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Bumble swipes right on $1.3 billion go-private deal amid online dating industry reset

Bumble said on Tuesday it had agreed to be taken private by Ithaca Holdings in a deal valued at $1.3 billion, as the dating app pushes forward with its months-long turnaround amid

The Economic Times · Oct 13

Bumble plans a reset to lure Gen Z back

Bumble is in the midst of a major reinvention, one that will fundamentally change the way users engage with the app.

Axios · May 11

Bumble CEO reveals it's killing off the swipe on "The Axios Show"

It's a ripe time for a product overhaul.

Axios · May 7

Lily James jokes she landed Cliffhanger reboot role as Sylvester Stallone wasn’t available

Opening up about becoming a big-screen action heroine, actress Lily James has joked she landed her role in Cliffhanger as Sylvester Stallone wasn’t available.

BANG Premier · Sep 21, 2025

'I love the idea of thinking big about how to change culture': the director of Hulu's new movie Swiped on how she hopes to inspire audiences

Swiped is a biographical movie about the creation and success of the dating app Bumble, and director Rachel Lee Goldenberg spoke to me about the importance of its message.

TechRadar · Sep 21, 2025

Lily James felt a 'bit of a fake' starring in Swiped

Lily James plays Whitney Wolfe Herd - Bumble's founder and former CEO - in Swiped, and the actress has admitted she felt "guilty" and a "bit of a fake" by starring in the film because she has never used a dating app.

BANG Premier · Sep 21, 2025

‘Shut it down!’ — Bumble founder Wolfe Herd is terrified that there’s a new Hulu biopic about her life and wanted to block it two years ago

“I’m obviously both terrified and maybe slightly flattered,” Whitney Wolfe Herd said of “Swiped.”

Fortune · Sep 20, 2025

Your weekend binge list: 11 best new shows and movies to stream on Netflix, Prime Video and more (Sept. 19-21)

'Superman,' 'High Potential' and 'Black Rabbit' lead our weekend watch list

Tom’s Guide · Sep 19, 2025

7 new movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max and more this weekend (September 19)

From Superman to Gen V's sophomore season, here's what you need to watch this weekend.

TechRadar · Sep 19, 2025

TV tonight: Jimi Hendrix gets inside our souls with one of his last gigs

Part documentary, part concert, Electric Church sees Hendrix play to 300,000 people at the 1970 Atlanta pop festival. Plus, comedy karaoke with Fawlty Towers: The Play. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2025