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

OpenAI continues to acquire startups, and the Microsoft-backed company announced today it plans to buy Astral in order to integrate its coding t ...

Companies like Google are using AI to take over the bulk of coding. This gives developers more decision-making and oversight responsibilities.

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 ...