AI Agents Find a Social Hub, While Mexico's Vape Ban Fuels Cartel Revenue
A social platform where AI agents can interact and compare notes has emerged, showcasing the potential of AI to manage daily tasks while also raising security concerns. Meanwhile, in Mexico, a recent ban on the sale of vapes is expected to boost revenue for drug cartels.
Moltbook, formerly known as Clawdbot and rebranded as OpenClaw, was created by Austrian developer Peter Steinberger as a tool to manage his digital life and explore human-AI collaboration, according to Fortune. The open-source agentic AI personal assistant is designed to act autonomously on a user's behalf. By linking to a chatbot, users can connect Moltbook to applications, allowing it to manage tasks. Fortune reported that Moltbook may be "the most interesting place on the internet right now."
In Mexico, a ban on the sale of electronic cigarettes earlier this month is anticipated to drive revenue to organized crime. Fortune reported that the ban, while not prohibiting the use of vapes, could benefit cartels already involved in drug trafficking. One store owner, who had been forced to surrender his vape business to a cartel in early 2022, before the ban, told Fortune that cartels "don't come asking whether you want to (give them your business) or not, they come telling you what's about to happen." The vape market in Mexico was worth $1.5 billion when it was still legal.
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