From Tea’s controversial web comeback and Partiful’s new Crush feature to Grindr’s ambitious retail plans and a Japanese corporate matchmaking trend, here’s everything that happened in dating apps this month.
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From Tea’s controversial web comeback and Partiful’s new Crush feature to Grindr’s ambitious retail plans and a Japanese corporate matchmaking trend, here’s everything that happened in dating apps this month.
From Bumble’s upcoming AI-powered matchmaking app to Japan’s new virtual girlfriend service where AI characters can actually reject you, the dating app world is getting weird. Meanwhile in Australia, hundreds of thousands of scam accounts are getting the boot, and science confirms what we suspected: narcissists are crushing it on Tinder.
Adults who obsess over Disney theme parks are a very special bunch, and it looks like an app to help them find love with each other is on the way. Meanwhile in Japan, a dating app can verify if you’re married or not, as concerns about married folk using the apps for some side action […]
Four people have been arrested in Japan on suspicion of selling obscene porn posters created by generative AI, in a move that Japanese media reported marked the first arrests in the country for selling AI-created obscene images. Tokyo police said that on April 14, 2025 the four accused, variously aged in their 20s and 50s, […]
As one of the fastest declining populations, with its number expected to halve by 2100, Japan’s government is resorting to tech as a last ditch attempt at matching people for marriage and procreation through the use of artificial intelligence. Having previously attempted to combat this issue with childcare services, parental leave schemes, and monetary assistance […]
Tea’s back via web browser, Partiful wants to help you find love at parties, and Grindr’s plotting a retail empire. January’s essential dating app news.
Lovense releases Webcam 2 for porn cammers, featuring AI zoom in response to tips, ultra HD 4K resolution, and hands-free control for enhanced live-streaming.
In Japan, physical space is being used to provide privacy-poor Japanese people with the equipment and time required for a little virtual RnR. We go inside Tokyo’s VR porn booths to see what’s inside…
Lovense releases Webcam 2 for porn cammers, featuring AI zoom in response to tips, ultra HD 4K resolution, and hands-free control for enhanced live-streaming.