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.
BBC

Andy Burnham 'disappointed' after bid to become MP blocked

Andy Burnham has said he is "disappointed" after being blocked from standing as a candidate for the upcoming parliamentary by-election in Gorton and Denton by Labour's ruling body. As a directly ...
TimesObserver.com

Council to consider Grant Application for 400 Block Streetscape Project

City Council will consider authorizing a multimodal transportation grant application during its meeting Monday evening. The grant program offers financial assistance to projects that enhance ...
The Denver Post

Douglas County sheriff, DA sue Colorado over visa process for crime victims

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Douglas County’s top two law enforcement officials sued Gov. Jared Polis and other state officials this week over a 2021 state law aimed at streamlining the ...
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 ...
winbuzzer.com

Claude Code: Anthropic Blocks Unauthorized Claude ‘Harnesses’ and xAI Access in Major Crackdown

Moving to secure its intellectual property and revenue streams ahead of a potential IPO, Anthropic has initiated an enforcement action on unauthorized access to its AI models. Confirming the move ...
Yahoo

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 ...