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.

OpenClaw: The AI agent that’s got humans taking orders from bots

OpenClaw is a free and open-source, lobster-themed AI agent vibe-coded by software engineer Peter Steinberger. The software ...

Mavis Beacon Was a Fictional Character Played by a Real Saks Employee. Here's the Surprising Amount She Was Paid by the Typing Empire

As the New York Times reported in 1998, it was Les Crane who first spotted the woman who would be Mavis. Crane was a former disc jockey who went on to host ABC's The Les Crane Show for one year ...
PCMag

Claude Review: A Polished, Capable Chatbot With Notable Limitations

Claude isn't the most feature-rich AI chatbot, but it performs most tasks reasonably well and benefits from a well-designed ...

This Founder Seeks Redemption by Creating a ‘Cyberdeck’ for Vibe Coding

The founder of Rabbit, Jesse Lyu, is cooking up something new: a dedicated vibe-coding device called a cyberdeck.

Fearing ICE, Native Americans rush to prove their right to belong in the US

Many of the people whose ancestors lived in the U.S. thousands of years before Europeans are carrying tribal identification for protection against the Trump administration’s anti-immigration ...
CNBC

Software startup deploys Singapore’s first quantum computer for commercial use

Software firm Horizon Quantum claimed it is the first private company to deploy a commercial quantum computer in Singapore. The deployment also makes it the first quantum software company to deploy ...
CNET

Thousands of Computer Viruses Are Created Every Day. Here’s How to Protect Your Computer From Cyberattacks

Dianna Gunn built her first WordPress website in 2008. Since then, she's poured thousands of hours into understanding how websites and online businesses work. She's shared what she's learned on blogs ...
The New York Times

College Students Flock to a New Major: A.I.

At M.I.T., a new program called “artificial intelligence and decision-making” is now the second-most-popular undergraduate major. By Natasha Singer Natasha Singer covers computer science and A.I.
WWLTV

Marsh turtle hatchlings on display at Audubon Aquarium for conservation program before being released to the wild

NEW ORLEANS — Audubon Aquarium is now home to tiny Diamondback terrapins as part of Louisiana’s first-ever terrapin head-start program. Diamondback terrapins are a species of turtle native to the ...
The News-Press

Southwest Florida's premiere wildlife hospital still recovering after Hurricane Ian

A royal tern was hit by a car in 1968 along the then-new Sanibel Causeway. That single accident led to the rescue of tens of thousands of Southwest Florida's most beloved creatures and the ...
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The Sea Turtle Hospital at UF Whitney Laboratory is launching a symbolic adoption program

The program aims to have 275 washback turtles symbolically adopted, with each adoption requiring a donation of $20 or more. VIDEO: 'Stupid Motorist Law' proposed Exclusive: Three-star general pushed ...