Meta admits its Muse AI assistant was heavily inspired by OpenClaw, an open-source project, though built from scratch. The similarity extends to identical file names and nearly identical content in configuration files, which Meta justified by praising OpenClaw's creator Peter Steinberger's design choices. Muse has become a breakout success, recently reaching No. 1 on the U.S. App Store.
Indie app developer Alex Nguyen, creator of AI tool Notewave.app, accused a Vietnamese builder of copying his app after sharing marketing tactics during a private coffee meeting. Following the incident, Nguyen stopped offering one-on-one mentoring sessions to protect his strategies, though he continues sharing publicly across multiple channels. The case highlights tensions in the indie hacker community between building in public for growth and protecting intellectual property from copycats.
Google Messages is rolling out a new long-press menu for conversations that replaces the previous toolbar, offering quick access to actions like Reply, Copy, Delete, and Star with accompanying icons. The update includes precise text copying by highlighting specific portions of messages, centered animation for the newest message, and a blurred background when the menu is active.