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Dating apps are out, events are in

Swipe right. Swipe left. Match. Ghost. Repeat. At some point, the whole ritual started feeling less like dating and more like a second job with terrible HR. For about a decade, apps like Tinder, Hinge ...
Exhausted by “ghosting,” dead-end chats and false advertising, Bay Area singles are ditching their smartphones and opting to look people in the eye.
Tired of the dating apps, many Silicon Valley singles are turning to speed-dating and in-person meet-ups to search for love.
"It’s like the lottery. If you want to win the jackpot, you have to buy the ticket,” Marc Labitzky said at a recent Stamford mixer.
Bending Spoons remains largely unknown, even as its portfolio of products has served more than a billion people.
While 79%1 of 18-to-35-year-olds plan to attend more events in 2026, what they’re seeking has evolved significantly. After years of curated feeds and polished experiences, people now crave gatherings ...
As always, many of this year’s best apps are ones you’ve probably never heard of. Sure, there are some big names on this list, particularly in the buzzy field of artificial intelligence, but the real ...
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Italian technology conglomerate Bending Spoons agreed to acquire events marketplace platform Eventbrite for roughly $500 million in cash. Eventbrite stockholders will receive $4.50 per share, ...
Eventbrite Enters into Definitive Agreement to Be Acquired by Bending Spoons for Roughly $500 Million to Accelerate Eventbrite’s Next Phase of Growth Eventbrite stockholders to receive $4.50 per share ...
Eventbrite announced today it has entered a $500 million deal to be acquired by technology conglomerate Bending Spoons. The agreement is dependent on closing conditions and approvals, including from ...
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