I tried a Claude Code rival that's local, open source, and completely free - how it went

I was curious if Block's Goose agent, paired with Ollama and the Qwen3-coder model, could really replace Claude Code. Here's how it worked.
The Register on MSN

Three AI engines walk into a bar in single file

Meet llama3pure, a set of dependency-free inference engines for C, Node.js, and JavaScript Developers looking to gain a ...
IEEE

Multisensor Data Fusion for Coastal Boundary Detection by Res-U-Net Implementation Using High-Resolution UAV Imagery

Abstract: Environmental planning, hazard monitoring, and coastal management depend critically on accurate shoreline definition. This work utilizes high-resolution UAV data to develop a deep learning ...
The Hacker News

Critical Node.js Vulnerability Can Cause Server Crashes via async_hooks Stack Overflow

Node.js has released updates to fix what it described as a critical security issue impacting "virtually every production Node.js app" that, if successfully exploited, could trigger a denial-of-service ...
IEEE

Enhancing Equivalent Circuit Simulation of Intrinsic Josephson Junction Stacks Using Modularization of LTspice Elements

Abstract: We have developed a construction method of equivalent circuits for an intrinsic Josephson junction stack using the modularization feature in LTspice. This method improves the readability of ...
MassLive

Westfield High School to implement new cell phone pilot this month

WESTFIELD — Westfield High School Assistant Principal Andrew Joseph and Instructional Technology Coordinator Brian Dutko informed the School Committee on Jan. 5 that the pilot program for a new ...
The Verge

Stack Overflow users don’t trust AI. They’re using it anyway

is editor-in-chief of The Verge, host of the Decoder podcast, and co-host of The Vergecast. Today, I’m talking with Prashanth Chandrasekar, who is the CEO of Stack Overflow. I last had Prashanth on ...
The Hacker News

Critical RSC Bugs in React and Next.js Allow Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution

A maximum-severity security flaw has been disclosed in React Server Components (RSC) that, if successfully exploited, could result in remote code execution. The vulnerability, tracked as ...
SiliconANGLE

Stack Overflow launches AI Assist chatbot for developers

Stack Exchange Inc., the company behind the leading developer resource Stack Overflow, today announced the public launch of its new AI Assist feature. The company says it provides users with access to ...
Government Technology

Police in St. Paul, Minn., Implement First AI Use Policy

(TNS) — As some patrol officers in the Twin Cities are starting to use artificial intelligence for composing their reports, the St. Paul Police Department isn’t yet taking the leap to the cutting-edge ...
Medicine Buffalo

Identifying and Using Implementation Strategies to Address Barriers and Facilitators

This workshop will introduce the importance of identifying, understanding, and addressing implementation barriers and facilitators. It will also feature a review of common methods of data collection ...