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Investment firm acquires Bumble for $1.3 billion

Bumble, a dating app that recently abandoned its women-first chat rule, has been bought by an investment firm for $1.3 billion. The purchase of the app is described in the headline as a wager on the future of humanity.

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Investment firm acquires Bumble for $1.3 billion
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What to know

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    An investment firm bought Bumble for $1.3 billion.

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    Bumble recently dropped its women-first chat rule.

Why it matters

The news concerns both a change in Bumble’s ownership and its recent revision of chat rules.

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