Possums vs. pythons: How Florida’s only marsupial became a weapon against invasive snakes

Docile, furry and cute to some, possums have become an unexpected ally in the effort to slow the invasion of Burmese pythons, ...

Pythons are moving north in Florida. Is Brevard County next?

Pythons are spreading north in Florida, adapting to cold by using burrows. Scientists warn Brevard County is at risk.
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OpenAI’s New Codex App Has the Best ‘Computer Use’ Feature I’ve Ever Tested

OpenAI rolled out their updated Codex app for Mac yesterday and, among other things, they shipped a native computer use tool ...

New open-source Python-based software boosts space-weather modeling

University of Birmingham experts have created open-source computer software that helps scientists understand how fast-moving ...

How many humans does it take to measure a huge Burmese python? Three.

Carl Jackson caught a nearly 17-ft long Burmese python weighing over 200lbs as part of an effort to rid Florida of the ...

OpenAI takes aim at Anthropic with beefed-up Codex that gives it more power over your desktop

There is currently a low-grade war between OpenAI and Anthropic over who can release the most convenient and powerful ...

Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4.7: How to try it, benchmarks, safety

Claude Opus 4.7 is Anthropic's most intelligent model available to the general public. Notably, Anthropic said in a press ...
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Claude Opus 4.7 Is Here: Anthropic’s Latest Model Delivers, But It’s a Token Eating Machine

Anthropic's new flagship model Claude Opus 4.7 beat every benchmark we threw at it, and eats tokens like a hungry teenager.
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Best fractional approximation of pi using Python on Pi Day

Celebrate Pi Day with the best fractional approximation of Pi using Python! In this video, I’ll show you how to generate the most accurate rational approximations for Pi, diving into algorithms like ...