I tried vibe coding for free to save $1,200 a year - and it was a total disaster

I really wanted to believe in this free AI coding tool could replace Claude Code. But it isn't ready for prime time unless you're willing to babysit.

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.

GPT 5.3 Codex, OpenAI's new agentic coding model, helped create itself

GPT-5.3 Codex merges the advanced coding capabilities of GPT-5.2 Codex with the reasoning and professional knowledge of GPT-5 ...
CNBC

AI startup Replit launches feature to vibe code mobile apps

Replit's new feature allows users to create publishable and monetizable mobile apps using only natural language prompts. As more vibe-coding products come online, some software companies could see one ...
IEEE

Terms of Arrangement Reckoning Self-Checking Embedded Check Circuits based on Boolean Complement Up to Constant-Weight Code ‘1-out-of-3’

Abstract: Presented research is dedicated to the synthesis problem of self-checking embedded check circuits (concurrent error-detection systems) in accordance with Boolean Complement Method concerning ...
Digital Trends

Gemini web app just got Opal where you can build mini apps with no code

Opal is now inside the Gemini web app, which means you can build reusable AI mini-apps right where you already manage Gems. If you’ve been waiting for an easier way to create custom Gemini tools ...
Android Authority

Android 17 may finally add the native App Lock feature Pixel users have been waiting for

Google may be working on a native App Lock feature for Android 17 that lets users secure specific apps without the restrictions of Private Space. This new API allows the default launcher to lock apps, ...
The Verge

Anthropic is bringing Claude Code to Slack

When you tag Claude in Slack, it will automatically scan your message for coding tasks to route to Claude Code. When you tag Claude in Slack, it will automatically scan your message for coding tasks ...
NPR

ICEBlock app sues Trump administration for censorship and 'unlawful threats'

The developer of ICEBlock, an iPhone app that anonymously tracks the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, has sued the Trump administration for free speech violations after Apple ...
Aclu.org

Your Smartphone, Their Rules: How App Stores Enable Corporate-Government Censorship

Who controls what you can do on your mobile phone? What happens when your device can only run what the government decides is OK? We are dangerously close to this kind of totalitarian control, thanks ...
AppleInsider

Apple inadvertently leaked front-end source code of new App Store on the web

The web-based App Store browser Apple introduced Tuesday had some rookie mistakes in its implementation, which has led to the front-end source code getting published on GitHub. The result is a set of ...
9to5Mac

Apple accidentally leaks new web App Store front-end source code, ends up on GitHub [U: Removed]

Update, November 8, 9:46 a.m. ET: The GitHub repository and its forks have been taken down. The original story follows below. Just hours after Apple launched a revamped web interface for the App Store ...