In the first weeks of 2026, OpenClaw spread through the AI world like a sonic boom, introducing many of the industry’s most ambitious technologists to the joy and chaos of an unrestrained AI agent.

is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Much like Google, Microsoft is launching its own version of OpenClaw.

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