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📱techPROMonday, March 16, 2026·via TechCrunch

OpenAI bought a crab app and your privacy got pinched

A crustacean-themed “vibe-coded” AI agent app went viral so hard it triggered an acquisition chain like it was passing around an STD at a VC dinner.

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