Flirt In The Machine

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Happy Wednesday, Future Party. After a day of tomfoolery, we hope this newsletter can balance the scales with nothing but cold, hard seriousness… which is why we wrote about banking chatbots that code switch for the youths and dating-app chatbots that get flirty with people. Nothing ridiculous to read here.

Platforms, such as Arta Finance and Robinhood, want to shake up the banking landscape by offering features that appeal to younger customers.

Why It Hits: The full power of a bank — wealth management, investment insights, and tax advice — is typically too analog and too inaccessible to young people who have been raised on smartphones. While the big banks have been trying to modernize their technology to keep up, startups that can capture customers early in their financial journeys may be positioning themselves for long-term growth in a highly competitive market.

Behind the Apps: Do you want a bank in your pocket?

Final Balance: Can platforms like Robinhood and Arta shake up the financial sector? Robinhood was instrumental in democratizing stock investing for a new cohort of customers, so we wouldn’t be surprised if Gen Z gives it a shot. And Arta wants to license its tech to other banks, so you may soon see a JPMorgan Chase chatbot trying to rizz up your investment strategy. So, yeah, a vibe shift is coming for banking… but it’s okay to be a little sus about it.

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Tinder is releasing a game that allows users to flirt with an OpenAI-powered chatbot, so they can get better at turning their matches into dates.

The Big Picture: The AI-ification of every aspect of our lives continues with Tinder’s digital version of Hitch. While chatting it up with a bot may feel awkward, it could catch on if it actually is successful in converting conversations into IRL meet-ups… especially after a Tinder study found that “64% of young singles are totally fine with a little cringe if it leads to a real connection.”

Between the Messages: There’s now a game to figure out how much game you’ve got.

The Future: Tinder will only let you play five sessions of The Game Game per day, because it still wants you chatting with actual humans at some point (sorry, no AI relationships allowed here). It’s doubtful that Tinder wants you to take this game too seriously… but with a Forbes Health survey finding that 79% of Gen Zers are burnt out by dating apps (and, therefore, engagement on Tinder), this could get people swiping again.

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57.7% of you voted No in yesterday’s poll: Are you interested in watching classic films reimagined with new technology?

“Don’t mess with the classics.”

“Make new movies immersive. Leave the past in the past.”

“I’m thinking of movies like Jurassic Park, Aliens, Terminator 2, or Avengers, where a big, immersive experience would make a difference. I wouldn’t watch The Godfather or Shawshank Redemption with new technology.”

“I prefer fit-to-format, but I do strongly believe any vehicle-based action movie has a place in 4DX.”

Let’s keep the conversation going. Join our Poll Of The Day newsletter, so your opinions can shine. Discover how your views line up with your peers’, check out cool insights, and have some fun. It’s data with personality.

🎸 Filmmaker Sam Mendes (1917, Skyfall) is making the “first binge-able theatrical experience” with a four-part franchise about The Beatles that will all be released in April 2028.

🏈 Prime Video is joining Netflix in getting a Christmas Day football game… because it falls on a Thursday.

📈 Newsmax’s stock has skyrocketed 2,230% after its IPO this week… making it more valuable than rival Fox Corp.

🤖 OpenAI announced that it would release an “open-weight” AI model this summer to compete with DeepSeek.

💰 Stablecoin-issuer Circle has set an IPO for later this month with JPMorgan Chase and Citi.

📱 New York is close to banning cellphones in schools from “bell-to-bell.”

✋ Mark Zuckerberg is leaning on his relationship with President Donald Trump to stop the EU from forcing Meta to offer a version of its platforms without personalized ads for free.

👨‍💻 Roblox is teaming up with Google to allow players to watch 30-second video ads in exchange for in-game rewards.

🫡 TikTok’s Insta competitor, TikTok Notes, is shutting down on May 8th.