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OpenClaw News: Latest Releases & Events

In February 2026, Lex Fridman hosted creator Peter Steinberger on OpenClaw, a viral AI agent described as having broken the internet. In January, Moltbook launched a social network for OpenClaw assistants, raising concerns about prompt injection and autonomous code execution. Earlier that January, OpenClaw launched as a rebrand of Moltbot, formerly Clawdbot, a hobby project turned viral open-source agent.

All 4 OpenClaw entries of the AI News timeline, newest first.

2026

February 2026

2026-02-13

  • Lex Fridman Podcast discusses OpenClaw
    Lex Fridman releases episode #491 featuring Peter Steinberger to discuss OpenClaw, a viral AI agent described as having broken the internet. (youtube.com)

January 2026

2026-01-30

  • Moltbook launches social network for AI agents
    Moltbook launches as a social network enabling OpenClaw digital assistants to interact and share skills by periodically fetching and executing instructions from the web. The platform showcases the emerging culture of agent-to-agent communication while raising critical security concerns about prompt injection and autonomous code execution. (moltbook.com)
    Moltbook

2026-01-29

  • OpenClaw (aka Moltbot, aka Clawd) - by Peter Steinberger
    OpenClaw launched as an open-source agent platform designed to run locally on user machines, integrating with existing chat apps like WhatsApp and Telegram. The release, a rebrand from Moltbot, introduces support for new models like KIMI K2.5, channels such as Twitch, and includes significant security hardening. (openclaw.ai)

2026-01-28

  • Moltbot (formerly Clawdbot): The Viral Agent Redefining Local Computing
    Peter Steinberger, the creator behind the viral open-source project Moltbot (previously known as Clawdbot), joined TBPN to discuss the unprecedented rise of his AI agent. What began as a hobby project to automate personal tasks has exploded into a historic moment for open-source AI, achieving a vertical growth trajectory on GitHub that defies typical software adoption curves. (youtube.com)