🦞OpenClaw’s OpenAI Move

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This issue explores OpenClaw’s move toward OpenAI, major agent upgrades, new voice and multimodal AI models, browser-native agents, robotic 3D printing at scale, Mediterranean stroke signals, smarter MRI systems, interactive AI video, and what rising agents mean for a cooling job market.

🤝 OpenClaw creator joins OpenAI to scale open agents

Peter Steinberger announced he is joining OpenAI to help bring AI agents to a broader audience. His open-source project, OpenClaw, will transition into an independent foundation, remaining community-driven and model-agnostic while expanding its reach.

Highlights

• Founder joins OpenAI to accelerate consumer-ready agent development

• OpenClaw to move into an independent foundation structure

• Commitment to keep OpenClaw open source and data-ownership focused

• Continued support for multi-model and cross-company collaboration

This move bridges grassroots open-source agent experimentation with frontier AI research, potentially speeding up the path toward accessible, user-controlled agents while preserving community governance and independence.

🔥Big AI moves

🔹OpenClaw releases 2026.2.15, its biggest update yet

OpenClaw introduced version 2026.2.15, bringing live Telegram message streaming, upgraded Discord Components v2, nested sub‑agents, and a major security hardening pass. The release lands just a day after the OpenAI–OpenClaw news, marking one of the project’s most significant jumps with 40+ fixes and smoother agent workflows.

🔹NVIDIA launches PersonaPlex‑7B, its open full‑duplex voice model

NVIDIA introduced PersonaPlex‑7B, a fully open‑source voice model that enables real‑time full‑duplex conversation with simultaneous listening and speaking. The release is available now, marking a major step forward for natural, interruption‑free voice AI.

🔹Alibaba debuts Qwen3.5‑397B‑A17B, its new sparse multimodal model

Alibaba introduced Qwen3.5‑397B‑A17B, a 397B‑parameter vision‑language model that activates just 17B parameters per token for dramatically faster decoding. The release brings native multimodality, long‑context reasoning, and strong agent performance, with open‑weight access available immediately.

🔹Dutch firm debuts robotic 3D‑printed boat hulls in full scale

CEAD Group unveiled its Faber Navalis system, using large‑format robotic 3D printing to produce seamless 12‑meter hulls with recyclable HDPro material at dramatically faster speeds. The approach enables lights‑out manufacturing and rapid prototyping for patrol and survey craft, though experts note scalability limits for larger steel vessels despite successful on‑water tests.

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🥗 AIHealthTech Insider: Mediterranean diet cuts stroke risk

A 20‑year cohort of 105,000+ women shows that Mediterranean‑style eating lowers stroke risk across both ischemic and the rarer hemorrhagic subtype.

This issue looks at how prevention signals, regenerative biology, and generalizable MRI models are reshaping what early intervention in brain health can look like.

🦞 Kimi Claw launches browser-native OpenClaw beta

Kimi.ai has introduced Kimi Claw, a cloud-hosted version of OpenClaw that runs directly in your browser with 24/7 uptime. Originally known for its self-hosted flexibility and 180K+ GitHub stars, OpenClaw sparked lightweight forks like PicoClaw (Go) and ZeroClaw (Rust). Now, Kimi brings a fully managed experience to its members.

Highlights

• Browser-native OpenClaw with 24/7 cloud hosting

• 40GB cloud storage for persistent files and memory

• Access to 5,000+ community Skills via ClawHub

• Live financial and web data search integrations

• Option to link existing self-hosted OpenClaw setups

Why it matters:
Kimi Claw lowers the barrier to running persistent AI agents no servers, no command line while preserving the open ecosystem that fueled OpenClaw’s rapid growth and fork innovation.

🎥 Stream your imagination with Odyssey-2

Say goodbye to static video. Odyssey-2 lets you type a few words and instantly stream interactive AI-generated video no editing, no waiting, just pure creative flow.

How It Works: 

1. Type Your Prompt → Try “a robot surfing lava” or “neon jungle at night.”

2. Hit “Stream” → Watch your idea come to life in seconds.

3. Interact Live → Pause, remix, or evolve the scene as it plays.

4. Share or Save → Capture moments or export clips for your projects.

Pro Tip: Use Odyssey-2 for pitch decks, storytelling, or just wild creative play. It’s like directing a dream in real time.

⚙️ Sunday Special: When agents rise and the job market stalls

This issue looks at how local agents, cooling labor demand, and real‑time coding models are reshaping the career landscape for builders and operators. It examines how leverage is shifting from traditional job signals to shipped output, from centralized compute to personal agents, and from slow iteration to near‑instant execution.

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