Show Notes
Georgia chats with Sydney Bradley of Business Insider about dating app Bumble’s termination of the swipe, and the dating app market’s overall pivot to AI – Subscribe to the Trustfnd Independent Media Collective bundle here! –
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Bumble Kills The Swipe To Help 'Exhausted' And 'Fatigued' Singles, CEO Confirms
Dating app Bumble is ending swipe feature, introduces AI assistant for matchmaking
Bumble introduces an AI dating assistant, ‘Bee’
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