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.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)

Identifying variation in dinosaur footprints and classifying problematic specimens via unbiased unsupervised machine learning

Machine learning holds great promise for classifying and identifying fossils, and has recently been marshaled to identify trackmakers of dinosaur ...
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Activation functions in neural networks: Types and examples

In this video, we will see What is Activation Function in Neural network, types of Activation function in Neural Network, why to use an Activation Function and which Activation function to use. The ...
Frontiers

Verification of the PWR core solver coupling the neutron code nTRACER with artificial neural networks for thermal–hydraulic feedback

The Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and North Carolina State University are developing a high-resolution multi-physics core solver for pressurized water reactor (PWR) analysis in Cartesian geometry, ...
Computerworld

The cost of abandoned genAI projects? Garbage code, orphan apps, and security issues

IT leaders rushing ahead on generative AI projects often don’t realize the technical junk they might inadvertently be creating. Gunslinging IT leaders with high generative AI (genAI) experiment ...
IEEE

LLM-Enhanced Heterogeneous Graph Neural Networks for Research Project Conflict Detection

Abstract: Research project conflict risk detection aims to distinguish potential conflicts from multiple aspects including personnel allocation, resource distribution, and content overlap, etc.
TechCrunch

Cyber giant F5 Networks says government hackers had ‘long-term’ access to its systems, stole code and customer data

Cybersecurity firm F5 Networks says government-backed hackers had “long-term, persistent access” to its network, which allowed them to steal the company’s source code and customer information. In a ...
CSOonline

Source code and vulnerability info stolen from F5 Networks

IT and security leaders should install latest patches from the application delivery and security vendor after suspected nation-state hack. CSOs with equipment from F5 Networks in their environment ...
IEEE

Identifying Root Cause of Bugs by Capturing Changed Code Lines With Relational Graph Neural Networks

Abstract: The Just-In-Time defect prediction model helps development teams improve software quality and efficiency by assessing whether code changes submitted by developers are likely to introduce ...
The New York Times

Cache of Devices Capable of Crashing Cell Network Is Found Near U.N.

The Secret Service discovered more than 100,000 SIM cards and 300 servers, which could disable cellular towers or be used to conduct surveillance. By Eileen Sullivan Reporting from Washington The ...
Phys.org

DNA-based neural network learns from examples to solve problems

Neural networks are computing systems designed to mimic both the structure and function of the human brain. Caltech researchers have been developing a neural network made out of strands of DNA instead ...