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OpenClaw v2026.3.8: Backup CLI, Configurable Talk Mode & Podman SELinux Support

The latest release adds backup create/verify commands, configurable silence timeouts for Talk mode, and automatic SELinux bind-mount relabeling for Podman deployments.

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China's OpenClaw Fever: Shenzhen Launches World's First Government Support Policy

Shenzhen's Longgang District unveiled subsidies up to 10 million yuan for OpenClaw startups as Tencent, Alibaba, and ByteDance race to capitalize on China's "raise the lobster" AI agent craze.

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OpenClaw v2026.3.7: Context Engine Plugins, Persistent Bindings & 200+ Contributors

A massive release introduces an extensible context engine plugin interface, durable Discord/Telegram bindings that survive restarts, and Telegram topic-based agent routing.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Calls OpenClaw "The Most Important Software Release Probably Ever"

Speaking at the Morgan Stanley TMT Conference, Huang said OpenClaw surpassed Linux in adoption in just three weeks and is driving a 1,000x increase in token consumption.

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Fake OpenClaw Installers Spread Malware via Bing AI Search Results

Huntress researchers discovered malicious GitHub repos impersonating OpenClaw that were promoted by Bing AI, delivering info-stealers and GhostSocks proxy malware.

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AWS Launches OpenClaw on Amazon Lightsail for One-Click Agent Deployment

Amazon Lightsail now offers a dedicated OpenClaw blueprint pre-configured with Amazon Bedrock and Claude Sonnet 4.6, available in all commercial AWS regions.

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OpenClaw Overtakes React as GitHub's Most-Starred Project

OpenClaw surpasses React to become the most-starred software project on GitHub with over 247,000 stars, marking a major milestone for the AI agent framework just weeks after launch.

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OpenClaw v2026.3.2: Native PDF Analysis, Telegram Streaming & 95 Contributors

The latest release adds a first-class PDF analysis tool, Telegram streaming defaults, CLI config validation, Ollama embeddings, and 140+ bug fixes from 95 contributors.

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OpenClaw v2026.3.1: K8s Health Checks, Claude 4.6 Adaptive Thinking & 76 Contributors

Version 2026.3.1 adds built-in Kubernetes health endpoints, Claude 4.6 adaptive thinking by default, OpenAI WebSocket streaming, Discord thread controls, and Feishu document operations.

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NanoClaw: A Secure, Container-Isolated Alternative to OpenClaw

Israeli developer Gavriel Cohen launches NanoClaw, a 4,000-line open-source agent platform that runs each AI agent in its own container — a security-first response to OpenClaw's broad system access.

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