# News: February 2, 2026

> 6 curated links on AI agents, Python, security, Google Cloud, and engineering, selected by Médéric Hurier.

- Author: [Médéric Hurier (Fmind)](https://www.fmind.dev/)
- Published: 2026-02-02
- URL: https://www.fmind.dev/news/2026-02-02/

- [AlphaGenome: AI for better understanding the genome](<https://deepmind.google/blog/alphagenome-ai-for-better-understanding-the-genome/>): DeepMind introduces AlphaGenome, a model that predicts molecular properties from DNA sequences up to 1 million letters long to better understand gene regulation.
- [Andrej Karpathy on text-to-code workflow](<https://x.com/karpathy/status/2015883857489522876>): Andrej Karpathy describes his shift to an "80% agent, 20% manual" coding workflow and predicts 2026 will be a transformative year for software engineering.
- [Google tests voice cloning ahead of Gemini 3 Flash Native Audio release](<https://www.testingcatalog.com/google-tests-voice-cloning-ahead-of-gemini-3-flash-native-audio-release/>): Google is testing voice cloning and GitHub repository imports in AI Studio, indicating upcoming features for the Gemini 3 Flash release.
- [AI agents now have their own Reddit-style social network, and it’s getting weird fast](<https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/01/ai-agents-now-have-their-own-reddit-style-social-network-and-its-getting-weird-fast/>): A new social network called Moltbook is populated exclusively by thousands of AI agents interacting with each other, raising security and safety questions.
- [Clawdbot just got scary (Moltbook)](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fmNzXCp7zA&si=33VfzAhmokeHFStO>): Matthew Berman demonstrates the security implications and emergent strange behaviors of the new AI-only social network, Moltbook.
- [OpenAI’s Sora app is struggling after its stellar launch](<https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/openais-sora-app-is-struggling-after-its-stellar-launch/>): Downloads and consumer spending for OpenAI's Sora app have significantly dropped, likely due to competition from Gemini and copyright restrictions.
