OpenClaw Security Panic Hits, Manus Can’t Leave China & Who Broke the Post Office?

This week, a breakout AI agent went from being called the most important software ever released to a global security concern, exposing deeper risks around access, permissions, and control. At the same time, OpenAI faces strategic pressure, China tightens its grip on talent and capital, and the U.S. Postal Service confronts a business model strained by technology. This episode breaks down what actually matters beneath the headlines and where these trends are heading next.

CHAPTERS

00:00 The week in AI, tech, and geopolitics

00:48 OpenClaw and the AI agent security problem

04:15 Why AI agents create systemic risk

06:10 iPhone exploit and rising security threats

07:10 OpenAI strategy and internal pressure

11:35 China, talent control, and tech geopolitics

14:30 Uber, Rivian, and autonomous bets

16:00 USPS breakdown and the tech impact

SOURCES

- NVIDIA CEO: “OpenClaw Is Definitely the Next ChatGPT”: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/17/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-says-openclaw-is-definitely-the-next-chatgpt.html

- OpenClaw Can Evade EDR, DLP, and IAM Without Alerts: https://venturebeat.com/security/openclaw-can-bypass-your-edr-dlp-and-iam-without-triggering-a-single-alert

- China Cracks Down on Office Use of OpenClaw Over Security Risks: https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/chinese-government-cracks-down-on-in-office-openclaw-use-over-potential-security-risks

- Meta Hit By Rogue AI Agent: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/897528/meta-rogue-ai-agent-security-incident

- Phishing Attacks Hit OpenClaw: https://www.ccn.com/education/crypto/claw-tokens-legit-openclaw-phishing-scam-crypto-wallets/

- China’s Booming Demand Drives Up Used MacBook Prices: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/19/openclaw-demand-in-china-is-driving-up-the-price-of-secondhand-macbooks.html

- Anthropic Launches “Claude Code Channels” — an OpenClaw Killer?: https://venturebeat.com/orchestration/anthropic-just-shipped-an-openclaw-killer-called-claude-code-channelsInside China’s AI Agent Boom: Power, Control & Innovation: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/business/china-ai-agent.html

- OpenAI’s Secretive Side Projects Revealed: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-chatgpt-side-projects-16b3a825

- USPS Faces Funding Crisis Amid Mounting Debt: https://www.npr.org/2026/03/17/nx-s1-5750419/usps-running-out-of-money-postal-service-david-steinerAmazon and USPS Renegotiate Shipping Terms: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/18/amazon-usps-shipping-negotiations.html

- USPS Postmarks Are No Longer Real: https://youtu.be/TtRGNSkZqBA

- USPS Postmark Rule Could Impact Mail Voting: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/24/2025-20740/postmarks-and-postal-possession

- Uber Partners with Rivian to Launch Robotaxi Fleet: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/19/uber-rivian-robotaxi.html

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