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 ...

JACKSON, Mich. (WLNS) — A downtown lunch promotion is getting a larger-than-life boost this week in Jackson. A Mid-Michigan competitive eater is taking on nine restaurants in just a few hours — all ...

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 ...

After one of the most unexpected upsets in the 2026 Olympics, figure skating will return to the Milan Cortina ice with its next event: pairs. The pairs competition will begin with its short program ...

Without a doubt, one of the hottest new startup accelerators in tech right now is Andreessen Horowitz’s Speedrun program. Launched in 2023, the accelerator has an acceptance rate of less than 1%. In a ...

Eileen Gu qualified in second place for Monday's freeski big air final. Patrick Smith / Getty Images LIVIGNO, Italy — China’s Eileen Gu has criticized the scheduling of her freeski events at the Milan ...