Hinge Founder Steps Down to Build AI-Powered Dating Startup
Hinge founder Justin McLeod exits CEO role to launch Overtone, an AI-driven dating service backed by Match Group as the market shifts toward intelligent matchmaking.
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Hinge founder Justin McLeod exits CEO role to launch Overtone, an AI-driven dating service backed by Match Group as the market shifts toward intelligent matchmaking.
Kilo Code raises $8M to accelerate AI-driven software development, leveraging GitLab co-founder Sid Sijbrandij’s expertise amid rapid growth in vibe-coding tools.
Naveen Rao’s new startup Unconventional AI secures $475 million at a $4.5 billion valuation to build radically energy-efficient computing for AI workloads.
Google introduced its AI Plus plan in India, priced under $5 per month, offering expanded access to Gemini 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, video generation, and 200GB storage for families.
OpenAI has named former Slack CEO Denise Dresser as chief revenue officer to drive enterprise revenue growth and expand its business customer base.
Bill Gates warns that high AI valuations may not hold as competition intensifies, even as he calls artificial intelligence a transformative and long-term global technology.
Google adds PC Connect, Travel Mode, and Likeness to Galaxy XR headsets and previews AI and wired XR glasses, expanding Android XR’s immersive computing ecosystem.
French AI startup Mistral released Devstral 2, a coding-focused AI model, alongside Mistral Vibe CLI, offering context-aware code automation and enterprise-ready workflows.
OpenAI and Instacart introduced a new ChatGPT shopping experience that lets users plan meals, build carts, and check out within the chat app. The move expands OpenAI’s push into agentic commerce.
Empromptu raised $2M to let nontechnical business users create production-ready AI apps, combining agentic automation with governance and integration for regulated and complex industries.