AI This Week

Meta is rolling out an AI dating assistant for Facebook Dating that helps users refine matches based on prompts like “find me someone in tech in Brooklyn,” and cuts down on endless swiping with a feature called Meet Cute that delivers surprise matches weekly. The initiative aims to personalize and simplify the dating experience, especially for younger users. Meta also revealed growth metrics: among adults 18–29, matches have increased 10% year over year. This launch comes amid industry competition and growing investment in AI by rivals like Match Group.

Nvidia plans to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI while supplying the company with data center chips. This partnership links two major players in the artificial intelligence industry. The deal involves non-voting shares for Nvidia and chip purchases for OpenAI, potentially raising antitrust concerns. The agreement aims to deploy at least 10 gigawatts of Nvidia systems for OpenAI, with the first gigawatt expected in late 2026. This collaboration highlights the increasing overlap of interests among tech giants developing advanced AI systems.

AI-driven R&B act Xania Monet — the creation of poet and designer Telisha “Nikki” Jones of Olive Branch, Miss. — has sparked a bidding war and signed a multimillion-dollar agreement with Hallwood Media, led by former Interscope executive Neil Jacobson. Labels linked to the majors hesitated because Monet’s music uses Suno, which faces a copyright suit from major record companies, yet one major still bid as offers climbed to $3 million. Monet debuted at No. 25 on Emerging Artists and No. 21 on Hot Gospel Songs with Let Go, Let God. How Was I Supposed to Know hit No. 1 on R&B Digital Song Sales. Her catalog totals 9.8 million U.S. streams, 5.4 million last week, per Luminate.

Google announced new generative AI features built into Chrome for desktop. Tab Organizer suggests smart groups and names to tame overflowing tabs. Create with AI lets users generate custom browser themes from plain-language prompts about subject, mood, and style. Help me write brings AI drafting and rewriting to any text box on the web, using page context to keep suggestions relevant. The rollout starts for signed‑in users in the U.S., in English, on Chrome for Mac and Windows. Users can go to Settings and switch on the Experimental AI section to try these tools. Google frames this as part of an ongoing series of AI upgrades to everyday browsing.

Figure, a California-based robotics company, has partnered with Brookfield Asset Management to advance humanoid AI. The collaboration aims to build the world’s largest humanoid pretraining dataset using Brookfield’s massive real estate portfolio, including 100,000 homes, 500 million square feet of office space, and 160 million square feet of logistics facilities. This data will train Helix, Figure’s proprietary vision-language-action model, enabling humanoid robots to navigate and operate in diverse environments. Brookfield, a global leader in alternative assets, also invested in Figure’s Series C funding. CEO Brett Adcock emphasized the importance of real-world data, while Brookfield executives highlighted the partnership’s potential to enhance AI-driven productivity across their operations. Data collection efforts have already begun.

China’s internet regulator has ordered major tech companies to stop buying Nvidia’s AI chips and cancel existing orders, the Financial Times reported, citing three people familiar with the directive. The Cyberspace Administration of China told firms including ByteDance and Alibaba to terminate testing and orders of Nvidia’s RTX Pro 6000D. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, speaking in London, said the United States and China “have larger agendas to work out,” adding he was disappointed but patient. The move follows Beijing’s accusation that Nvidia violated anti-monopoly law and comes as U.S. officials raise national security concerns at talks in Madrid. The reported ban goes beyond earlier guidance focused on Nvidia’s H20 chip.

Anthropic’s third Economic Index charts how people use Claude across countries, states, and enterprises. Coding still leads, with more than a third of activity, while new code creation doubled over eight months and debugging fell. Education rose to 12% and science topped 7%, as business and management shares slipped. Automation now beats collaboration: hands-off conversations jumped from 27% in late 2024 to 39% by August 2025. Stronger first-try accuracy and growing user confidence fueled the shift. The United States contributed 21.6% of global usage; per capita leaders included Israel, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea. Washington, DC led US per-capita use. Enterprises automated nearly eight in ten interactions, with 44% of API traffic in coding.

China has introduced a groundbreaking "brain-inspired" AI model that claims to operate up to 100 times faster than conventional systems, all without relying on Nvidia chips. This development comes as the tech world faces rising competition for advanced AI hardware. The model, called SpikingBrain, is designed to simulate how the human brain processes data, enabling sharp improvements in speed and efficiency. By bypassing Nvidia’s widely-used GPUs, the move signals a push for domestic innovation and a shift in global AI dynamics.

Albania’s Prime Minister, Edi Rama, has introduced Diella, an Artificial Intelligence-generated virtual minister, to combat corruption and streamline government operations. Diella, presented wearing traditional Albanian attire, serves as the State Minister for Artificial Intelligence. First launched as a digital assistant on Albania’s public service platform, she has already facilitated over one million digital document transactions. Rama claims Diella will ensure corruption-free public tenders and improve transparency. Diella’s role highlights Albania’s broader ambitions, including its bid for European Union membership by 2027. However, legal experts and opposition leaders question her constitutional legitimacy, with critics dismissing the move as mere theatrics.

Artificial intelligence startup Perplexity has raised $200 million in new funding, reaching a $20 billion valuation. The company, known for its AI bot that generates clear, bulleted responses to user queries, is emerging as a competitor to Google Search. Perplexity's valuation has skyrocketed from $500 million at the start of last year to $14 billion in May. The startup recently launched an AI browser called Comet and reportedly offered $34.5 billion to buy Google Chrome. Existing backers include Nvidia, NEA, Accel, SoftBank, and Jeff Bezos.