Microsoft launches Scout, an OpenClaw-inspired personal assistant

Launched at Build, Microsoft Scout is a new AI assistant meant to bring the power and flexibility of OpenClaw into the Microsoft 365 system.

NanoClaw creator turns down $20M buyout offer, raises $12M seed instead

NanoCo, the company behind OpenClaw alternative NanoClaw, has raised a $12 million seed after a viral launch, the founders tell TechCrunch. 

OpenClaw creator’s $1.3 million monthly OpenAI bill reveals the real cost of autonomous AI coding at scale
OpenClaw creator’s $1.3 million monthly OpenAI bill reveals the real cost of autonomous AI coding at scale

Peter Steinberger, the creator of OpenClaw and an engineer at OpenAI, racked up $1.3 million in API costs in a single month by running approximately 100 Codex instances simultaneously on his open-source project. The bill, which covered 603 billion toke…

Four OpenClaw flaws let attackers steal data, escalate privileges, and plant backdoors through the agent’s own sandbox
Four OpenClaw flaws let attackers steal data, escalate privileges, and plant backdoors through the agent’s own sandbox

Cybersecurity researchers at Cyera have disclosed four vulnerabilities in OpenClaw that, when chained together, allow an attacker to steal sensitive data, escalate privileges, and establish persistent control over a compromised host. The flaws, collect…

Spotify now lets AI agents like OpenClaw and Claude Code create Personal Podcasts for you

With Spotify’s new tool, AI agents like OpenClaw, Claude Code, and OpenAI Codex can now turn your daily briefings, class notes, and travel plans into a listenable Personal Podcast.

OpenAI just turned ChatGPT into the backend for the most popular open-source project in history. Anthropic banned it.
OpenAI just turned ChatGPT into the backend for the most popular open-source project in history. Anthropic banned it.

  Sam Altman posted on X at 2:33 a.m. on 2 May: “you can sign in to openclaw with your chatgpt account now and use your subscription there! happy lobstering.” The announcement, delivered with the casual register of a founder pushing a minor product upd…

Stripe introduces Link, a digital wallet that autonomous AI agents can use, too

Link lets users connect cards, banks, and subscriptions, then authorize AI agents to spend securely via approval flows.

Red Hat’s OpenClaw maintainer just made enterprise Claw deployments a lot safer

Tank OS puts OpenClaw AI agents into a container that let’s it run reliably and more safely, especially for those running fleets of them.

Marked-up Mac minis flood eBay amid shortages driven by AI

Apple’s sold-out Mac mini is spawning marked-up eBay listings as demand surges for the compact desktop, now favored for running local AI models and tools.

India’s vibe-coding startup Emergent enters OpenClaw-like AI agent space

Emergent’s Wingman lets users manage and automate tasks through chat on platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram.