Google has replaced its long-standing Python type checker, Pytype, with Pyrefly, an open-source tool originally developed by Meta. The decision was driven by Pyrefly's advantages, including faster and ...

Google open-sourced Harness2, a recursive agent harnessing framework that lifted GLM-5 11.5 points on WorkBuddy-Bench with ...

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I copied a Python dictionary, but the original still changed. Here's how shallow copies, shared references, and deep copies ...

We introduce Multi-Agent Self-Supervision (MASS). One shared model solves tasks through a team of virtual subagents, searches for better multi-agent workflows, then uses its own judgments to select ...

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The study found that targeting large, mature female pythons is key to controlling the population. Optimal hunting conditions include specific moon phases, warmer and more humid weather, and cool ...

Google Research open-sources RRSI, letting agents improve prompts, tools and memory without overfitting, lifting Terminal-Bench 2.1 to 80.2%.

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Carl Jackson caught this year's heaviest Burmese python in Florida. Could the next catch happen in Palm Beach County?

A 202-pound Burmese python caught in January 2026 is the heaviest captured in Florida so far this year. This python is the second heaviest ever caught in the state, with the record being a 215-pound ...

“Recursive self-improvement” is the idea that artificial intelligence could learn to build and train itself, creating exponential new progress — and risk. Jeff Clune, a computer scientist and ...