Hinge founder Justin McLeod raised $18M for Overtone, an AI-enabled, voice-first dating approach backed by Match Group and others, with Esther Perel on the board and a limited launch planned later this year.
Braintrust breach prompts API-key rotation; Genesis AI raises $105M seed and goes full-stack in robotics; Apple settles $250M over Siri AI features; Match Group funds AI tools by slowing hiring amid $864M Q1 revenue; Google adds forum-derived context to AI search, spotlighting sourcing and reliability.
FTC settlement over OkCupid sharing user photos with a facial-recognition vendor without consent; ~3 million photos plus demographic/location data were exposed; no admission of wrongdoing, but future compliance commitments required.
Hinge CEO Justin McLeod steps down to build Overtone, backed by Match Group, with Overtone incubated inside Hinge and led by a new Hinge CEO, while AI features and revenue trajectories shape the outlook for Match’s dating portfolio.
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