🗞️In this edition

• Nvidia invests $100 billion in OpenAI

• Workflow Wednesday #37 ‘AI Data and Insights’

• Meta brings AI to Facebook dating

• In other AI news –

  • Huawei launches 3-year push to rival Nvidia in AI chips

  • UN General Assembly urges binding global AI safeguards

  • Google brings Gemini AI assistant to Google TV

  • 4 must-try AI tools

Nvidia and OpenAI deepen ties with $100 billion investment plan

♨️News – Nvidia plans to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI, combining financial backing with chip supply in one of the biggest alliances in artificial intelligence so far. The deal is designed to secure compute power for OpenAI while reinforcing Nvidia’s position as the leading supplier of AI hardware.

👨‍💻Fast facts – 

• Nvidia will provide funding through non-voting shares.

• OpenAI will use the investment to purchase Nvidia data center chips.

• The agreement includes at least 10 gigawatts of Nvidia systems, equal to the power needs of more than 8 million U.S. homes.

• Regulators may examine the partnership given Nvidia’s influence in the AI chip market.

🤓Open Tools POV – This partnership highlights how access to compute is shaping the future of AI. It gives OpenAI the scale it needs while raising fresh concerns about market concentration around a few dominant players.

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This Week in Workflow Wednesday #37: AI Data and Insights

(Sponsored) Workflow 1: Automate Every Essential Finance Task with Your Personal AI CFO – Nume.ai

Founders juggle dozens of finance tasks, daily cash monitoring, monthly closes, quarterly forecasts. Miss one, and you’re flying blind. Hire a CFO too early, and you’re burning cash.

Step 1: Let Nume Create Your Personalized CFO Plan

• Connect your accounting system and bank account and share key business details (stage, industry, revenue model, team size, growth goals)

• Nume analyzes your setup and suggests a tailored task schedule based on your specific business needs like daily cash reports, weekly follow-up on overdue debtors, creation of monthly management accounts and much more

Step 2: Customize Your AI CFO's Focus Areas

• Review and adjust the suggested plan as needed for ….. We break it all down in this week’s issue, along with 2 other AI workflows.

Facebook dating gets AI upgrade to compete with Tinder and Hinge

☕News – Meta is bringing an AI assistant to Facebook Dating to help users find more tailored matches and cut down on swipe fatigue. The move comes as AI-driven features are becoming standard across the dating app industry.

👨‍💻Fast facts – 

• The chatbot can refine profiles and suggest specific matches, such as “a Brooklyn girl in tech.”

• A new feature called Meet Cute offers users one surprise algorithmic match each week.

• Matches among 18 to 29-year-olds on Facebook Dating grew 10 percent year over year.

• Facebook Dating still trails competitors, with Tinder at 50 million daily users and Hinge at 10 million.

• Match Group, Bumble, and others have already integrated AI tools for matching and profile support.

🤓Open Tools POV – Meta is betting on AI to attract younger users and keep pace with rivals. The challenge will be whether its features can stand out in an already saturated dating market.

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📢 What else is happening?

• Huawei Plans Three-Year Campaign to Overtake Nvidia in AI Chips // Huawei openly admits its silicon can’t match Nvidia in raw power and speed. So to pack the same punch, China’s national champion is counting on its traditional strengths: brute force, networking, and policy support

• U.N. General Assembly calls for binding AI safeguards // Politicians, scientists, Nobel Prize winners and many leading artificial intelligence researchers have put out an urgent call for binding international measures over the use of AI. NBC News’ Jared Perlo explains the proposal for more security

• Google’s Gemini AI is coming to your TV // Company announced it’s introducing Gemini for Google TV, allowing TV owners to engage in free-flowing, natural language conversations with the AI

👩🏼‍🚒Discover mind-blowing AI tools

1. ZeroBot - A voice-enabled chatbot that allows users to have conversations with a computer friend that talks like a real person

2. Tripmix - An AI travel planner that crafts personalized trips based on individual preferences 

3. Softr AI - An AI-powered tool that generates web applications from a single prompt

4. Piktochart AI - An infographic generator that uses artificial intelligence to quickly create high-quality infographics