Nearly half of Grindr’s staff left the West Hollywood company after being told in August that they needed to return to the office. But the popular LGBTQ-focused social and dating application is looking at those departures as an opportunity, a rare chance to remold itself. According to Grindr’s chief executive, George Arison, the employees who left have made it possible for the company to bring in people who are committed to Grindr’s intensive work mentality. Among these new hires, Grindr is specifically packing its employee roster with artificial intelligence experts to set the company up for the future.
It appears that the Metaverse can be used to do just about anything: meet friends, make investments, play video games, attend concerts and more.Now there’s another thing to add to that list: an easy way to make a virtual trip to the car dealership.
Not even Super Bowl Sunday could keep devotees of Pan African Film Festival ArtFest away from the marketplace, where artists displayed fine art, fashion and decor.