Tinder looks to AI to help fight ‘swipe fatigue’ and dating app burnout | TechCrunch

Tinder looks to AI to help fight 'swipe fatigue' and dating app burnout | TechCrunch

Tinder is turning to a new AI-based feature, Chemistry, to help it reduce so-called “finger fatigue,” a growing problem among online dating users who feel burned out and are looking for better results. Introduced last quarter, the Match-owned dating app said Chemistry uses AI to get to know users through questions and, with permission, accesses … Read more

Lunar Energy raises $232 million to deploy home batteries that power the grid | TechCrunch

A stationary battery is attached to a home.

Forget EVs – stationary batteries are increasingly popular and invested in in the US these days. Startup Lunar Energy is the latest example. The six-year-old company, which makes batteries for homeowners in California, Georgia and Washington, said Wednesday it has completed two major rounds of financing. The startup shared a previously unannounced $130 million Series … Read more

Hackers Release Personal Data Stolen During Harvard, UPenn Data Breach | TechCrunch

People walk past the Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library on Harvard's campus on June 5, 2025.

A notorious hacking group has claimed responsibility for last year’s data breaches at Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), releasing data it allegedly stole from both schools. On Wednesday, a group known as ShinyHunters released what it claims are more than 1 million records from every university on a dedicated leak site used … Read more

Apple Watch data shows time of NBC News anchor mother’s abduction

Apple Watch data shows time of NBC News anchor mother's abduction

Data from her Apple Watch helped investigators narrow down the late-night abduction of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of NBC Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie. Nancy Guthrie, 84, disappeared from her Tucson-area home between the evening of Saturday, February 1 and the early hours of Sunday morning. Authorities say the evidence no longer supports a voluntary disappearance … Read more

Hi: CarPlay could be coming to jet skis

CarPlay could come to personal watercraft

Strangely enough, Apple CarPlay could hit the water in the coming years. Sea-Doo confirms it’s looking at technology for future high-end personal watercraft-like jet ski models, according to a new report. CarPlay could come to jet skis But don’t expect to be whizzing by with CarPlay anytime soon. Sea-Doo faces several hurdles before the familiar … Read more