OpenAI has agreed to acquire Astral, a startup behind widely used Python development tools, in a deal designed to sharpen its Codex coding assistant as competition with Anthropic intensifies. The ...

Astral creates Python development tools such as uv, a package and project manager, and Ruff, a linter and formatter.

Analogical Engines took home the top prize — $50,000 in cash plus $100,000 in AWS credits — for technology designed to connect research and development across fields.

OpenAI acquires Astral, the Python toolmaker, to enhance Codex AI coding assistant as it competes with Anthropic's Claude Code and Cursor.

OpenAI's most significant competitors in the AI coding space include Cursor and Anthropic ( ANTHRO ). Cursor is in talks with investors for a funding round that would value the startup at about $50B.

UC San Diego cognitive scientist Philip Guo created Python Tutor, a free tool that makes code “visible” step by step. The research behind it earned a Test of Time award, recog ...

Java has endured radical transformations in the technology landscape and many threats to its prominence. What makes this technology so great, and what does the future hold for Java?

Elon Musk unveils “Macrohard,” a Tesla and xAI AI system designed to perform complex computer tasks and potentially replicate the functions of software companies.

Case Western Reserve University undergraduate students are invited to participate in the second annual RFB Programming Competition, with the chance to win up to $50,000. All active Case Western ...

Janay Reece came back home to Baltimore to join WJZ in August 2023. Before coming back to the Charm City, Janay was a morning anchor and reporter for WDBJ7 in Roanoke, VA. She joined the WDBJ7 morning ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Association of Secondary School Administrators (OASSA) and the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) announced Thursday afternoon the establishment of a new ...

The Olympic women's figure skating competition kicked off on Tuesday, Feb. 17 with the short program. Japan's Ami Nakai finished in first place, while her veteran teammate Kaori Sakamoto finished ...