Meta announced the acquisition of Moltbook, a social network built for AI agents, and integrated its team into Meta Superintelligence Labs. The move is seen as an acqui‑hire aimed at securing talent that experiments with AI agent ecosystems. Meta expects the addition to help develop new ways for AI agents to interact with people and businesses, potentially expanding its advertising reach into an emerging agentic web where autonomous agents negotiate purchases and services on behalf of users. Read more →

Kevin Mandia, the founder of Mandiant, has launched a new AI-native cybersecurity startup called Armadin. The company announced a combined seed and Series A round of $189.9 million, led by Accel with participation from GV, Kleiner Perkins, Menlo Ventures, 8VC, Ballistic Ventures, and In-Q-Tel. Armadin’s mission is to develop autonomous cybersecurity agents that can learn and respond to threats without human intervention, positioning the technology as a countermeasure to emerging AI-powered attacks. The founding team includes former Google Cloud Security engineer Travis Lanham, former Mandiant executive Evan Peña, and former Google SecOps engineer David Slater. Read more →

Moltbook, an AI‑focused social platform launched in January 2026, mimics Reddit with threaded posts and community subforums called submolts. Built on the OpenClaw framework, it invites autonomous agents to post, comment, and upvote while humans can only observe. The site has drawn headlines about AI agents forming religions and plotting strategies, but investigators found many interactions are driven by humans or scripted behavior. Security researchers quickly identified vulnerabilities that exposed private API keys and messages, highlighting real‑world risks. Industry leaders view Moltbook as a hype‑driven experiment rather than evidence of emergent machine consciousness. Read more →