Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This week, Federico and John update listeners on the ClawdBot-MoltBot-OpenClaw saga before digging into how AI will affect apps and app developers.
On AppStories+, John covers why Creator Studio is such a fundamental shift in Apple's approach to 'Pro' apps.
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Links and Show Notes
Follow Up
- OpenClaw (Formerly Clawdbot) Showed Me What the Future of Personal AI Assistants Looks Like — macstories.net/stories/clawdbot-showed-me-what-the-future-of-personal-ai-assistants-looks-like
- MacStories Unwind — podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/macstories-unwind/id1510451759?i=1000745485375
- DO NOT Put an AirTag on a Lobster, Connected — podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/connected/id909109652?i=1000747241584
- Moltbook — moltbook.com
- Moltbook is the most interesting place on the internet right now — simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/30/moltbook
- AI and App Store
- My Claude Code Psychosis — https://jasmi.news/p/claude-code
- Dario Amodei - The Adolescence of Technology — darioamodei.com/essay/the-adolescence-of-technology
AppStories+ Post-Show
- AppStories+ Show Notes
- Creator Studio Review: Redefining Pro for the Modern Era — macstories.net/reviews/creator-studio-review-redefining-pro-for-the-modern-era
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This week, Federico and John update listeners on the ClawdBot-MoltBot-OpenClaw saga before digging into how AI will affect apps and app developers.
On AppStories+, John covers why Creator Studio is such a fundamental shift in Apple's approach to 'Pro' apps.
---
Links and Show Notes
Follow Up
- OpenClaw (Formerly Clawdbot) Showed Me What the Future of Personal AI Assistants Looks Like — macstories.net/stories/clawdbot-showed-me-what-the-future-of-personal-ai-assistants-looks-like
- MacStories Unwind — podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/macstories-unwind/id1510451759?i=1000745485375
- DO NOT Put an AirTag on a Lobster, Connected — podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/connected/id909109652?i=1000747241584
- Moltbook — moltbook.com
- Moltbook is the most interesting place on the internet right now — simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/30/moltbook
- AI and App Store
- My Claude Code Psychosis — https://jasmi.news/p/claude-code
- Dario Amodei - The Adolescence of Technology — darioamodei.com/essay/the-adolescence-of-technology
AppStories+ Post-Show
- AppStories+ Show Notes
- Creator Studio Review: Redefining Pro for the Modern Era — macstories.net/reviews/creator-studio-review-redefining-pro-for-the-modern-era
Visit AppStories.net to learn more about the extended, high bitrate audio version of AppStories that is delivered early each week and subscribe — http://appstories.plus
Check out our Desk Setups — macstories.net/setups
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