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Bumble is in advanced talks to go private in a deal worth about $1 billion, Reuters reported on Monday, October 12, 2026. Ithaca Holdings is the prospective buyer. The talks come as Bumble tries to win back users with AI. Neither company has confirmed a deal. Both declined to comment. Still, Bumble shares surged roughly 50% to $3.80 that Monday, their biggest one-day percentage gain on record. A $1 billion price tag for a $14 billion debut Founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd in 2014, Bumble went public in 2021 at a valuation of about $14 billion. Five years later, the proposed price tells a very different story. Paolo Pescatore, an analyst for PP Foresight, said the potential agreement is proof of Bumble’s difficulties, adding that: Going private looks less like a strategic masterstroke and more like an admission that Bumble’s current strategy is failing. The numbers a buyer would inherit Bumble’s Q2 results indicate the reasons for the investors’ concerns. Its revenue declined by 15.2% year-over-year to $210.5 million. The number of paying users also dropped by 16.4% to 3.2 million. Bumble reported a net loss of $127.9 million of which $169.3 million were impairment charges, even though the adjusted EBITDA represented $72.9 million. The slide started earlier. In 2025, the company registered a near 10% drop in revenue that amounted to approximately $966 million, while its paying user base declined by more than 11% to approximately 3.7 million. Bumble Revenue and Paying Users Decline in 2025 and Q2 2026 Industry fatigue, or a Bumble problem Bumble’s competitor, Match Group, appears to be doing better as revenue fell only 1% to $853 million in the second quarter. Meanwhile, net income increased by 36% to $171 million. Tinder also showed signs of improvement. Daily active users dropped by only 4% year-on-year, which was the smallest decline in the last 10 quarters. Hinge’s revenue has increased by 22%. Match aims to bring Hinge’s annual revenue to $1 billion by 2027. Dating-app fatigue remains a challenge. But Match’s results suggest Bumble’s issues range beyond just the users getting bored with swiping. Bumble vs Match Group Q2 2026: Revenue, Profit and User Trends Can AI pull users back, or push them away Bumble hopes its AI-led Bumble 2.0 can change that. The redesign brings richer, chapter-style profiles and the possibility of swipe-free dating. Its March unveiling helped send shares up more than 40%. Wolfe Herd had earlier floated AI dating concierges, as Cryptopolitan reported. Whether users want that help is less clear. A peer-reviewed study suggests confidence in algorithms can encourage AI dating adoption. Yet an SSRN working paper reported 54% fewer usage minutes and 62% fewer app openings among the AI adopters studied. Those findings do not represent all daters. At the same time, less expensive AI will make companion chatbots more attractive than dating apps. However, the use of these chatbots raises privacy and security issues, as noted by the Congressional Research Service. The opportunity remains substantial: Grand View Research estimates a $10.7 billion global dating-app market in 2026, reaching $17.9 billion by 2033. The challenge is converting AI features into users who stay, pay, and trust the platform Micah Abiodun | usagoldmines.com
October 13, 2026

Pokemon TCG Pocket responds to players’ backlash on trading feature Noor Bazmi | usagoldmines.com

The developers of Pokemon TCG Pocket have promised to make significant changes to the game following players’ backlash about the recent trading feature. The developers announced that they will focus on improving trading capabilities while resolving issues created by the January 29 update.

The official X account of Pokemon TCG Pocket shared on January 31 that Creatures Inc. and DeNA are “actively investigating ways” for trading solutions.

They shared that the trade token requirements were originally installed to combat bots and multi-account abuse when they established the system. However, the backlash revealed to the developers that their trading restrictions had diminished the fun aspect of trading.

Pokemon TCG Pocket will add methods to obtain trade tokens 

Pokemon TCG Pocket players were initially excited about trading in the game. However, disappointment set in as operational issues started to emerge. The trading expenses were way too high, making players unable to perform exchanges. Card trading required both participants to be in-game friends and prevented the trading of all playing cards.

Multiple playing restrictions led users to search for alternative solutions to obtain new cards.

The developers have promised to solve this issue by creating additional trade token acquisition methods, such as timed events. The announcement also hinted at significant platform enhancements in future updates.

Players in the Pokemon TCG Pocket community appreciate the developers’ prompt actions. Several Pokemon GO players expect the developers at Niantic to adopt this open communication approach.

Fans have also offered suggestions to improve trading, such as mystery trades from main Pokemon games and a level requirement to enable trades.

They also hope for the removal of the trade timer and the implementation of a card search system that would extend trading ability outside friend lists.

The developers’ timely response did not mention a specific date for the awaited update. Until then, players may use the current Space-Time Smackdown packs along with Genetic Apex packs to fulfill their card collection needs.

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