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XLE ( XLE@piefed.social )  to TechnologyEnglish ·
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Meta acquired Moltbook, the AI agent social network that went viral because of fake posts

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XLE ( XLE@piefed.social )  to TechnologyEnglish ·
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Meta acquired Moltbook, the AI agent social network that went viral because of fake posts | TechCrunch
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Meta says that Moltbook's approach to "connecting agents through an always-on-directory" is novel.
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    I have no idea what function this purchase serves. Moltbook seems like Pogs with a shorter shelf life.

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      The creators received bunch of cash or maybe Meta stocks. Mission accomplished.

      Tech business hasn’t been any tech for a while now. It’s about scamming investors.

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