I tried a Claude Code alternative that's local, open source, and completely free - how it works

I was curious if Block's Goose agent, paired with Ollama and the Qwen3-coder model, could really replace Claude Code. Here's how I got started.
GitHub

Language Server for Kotlin

The project is in an experimental, pre-alpha, exploratory phase with the intention to be productionized. We move fast, break things, and explore various aspects of the seamless developer experience ...
Forbes

Google Reveals Android Update Choice—Millions Of Users Affected

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Is tihis as good as it gets? This is the biggest change to Android’s fundamentals in years.
Android Police

Google’s new Android source code release schedule is bad news for custom ROMs

Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S. After flashing custom ROMs and kernels on his beloved Galaxy S, he ...
Droid Life

Google Switches to Publishing Android Source Code Twice Per Year

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Google updated its Android Source pages today with a change for when it publishes source code to AOSP. In ...
InfoWorld

Visual Studio Code adds multi-agent orchestration

With Visual Studio Code 1.107, developers can use GitHub Copilot and custom agents together and delegate work across local, background, and cloud agents. Just-released Visual Studio Code 1.107, the ...
Macworld

Apple Studio Display 2 leak reveals ProMotion, HDR, A19 chip upgrades

Macworld has discovered Apple code for a new Studio Display codenamed ‘J527’ featuring significant upgrades including 120Hz ProMotion variable refresh rate. The upcoming display is expected to support ...
MacRumors

Switching Between iPhone and Android Will Get Easier With New Apple and Google Collaboration

Apple and Google are teaming up to make it easier for users to switch between iPhone and Android smartphones, according to 9to5Google. There is a new Android Canary build available today that ...
Digital Trends

Android 16 QPR2 reportedly improves your Pixel phone’s performance alongside new features

Why is this important? Android 16 QPR2 adds a host of new features to Pixel phones, including auto-themed icons, dark-theme enhancements, lock-screen widgets, 90:10 split-screen, on-device AI ...
PC Gamer

Eidos Montreal lays off more employees, internal projects reportedly cancelled as the studio shifts focus to support work

RPG Anime action RPG studio Pahdo Labs shuts down despite accruing $17.5M in funding: 'We believed making a demo of a familiar but new game would be our best shot' MMO 2 days after promising it was ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Microsoft Reaches Second Milestone in Open-Source AI Editing for VS Code

Microsoft reached a second milestone in its plan to make Visual Studio Code an open-source AI editor, continuing the transition it first outlined earlier this year. The latest update open sources the ...