Google issues Chrome update for actively exploited V8 flaw
Google has released an emergency Chrome update for CVE-2026-85046, a high-severity type-confusion vulnerability in the browser's V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine, according to Cybersecurity News. The report says Google is awar...
Foundation behind Novo Nordisk builds Copenhagen quantum-chip factory
The foundation controlling Novo Nordisk is building a quantum-chip factory in Copenhagen, according to Bloomberg Technology. The report describes the project as part of global competition to develop quantum technology. The supplie...
K-Bench preprint finds no tested scientific agent clears all judge thresholds
A new preprint reports K-Bench 01, an evaluation of nine frontier models on 1,602 completed scientific-agent runs drawn from first-turn requests sampled from K-Dense Web traffic. The authors say no model met their scientist-accept...
Broad and MIT describe repeatable live-cell transcriptome method
Researchers at the Broad Institute and MIT described a live-cell transcriptomic method that lets engineered mammalian cells package cellular RNA into virus-like particles released into surrounding culture medium. Sampling and sequ...
Mundo raises $20 million Series A for multimodal AI data work
Vancouver startup Mundo has raised a $20 million Series A led by GreatPoint Ventures, following an earlier unannounced $4 million seed round. The company says it is building datasets and evaluation frameworks for multimodal AI sys...
Resect AI emerges with reported $25 million financing
Resect AI emerged from stealth with $25 million from private-equity investors, according to a GeekWire item summarized by Techmeme. The startup is developing open-source technology aimed at catching AI hallucinations before they o...

