Daily Summary

AI Valuation Boom: Cognition Hits $25B & Chip Stocks Soar

The AI economy is booming as coding firm Cognition enters funding talks at a $25B valuation, while chip giants like Texas Instruments see massive stock gains driven by surging data center demand.

• AI Coding Firm Cognition in Funding Talks at $25 Billion Value
• Texas Instruments stock rose 19% on Thursday... driven by high demand for analog chips used in AI data centers
• SoftBank Prepares to Manufacture Batteries for AI Data Centers

New AI Tools: GPT-5.5 Launch & Google Maps for Filmmakers

OpenAI releases the powerful new GPT-5.5 agentic model, while Google Maps empowers filmmakers to scout scenes instantly using AI and Street View data.

• OpenAI Releases GPT-5.5, a Fully Retrained Agentic Model That Scores 82.7% on Terminal-Bench 2.0
• Google Maps Lets Filmmakers Scout Movie Scenes Using AI and Street View Data
• Google is turning AI into the layer over everything — and apps may never feel the same

Trust & Truth: New Apps Fight AI Fakes & Secure Your Data

Innovation in trust is accelerating with Succinct's new iPhone camera app that uses cryptography to combat AI fakes, alongside new frameworks for securing AI supply chains.

• Paradigm-backed Succinct launches iPhone camera app that combats AI fakes using cryptography
• Mend.io Releases AI Security Governance Framework Covering Asset Inventory, Risk Tiering, and AI Supply Chain Security
• How indirect prompt injection attacks on AI work - and 6 ways to shut them down