Singapore govt dating app uses Gale-Shapley stable marriage algorithm

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A government-run dating app in Singapore uses the Gale-Shapley stable marriage algorithm for matching.

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•A dating app operated by the Singaporean government adopts the Gale-Shapley stable marriage algorithm.
•A related BBC News article gained 393 points and 341 comments on Hacker News.
•It is introduced as an example of a public matching service using an algorithm.

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