Uber and Spotify have joined forces to let customers create the soundtrack to their journey. To launch the perfectly-pitched partnership, the taxi company picked up lucky customers and delivered them to the door of a secret gig. Is this the beginning of evenings out facilitated by our fave brands?

Mobile dating app Tinder simplifies an increasingly complicated hookup culture, appealing to online dating sceptics and millennials alike by minimising the chances of rejection.

Gillette paired up with Tinder to test out a self-serving theory – do the groomed or the grungy get more right swipes? Tinder analytics found that 74% of total right swipes went to well-groomed guys. The conclusion is clear; get more girls by shaving with Gillette.

Everyone’s heard of Grindr. More than five million men in 192 countries use it to hook up. It’s transformed the gay dating scene. But with the closure of many LGBT venues, how are all these virtual encounter platforms affecting bars and clubs? Has Grindr killed the gay bar?