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.
Nature

OpenClaw AI chatbots are running amok — these scientists are listening in

Artificial-intelligence agents have their own social-media platform and are publishing AI-generated research papers on their own preprint server.
The Hacker News

Claude Opus 4.6 Finds 500+ High-Severity Flaws Across Major Open-Source Libraries

Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.6 identified 500+ unknown high-severity flaws in open-source projects, advancing AI-driven vulnerability detection.
IEEE

Small-Signal Stability Analysis and Improvement of Self-Synchronizing Voltage Source Inverter Based on Reactive Power Control Loop Shaping

Abstract: Self-synchronizing voltage source inverters (SSVSI) are a promising technology for improving grid inertia and frequency stability. The virtual resistance introduced by SSVSI can suppress the ...