Dating app Bumble bought for $1.3bn in 'bet on the future of humanity'

BBC - Oct 13, 2026

The dating app which recently ditched its "women-first" chat rule has been bought by an investment firm.

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Hillary Clinton Steps to the Podcast Mic as Midterms Approach

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How Climate Change Is Causing ‘the Gentrification of Seafood’

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States Now Have to Decide How to Spend Meta’s Settlement Billions

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Cost of living struggles inspire 'social supermarket'

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I.M.F. Warns Mideast War Will Widen Gap Between Rich and Poor Countries

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Persistent conflicts, high energy costs and technological upheavals will slow global growth and raise prices, the organization forecast.

Airfares Have Spiked. Is the Death of Spirit Airlines to Blame?

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Foreign diplomats embrace China's livestream commerce

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Dating app Bumble in $1bn takeover talks, say reports

Oct 13, 2026

Dating app Bumble in $1bn takeover talks, say reports

The dating app which recently ditched its "women-first" chat rule could be bought by an investment firm.

Chinese vice premier meets with Apple executive chairman

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Chinese vice premier meets with Apple executive chairman

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, met with Tim Cook, executive chairman of the board of directors of Apple Inc., at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday.

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