What we shipped, October 7 and 8

Two big days. Here is what is new on Lounge.

Today in AI, now with voices: press Listen on the home feed and two hosts, Maya and Theo, talk through the day's top three stories in about two minutes. Podcast-style player with a progress bar and lock-screen controls, iPhone included
Deal of the day: the biggest AI round, acquisition or IPO, with the human angle, on the feed and in the daily digest
Intros: double opt-in matching, four suggestions open at a time, shared employers now count, and a Founders you should meet rail on home
Featured Member: one member a day, researched and written, at the top of For You
Profiles: work history with company logos, About and Education, Referred members, mastermind attendance, and tooltips on achievements. Members are searchable by past employer and school
Member map: click a city count and the members fan out around it. Map now sits under Community
Four personas: Developer, Founder, Corporate and Investor, in onboarding and as directory filters
Weekly mastermind: a recap post after every call with the photo, summary, who was there and next week's topics; attending earns points
Home tabs: News, Investments, Exits, Research, Podcasts, Newsletters and Videos at the same level as For You, with infinite scroll
Daily digest: in-person meetups near you and the deal of the day
Inbox: All and Unread toggle, and the badge counts conversations
Achievements: GitHub-style stickers with tiers and Next up
Annual plans now include six months free
Faster and smoother: images compressed, no sideways scroll on mobile, a profile photo is optional to publish