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Manus resumes solo operations after collapse of US$2 billion Meta deal

Manus resumes solo operations after collapse of US$2 billion Meta deal
South China Morning Post Tuesday 01 September 2026, 10:30 UTC By Chong Ming Lee 1 min read
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The Chinese-founded artificial intelligence start-up Manus announced on Tuesday that it had formally resumed independent operations, more than four months after Beijing blocked its US$2 billion acquisition by Meta Platforms. The company’s founding team would continue to lead Manus as an “independent agent lab”, the firm said in a blog post on its website, as it sought to move on from a months-long saga that has sent ripples through the Chinese and global technology sectors. The announcement...

The Chinese-founded artificial intelligence start-up Manus announced on Tuesday that it had formally resumed independent operations, more than four months after Beijing blocked its US$2 billion acquisition by Meta Platforms. The company’s founding team would continue to lead Manus as an “independent agent lab”, the firm said in a blog post on its website, as it sought to move on from a months-long saga that has sent ripples through the Chinese and global technology sectors. The announcement came... [Image text:] 00 Meta 10:36 8 manus Q All Agent Manual
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