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.
Cryptopolitan

IPO Genie ($IPO) vs BlockDAG ($BDAG): Which Presale Looks Better Positioned to Lead the 2026 Bull Market?

Every bull market starts with Bitcoin. BTC runs, confidence explodes, and investors rush to find the next big winner before ...
AOL

‘Microshifting,’ an extreme form of hybrid working that breaks work into short, non-continuous blocks, is on the rise

“Microshifting,” a more radical spin on hybrid work that slices the day into short, non‑continuous blocks of labor, is fast moving from fringe experiment to mainstream talking point in 2026. Advocates ...
The New York Times

Malaysia and Indonesia Block Access to Grok Because of Sexually Explicit Content

Grok, the chatbot created by Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, has produced a flood of explicit images featuring real people in recent weeks. By Ali Watkins Indonesia and Malaysia said they ...
WVEC

Judge blocks Trump administration from purging DEI-related terms from Head Start grant applications

WASHINGTON(AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's efforts to remake Head Start, ordering it to stop purging words it associates with diversity, equity and inclusion ...