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‘No profiles, no swiping’: Hinge founder raises $18mn for AI-powered matchmaking service that's ‘not a dating app’

Justin McLeod, who stepped down as Hinge's CEO in December 2025, has raised $18 million to launch Overtone, a new AI-driven matchmaking service he insists is fundamentally different from the swipe-based apps that made his name.

The funding round includes backing from FirstMark Capital, Pace Capital, and, notably, Hinge parent Match Group, which also owns Tinder and OkCupid, news portal TechCrunch reported on Tuesday, citing Mcleod's blog.

Relationship expert Esther Perel has joined Overtone's board alongside Match CEO Spencer Rascoff and leadership advisor Diana Chapman, according to the announcement.

McLeod has been explicit about distancing Overtone from the category he helped build.

“Overtone is not a dating app,” he wrote in a blog post announcing the raise. He elaborated that the service won't reduce people to “stats, quotes and photos”. Instead, McLeod describes Overtone as “a voice- and audio-forward service, enabled by AI, that provides highly curated introductions”.

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Trivy, Not LiteLLM Behind the 2,500 Org Compromise

Most of the 2,500 organizations believed to have been affected by the LiteLLM supply chain attack were actually exposed before, SOCRadar reports. The compromise was blamed on and claimed by TeamPCP, the threat actor behind multiple open source software (OSS) supply chain attacks involving the Shai-Hulud worm. It started

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It can be daunting to determine who’s responsible for showing ads on the websites we visit, or who’s harvesting data from the mobile apps we use every day. That information is already semi-public, but it is not easily parsed and traditionally much of it has remained walled away

HyperOS 4 is more than a visual refresh as Xiaomi brings faster apps, smarter AI and greater customisation

HyperOS 4 brings Xiaomi phones a fresh look, faster apps, smarter AI tools and greater customisation, with a phased rollout starting in August. UI, or user interface, has long been a polarising factor when buying an Android smartphone, as it is what people interact with most. No matter how beautiful

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