues. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Pasieka) California can start enforcing the net neutrality law it enacted over two years ago, a federal judge ruled yesterday in a.....»»
Software Bug Keeping Hundreds Of Inmates In Arizona Prisons Beyond Release Dates
According to Arizona Department of Corrections whistleblowers, hundreds of incarcerated people who should be eligible for release are being held in prison because the inmate management software cannot interpret current sentencing laws. From a report:.....»»
Gran Turismo 7 gets pushed back to 2022 due to pandemic-related production challenges
Gran Turismo 7 was announced on June 11, 2020, during the PlayStation 5 unveiling. Despite its name, it’ll be the eighth game in the mainline franchise, which dates back to the groundbreaking Gran Turismo for the original PlayStation in 1997. The p.....»»