Google’s NotebookLM adds ‘Deep Research’ tool, support for more file types

The service is rolling out “Deep Research,” a tool that will automate and simplify complex online research.

CISA warns federal agencies to patch flawed Cisco firewalls amid ‘active exploitation’ across the US government

The federal cybersecurity agency said some government departments had been actively exploited after failing to properly patch their systems.

Google’s SIMA 2 agent uses Gemini to reason and act in virtual worlds

“SIMA 2 is a more general agent. It can complete complex tasks in previously unseen environments. And it’s a self-improving agent… which is a step toward more genera- purpose robots and AGI systems more generally.”

LinkedIn adds AI-powered search to help users find people

LinkedIn’s AI-powered people search is rolling out to premium users in the U.S.

Sam Altman-backed Exowatt wants to power AI data centers with billions of hot rocks

The solar-thermal startup wants to deliver electricity for as little as one cent per kWh. But first it has to scale production to 1 million units per year.

Teen founders raise $6M to reinvent pesticides using AI — and convince Paul Graham to join in

Bindwell applies AI drug discovery techniques to invent new pesticide molecules.

Teen founders raise $6M to reinvent pesticides using AI — and convince Paul Graham to join in

Bindwell applies AI drug discovery techniques to invent new pesticide molecules.

Harbinger raises $160M, will build trucks for FedEx

The Los Angeles-based startup will build more than 50 electric truck chassis for the delivery giant by the end of this year.

Google augments AI shopping with conversational search, agentic checkout and an AI that calls stores for you

Google is expanding AI shopping with conversational search, agentic checkout, and an AI that calls stores for you about local inventory.

Coding assistant Cursor raises $2.3B 5 months after its previous round

Cursor plans to use the capital to continue developing Composer, the AI model the vibe-coding startup released in October.