Tencent is in talks to buy a majority stake in AI agent startup Manus at the same $2 billion valuation, according to the Financial Times, after Beijing blocked Meta's acquisition. Tencent sees overlap with its own agent plans, including for WeChat. U.S. firm Benchmark is not expected to take part.<br /> The article Tencent moves to buy majority stake in Manus after Beijing forced Meta to unwind its $2 billion deal appeared first on The Decoder. [...]
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 [...]
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Meta is preparing to unwind its approximately $2 billion acquisition of the agentic AI startup Manus after China’s National Development and Reform Commission formally ordered the deal’s cancellati [...]
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 [...]