Google has unveiled a new experimental AI agent called 'CC' from its Google Labs division, designed to function as a shared digital assistant for up to six family members.
On September 16, 2026, Google Research introduced Retrieve-for-Train (R4T), a reinforcement-learning-compiled diffusion retriever that makes query fan-out 12Γ to 20Γ faster.
Planted, a California-based solar construction robotics company, has raised $31.8 million to expand its autonomous robot fleet and launch Sage, a next-generation system for building solar projects.