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.
Smithsonian Magazine

Google Researchers Say Their New A.I. Tool AlphaGenome Can Help Decode the Human Genetic Instruction Book

Scientists at Google DeepMind —the company’s artificial intelligence research arm—say they’ve created an A.I. tool that can ...

'ChatGPT saved my life.' How patients, and doctors, are using AI to make a diagnosis

Hundreds of millions of people are turning to chatbots to help figure out what's wrong with them. Doctors say that's not ...
Nature

This AI has chemical expertise — and helps synthesize 35 new compounds

It uses a system called simplified molecular-input line-entry system (SMILES). This translates chemical 3D structures into ...
Reuters

Exclusive: South Africa will not interfere with US refugee program for white minority, email says

WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - U.S. and South African officials reached an agreement during a closed-door meeting in late December to allow the U.S. to continue its controversial effort to bring white ...