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Python everywhere—but are we there yet?

How does Python’s new native JIT stack up against PyPy? Is there life for machine learning applications outside of Python? And can we run our Python apps in WebAssembly yet? Keep reading for answers to these and other burning questions from the Python develop-o-sphere. Top picks for Python readers on InfoWorld CPython vs. PyPy: Which…

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Google unveils API and MCP server for developer documentation

Google is previewing the Developer Knowledge API and an associated Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, which together offer a machine-readable gateway to the company’s official developer documentation. Announced February 4, the Developer Knowledge API is designed to be the programmatic source of truth for Google’s public documentation. Developers can access documentation from firebase.google.com, developer.android.com, docs.cloud.google.com,…

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Visual Studio Code update shines on coding agents

Microsoft has released Visual Studio Code 1.109, the latest update of the company’s popular code editor. The new release brings multiple enhancements for agents, including improvements for optimization, extensibility, security, and session management. Released February 4 and also known as the January 2026 release, VS Code 1.109 can be downloaded for Windows, Linux, and macOS…

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OpenScholar Shows Why Grounded AI Matters for Scientific Research

Researchers from the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) and the University of Washington have developed a new open-source AI model named OpenScholar that they claim can synthesize scientific literature and verifiable citations at a level comparable to a human expert. With millions of scientific papers published every year, it’s challenging to keep up with the…

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