From Clawdbot to Moltbot to OpenClaw: Meet the AI agent generating buzz and fear globally

Posted on February 2, 2026 by Techme101

OpenClaw, formerly known as Clawdbot and Moltbot, has created massive buzz from Silicon Valley to Beijing due to its impressive capabilities, but also its quirks and risks.

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AI ‘slop’ is transforming social media – and a backlash is brewing

Posted on February 2, 2026 by Techme101

Social media has been flooded with fake, AI-generated images and videos. But will the majority of users actually care?

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Pornhub is now restricting access for UK users – will other sites follow suit?

Posted on February 2, 2026 by Techme101

The UK’s largest porn site has blocked unregistered users from accessing explicit content in the country, but why motives remain unclear.

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India Offers Tech Giants Tax-Free Status Until 2047

Posted on February 2, 2026 by Techme101

The sweeping policy shift aims to transform India into a dominant data center hub while fueling the nation’s ambitious $3 trillion digital economy target. 
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These AI notetaking devices can help you record and transcribe your meetings

Posted on February 2, 2026 by Techme101

These physical notetakers transcribe audio and give users summaries and action items of meetings using AI. Some even offer live translation.

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TikTok says its services are restored after the outage

Posted on February 2, 2026 by Techme101

TikTok says it finally solved all issues related to outages caused by last week’s U.S. snowstorm.

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AI layoffs or ‘AI-washing’?

Posted on February 1, 2026 by Techme101

How many of the companies with recent layoffs are just using AI as an excuse?

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Why Tether’s CEO is everywhere right now

Posted on February 1, 2026 by Techme101

For years, Tether’s CEO avoided the United States, watching from offshore as regulators circled and prosecutors investigated. Those days are over.

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United Arab Emirates’ ‘Spy Sheikh’ bought secret stake in Trump crypto company: WSJ

Posted on February 1, 2026 by Techme101

“This is corruption, plain and simple,” said Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee.

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Amazon’s ‘Melania’ documentary makes $7M on opening weekend

Posted on February 1, 2026 by Techme101

While the documentary is exceeding box office expectations, it’s unlikely to make a profit in theaters.

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