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.
InfoQ

LinkedIn Leverages GitHub Actions, CodeQL, and Semgrep for Code Scanning

LinkedIn has rebuilt its static application security testing (SAST) pipeline using GitHub Actions and custom workflows, ...
ZDNet

Claude Cowork automates complex tasks for you now - at your own risk

Anthropic is launching Cowork for Claude as a research preview. It's built upon Claude Code and can automate complex tasks. However, it comes with security risks. Anthropic is testing a new feature ...
Yahoo

The Secret Service code names used by 12 presidents and first ladies — and the stories behind them

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Secret Service agent stands guard as US President Barack Obama answers questions during a town hall event at Benedict College in ...
The New York Times

Kennedy Weakens U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

The group has significant influence over the medicines and screenings Americans get. By Nina Agrawal Maggie Astor and Dani Blum Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is quietly undermining an ...
Bleeping Computer

xAI teases major Grok upgrade, hints at Grok Code CLI

Elon Musk-backed xAI has been missing in action for a while now, but today, Musk teased a major upgrade for Grok alongside new products. Grok is xAI's LLM model, and it competes head-to-head with Sam ...
Bleeping Computer

Cisco warns of Identity Service Engine flaw with exploit code

Cisco has patched a vulnerability in its Identity Services Engine (ISE) network access control solution, with public proof-of-concept exploit code, that can be abused by attackers with admin ...
The National Law Review

CY 2026 Stark Law Designated Health Services Code List Update and Brief User Guide

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up for any (or all) of our 25+ Newsletters. Some states have laws and ethical rules regarding solicitation and ...
CNBC

Sam Altman expects OpenAI to exit 'code red' by January after launch of GPT-5.2 model

OpenAI on Thursday announced GPT-5.2, its most advanced artificial intelligence model. The company said the model is better at creating spreadsheets, building presentations, perceiving images, writing ...
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 ...
TechCrunch

Amazon previews 3 AI agents, including ‘Kiro’ that can code on its own for days

Amazon Web Services on Tuesday announced three new AI agents it calls “frontier agents,” including one designed to learn how you like to work and then operate on its own for days. Each of these agents ...