As OpenClaw enthusiasm grips China, schoolkids and retirees alike raise 'lobsters'

By Laurie Chen and Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, March 19 (Reuters) - Fan Xinquan, a retired electronics worker in Beijing, has ...

OpenAI is acquiring open source Python tool-maker Astral

OpenAI announced Thursday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Astral, the company behind popular open source Python development tools such as uv, Ruff, and ty, and integrate the company ...

ChatGPT and Claude are evolving from chatbots into interactive learning tools

This week, both Anthropic’s Claude and OpenAI’s ChatGPT were updated to embrace learning through interactive visualizations.
InfoQ

Google Open-Sources the Common Expression Language for Python

Google has open sourced CEL-expr-python, a Python implementation of the Common Expression Language (CEL), a non-Turing complete embedded policy and expression language designed for simplicity, speed, ...
Nature

AlphaFold database hits ‘next level’: the AI system now includes protein pairing

The database of 200 million protein-structure predictions now includes homodimers, adding new biological relevance.
Visual Studio Magazine

Going Local (& a Bit Loco) with Open-Source AI in VS Code

This hands-on PoC shows how I got an open-source model running locally in Visual Studio Code, where the setup worked, where it broke down, and what to watch out for if you want to apply a local model ...
insider.si.edu

Smithsonian Open Access

Welcome to Smithsonian Open Access, where you can download, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian’s images—right now, without asking. With new platforms and tools, you have easier access to ...