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Bot Swarms · April 2014Gaffe level: Typo

Tinder Spam Bots Flirted to Sell a Mobile Game

Spam bots flirted with Tinder users through automated chats to promote the mobile game Castle Clash. The loneliest match on the app was also the best marketer.

Source: TechCrunch

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A Belfast Surgical Robot Has Treated 130 Complex Cases Since May

Medicine · November 2026 Kudos level: Bravo

Belfast City Hospital's Da Vinci 5 robotic platform for gynaecology has treated 130 patients needing complex surgery since its launch in May 2026, and the longest inpatient wait in Belfast Trust has fallen from seven years to three. A new 1.95 million pound investment in endometriosis services will expand the specialist centres and local care behind that progress.

Source: Department of Health Northern Ireland

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