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.
GitHub

Bring Notion-style layouts with blocks side-by-side, resizable markdown blocks that support full Obsidian syntax including images, embeds, and internal links.

⚠️ WARNING Please refrain from entering tasks directly within the Horizontal code block. The Horizontal function operates based on the code block. In Obsidian, text within a code block is treated as ...
Houston Chronicle

John Whitmire lauds updated ICE report, but continues to block further comment

Just a week after Houston Mayor John Whitmire lauded a New York Times' correction over the status of the city of Houston not leading in ICE arrests, the mayor has been largely unresponsive to local ...
CNN

Israeli soldiers shot and killed a West Bank teen they say ‘hurled a block.’ Video shows them shooting him point blank

The Israeli military said it shot dead a Palestinian “suspected of hurling a block” at soldiers on Saturday during an operation in the occupied West Bank town of Qabatiya. Video reviewed by CNN shows ...
Wired

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Block Are Teaming Up to Make AI Agents Play Nice

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Block have cofounded a new open source organization—the Agentic AI Foundation—to promote standards for artificial intelligence agents. The three companies are also transferring ...
IEEE

Code Comment Inconsistency Detection and Rectification Using a Large Language Model

Abstract: Comments are widely used in source code. If a comment is consistent with the code snippet it intends to annotate, it would aid code comprehension. Otherwise, Code Comment Inconsistency (CCI) ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘No Comment’ Skewers “Pathetic” Politicians and Their Spin Doctors, With One Role Inspired by Kellyanne Conway

Laila Goody and Pia Tjelta star in the Norwegian film with 'Wag the Dog' vibes that made its international debut at Tallinn: "It's very important in a democracy to make fun of the people with the ...
Radio Iowa

Creston teacher sues to block firing after Charlie Kirk comment

A Creston High school teacher is suing the school district for taking steps to fire her after a comment she posted on conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death. Melissa Crook claims in a federal ...
blockchain

GitHub to Deprecate Dependabot Comment Commands in Favor of Native Features

GitHub will deprecate Dependabot-specific pull request comment commands on November 11, 2025, to streamline user experience and enhance platform reliability. GitHub is set to streamline its platform ...
TV Technology

FCC Sets Comment Dates for Gray’s Acquisition of Block, Allen TV Stations

After court overturns FCC’s regulations against owning two of the top four stations in a market, the agency says rules will lapse on Oct. 21 When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...
Forbes

Blocks AI Agents Cross The Chasm To Mainstream No-Code Development

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gil Press writes about technology, entrepreneurs and innovation. Founded recently by two monday.com alumni, CEO Michal Lupu (led ...
TribLIVE.com

Hearing for Plum’s O’Block addition sees little comment; district still accepting suggestions

A public hearing to discuss improvements to Plum’s O’Block Elementary School drew only one resident to the podium as the multimillion-dollar project inches forward. The building, which a study ...