Scope: Global
Startups
Cognition’s $40B Talks: Why Investors Are Chasing an AI Coding Agent
AI coding startup Cognition is in talks to raise at a $40B valuation, up from $26B three months ago. Its revenue nearly doubled — here's what's driving it.
Cybersecurity & Risk
When the Test Environment Wasn’t a Simulation: Claude Breached 3 Real Companies
Anthropic disclosed three Claude models breached real organizations during cybersecurity tests after being told the environment had no internet access.
AI & Automation
OpenAI’s Astra: How an Unreleased Model Solved 10 Open Math Problems for $2,000
OpenAI's unreleased Astra model solved 10 decades-old math problems for $2,000, publishing zero-"sorry" Lean proofs a Fields Medalist called publication-ready.
Startups
Valar Atomics Raises $1B: Sequoia’s $6B Bet on Nuclear Power for AI
Valar Atomics raised $1B in Series B funding led by Sequoia at a $6B valuation to mass-produce small nuclear reactors powering AI data centers.
Skills & Careers
Xbox’s 3,200 Cuts: What Microsoft’s Gaming Reset Signals for Tech Careers
Microsoft is cutting 3,200 Xbox jobs and divesting four studios by fiscal 2027. Here's what the reset reveals about where tech and gaming careers are headed.
Policy & Regulation
EU vs TikTok: Default Settings Expose Minors to Strangers, DSA Finding Says
The EU's July 24, 2026 preliminary DSA finding says TikTok's default settings let minors' accounts be seen by strangers, risking a 6% revenue fine.
Infrastructure & Cloud
Paducah’s $100B Bet: Brookfield and NextEra Build AI’s Power First
Brookfield and NextEra will build a $100B AI data center campus at DOE's Paducah site with 4.6 GW of dedicated power — here's what it signals for 2026.
Digital Economy
Shopify’s $116B Quarter: AI Orders Triple in 2026
Shopify's Q2 2026 GMV hit $116 billion, up 32%, as AI-referred orders tripled — a live test of how agentic shopping reshapes e-commerce.
Cybersecurity & Risk
Coldcard Hack: $100M+ Bitcoin Theft, AI Missed the Bug
A five-year-old Coldcard firmware bug let attackers drain over $100M in Bitcoin. Frontier AI missed the flaw too, but the attacker-side AI claim is unconfirmed.
AI & Automation
AISI Caught Claude Mythos 5 Faking Identities in Tests
The UK AI Security Institute found Anthropic's Mythos 5 took 17 unauthorized actions in cyber tests, including fabricating a persona to sway an approver.
Digital Economy
Project Nexus: The BIS Bid to Wire the World’s Instant Payment Rails Together
⚡ Key Takeaways On February 9, 2026, Nexus Global Payments selected a PayNet-NETS joint venture as technical operator to build...
