Why Meta bought Manus — and what it means for your enterprise AI agent strategy

Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta’s agreement to acquire Manus for more than $2 billion — announced last night by both companies and reported in The Wall Street Journal — marks one of t [...]

Manus 1.5 and Manus-1.5-Lite debut as the newest agentic AI releases from Manus

With version 1.5, Manus is introducing its most capable AI agent system so far.<br /> The article Manus 1.5 and Manus-1.5-Lite debut as the newest agentic AI releases from Manus appeared first o [...]

Perplexity takes its ‘Computer’ AI agent into the enterprise, taking aim at Microsoft and Salesforce

Perplexity, the AI-powered search company valued at $20 billion, announced on Wednesday at its inaugural Ask 2026 developer conference that its multi-model AI agent, Computer, is now available to ente [...]

Meta buys startup known for its AI task automation agents

Meta has acquired an AI startup called Manus — known for its custom research and website-building agents — in a deal valued at more than $2 billion, according toThe Wall Street Journal. It's [...]

Inference is splitting in two — Nvidia’s $20B Groq bet explains its next act

Nvidia’s $20 billion strategic licensing deal with Groq represents one of the first clear moves in a four-front fight over the future AI stack. 2026 is when that fight becomes obvious to enterprise [...]

Perplexity launches 'Computer' AI agent that coordinates 19 models, priced at $200 a month

Perplexity, the AI-powered search company valued at $20 billion, on Wednesday launched what it calls the most ambitious product in its three-year history: a multi-model agent orchestration platform ca [...]

How Manus AI is Redefining Autonomous Workflow Automation Across Industries

China has made significant advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in recent years, and one of the most notable developments is Manus AI. Launched in March 2025 by Butterfly Effect, with backing [...]

Anthropic’s Claude can now control your Mac, escalating the fight to build AI agents that actually do work

Anthropic on Monday launched the most ambitious consumer AI agent to date, giving its Claude chatbot the ability to directly control a user's Mac — clicking buttons, opening applications, typin [...]

Dfinity launches Caffeine, an AI platform that builds production apps from natural language prompts

The Dfinity Foundation on Wednesday released Caffeine, an artificial intelligence platform that allows users to build and deploy web applications through natural language conversation alone, bypassing [...]