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.
CSUMB

CSUMB’s online computer science program ranked No. 7 nationally

Cal State Monterey Bay’s online Computer Science program has been ranked No. 7 in the nation by TechGuide, an online magazine and podcast, in its annual list of the Top 25 online computer science ...