🗞️Meta acquires the AI agent social network called Moltbook

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March 10th, 2026

What happened today 🇺🇸,

• Meta has agreed to acquire Moltbook, a fast-growing social network where AI agents post and interact with each other, in a deal expected to close by mid-March 2026

• Two suspects in a white Honda CR-V fired shots at the U.S. Consulate in downtown Toronto around 5:30 a.m., leaving bullet holes in the building but no injuries or arrests…an investigation is still ongoing

• The Trump administration has asked Israel to refrain from additional strikes on Iran's energy facilities, especially oil infrastructure

• The Pentagon reported that approximately 140 U.S. service members have been injured in the Iran war so far, in addition to the seven confirmed deaths from Iranian retaliatory strikes

• Georgia's 14th Congressional District is holding a special election today to replace Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, who resigned in January…view live results here

• AAA reported the national average gas price hit $3.54 per gallon today, up from $3.11 a week prior amid the U.S.-Iran war disrupting oil supplies

• Exxon Mobil announced plans to reincorporate its legal home from New Jersey to Texas…read more here

• OpenAI rolled out interactive visualization tools in ChatGPT enabling users to generate dynamic graphs, simulations, and diagrams for math and science topics directly in chats…the feature helps explain complex concepts through manipulable visuals powered by Canvas integration

• Polymarket announced a partnership with Palantir Technologies and TWG AI to develop a next-generation integrity platform for monitoring suspicious activity in its sports prediction markets

• Google announced expanded Gemini AI features for Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive, allowing users to generate fully formatted first drafts, presentations, and spreadsheets from prompts pulling data across Gmail, Chat, and Drive

• Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management filed for an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange, aiming to take the hedge fund public

• S&P down .21% / Nasdaq up .01% / DOW down .07%

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