AI Daily: Tuesday, June 23, 2026

My Daily AI & Markets Briefing · Jun 23, 2026 · 8m

SOXL surges nearly 8% to a record $300.77 on AI-driven semiconductor demand, even as a global tech rout hammers Korean chipmakers and drags QQQ and VUG lower. • OpenAI launches 'Patch the Planet,' a cybersecurity initiative using GPT-5.5-Cyber to autonomously find and fix open-source software vulnerabilities at scale. • Google commits $3.2 billion to custom AI chips in its biggest bet yet to cut reliance on Nvidia and capture more of the booming AI infrastructure market. • Groq confirms a $650 million raise to go independent after Nvidia's deal, while SpaceX deepens its pivot into AI…