Florida python hunter's 16-foot catch tops in this elimination program

The June winners of the South Florida Water Management District python elimination program raked in snakes and money.

Florida Python Challenge: 10 questions for expert ahead of competition

The News-Press and Naples Daily News asked Kodiak Hengstebeck of the FWC 10 questions about this year's Python Challenge.

Open-source AI model developer MiniMax raises $2B in funding

MiniMax Group Inc., a Shanghai-based artificial intelligence developer, is raising $2 billion in funding.
NPR

Code Switch

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Reuters

MiniMax Group Inc

China's MiniMax plans to launch giant 2.7 trillion parameter model Chinese AI startup MiniMax Group is working on a large language model with 2.7 trillion parameters, a person with direct knowledge ...
The Floridian

Florida Python Challenge Begins Friday: What to Know

It's time to hunt. The 2026 Florida Python Challenge, an opportunity for professionals and novices to catch the invasive ...