OpenAI Group PBC today announced plans to acquire Astral Software Inc., a startup with a set of widely used Python development tools.  The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Astral’s development ...

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 ...

Microsoft's AI Toolkit extension for VS Code now lets developers scaffold a working MCP server in minutes. Here's what that looks like in practice -- including the parts that don't work, and a simpler ...

Strands Agents is a simple yet powerful SDK that takes a model-driven approach to building and running AI agents. From simple conversational assistants to complex autonomous workflows, from local ...

A Houston-area parent is suing state officials, accusing them of religious discrimination for barring Islamic schools from participating in Texas’ private school voucher program. The plaintiff, Mehdi ...

Today, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam R. Telle announced a major initiative, “Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork,” for the Army’s Civil Works program. “Building ...

As Newark grapples with extreme heat, chronic flooding and some of the lowest tree canopy coverage in the region, city officials are asking residents to help design solutions for their own ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.-Owen Rose tallied a program-record 14 blocks to lead Penn State to a 3-0 sweep (25-11, 27-25, 25-15) over Harvard in EIVA men's volleyball action Friday in Rec Hall’s South Gym.

Howard County has revoked a building permit for a private detention center in Elkridge, Maryland, which would be used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to County Executive ...

The US FDA has begun accepting applications for its pilot PreCheck program, which is designed to ease the process for pharma companies to build new manufacturing facilities in the US. The program is ...

SEATTLE — A large demonstration shut down traffic Saturday at the intersection of Broadway and East Pine Street in Capitol Hill before protesters marched on downtown's Henry M. Jackson Federal ...

BUT OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS HERE SAY THE STATE SHOULD HAVE SEEN THIS COMING. GOVERNOR KELLY AYOTTE SAYS SHE UNDERSTANDS GRANITE STATERS COULD BE UPSET NOW THAT A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS THROWN THE REPEAL OF ...