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Google restricts AI Ultra accounts over OpenClaw OAuth. Altman says under 1% of layoffs trace to AI. Implicator.ai opens coding showcase.

Google Bans OAuth; Altman Coins AI Washing; Code Showcase

San Francisco | Monday, February 23, 2026

Google restricted AI Ultra accounts, cutting off subscribers who accessed Gemini through OpenClaw's OAuth client. No warning, no explanation, no way to reach a human. At $249.99 a month, the restrictions can cascade into Gmail, Workspace, and every linked Google service. Anthropic banned the same access pattern two days earlier but at least told people why. OpenAI hired OpenClaw's founder instead.

Sam Altman coined a term at the India AI Impact Summit: "AI washing." Under 1% of 2025 job losses trace to AI. The other 99% just borrowed the excuse.

We want to see what you've built. Implicator.ai is collecting the best projects made with Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini CLI. Linus Torvalds already submitted his.

Stay curious,

Marcus Schuler

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