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Hard Fork

Tech Stock Shock + Solving the Mystery of OpenAI's "Blip" + Tinder's Flirt-Off

April 4, 2025

62 min episode · 2 min read

Episode

62 min

Read time

2 min

Topics

Investing, Artificial Intelligence

AI-Generated Summary

Published Dec 13, 2025

What It Covers

Trump's new tariffs shock tech stocks with Apple down 8%, OpenAI firing mystery solved through Wall Street Journal investigation, Tinder launches AI flirting practice game.

Notable Moment

Casey and Kevin both scored zero flames in Tinder's AI flirting game after making inappropriate jokes about police brutality and anthrax recipes during their virtual dates.

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Books, tools, and gear mentioned in this episode

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Tools

Tinder AI Flirting Game
by Tinder
“Tinder launches AI flirting practice game. New flirting simulator uses ChatGPT to create romantic scenarios where users practice pickup lines with AI characters.”
ChatGPT
by OpenAI
“New flirting simulator uses ChatGPT to create romantic scenarios where users practice pickup lines with AI characters, scoring performance based on charm and conversation skills.”