Singapore Launches Government Dating App Using Stable Marriage Algorithm

The city-state pilots FirstDate, an app using the Gale-Shapley algorithm to boost marriages among its aging population.

4 publishers · 5 articles · first seen 30 Sept 2026 · updated 36d ago

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4 publishers have covered this in 5 articles since 30 Sept 2026. News Feed published first, on 30 September at 05:30 UTC; Hacker News followed 3h 57m later. The most recent article, from Hacker News, appeared on 2 October at 01:56 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: News Feed (major outlet), Hacker News, www.theregister.com, Fortune.

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30 Sept, 05:30News Feed Singapore launches government dating app
30 Sept, 09:27Hacker News Singapore govt dating app uses Gale-Shapley stable marriage algorithm
1 Oct, 05:34www.theregister.com Singapore’s government creates a dating app
1 Oct, 19:17Fortune Singapore is tapping a Nobel-winning formula to help its useless singles get dates
2 Oct, 01:56Hacker News How Singapore's government-run dating service works

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