Chinese AI startup Manus will resume operations as an independent company after its acquisition deal with Meta unraveled, forcing the deletion of some user data, the company confirmed Tuesday. The Bei…
Manus announced it is resuming independent operations, ending Meta's $2 billion acquisition after China's National Development and Reform Commission prohibited the deal on April 27, 2026, marking the …
Manus, the AI agent company founded by Xiao Hong, is advising affected users to back up data generated on or after December 29, 2025, before it deletes the data during a two-day window later this mont…
Manus said August 11 it will resume independent operations after Chinese regulators demanded that Meta unwind its reported $2 billion acquisition of the AI-agent developer. Affected users must back up…
Pi-Yahe, a minimal bridge between the Pi terminal coding agent and the Herdr terminal workspace, is now available as an open-source extension that enables task-driven multi-agent work with visible tes…
Chinese AI founders are packaging American identity as a product, with Genspark's parent MainFunc curating its founders' bios to emphasize Microsoft and Google experience while omitting their Baidu te…
TiDB SCaiLE 2026, a single-day conference hosted by PingCAP at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA on October 15, 2026, will feature two tracks—AI-Native: Infinite Agents and Enterprise: …
Shopify Inc. reported that AI-driven traffic and orders to its merchants tripled year-over-year in the second quarter, with AI complementing rather than replacing traditional search, according to Pres…
China's State Council issued a new Regulation on Outbound Investment on June 1, 2026, effective July 1, 2026, targeting technology transfers and data flows involving AI, semiconductors, and green tech…
Midjourney, the bootstrapped AI image company with $500M in annual revenue, acquired Co-Star, a social astrology app with 4.3 million monthly users, in its first-ever acquisition. The deal closed in s…
Meta Platforms Inc. is unwinding its acquisition of Chinese agentic AI start-up Manus, a deal that was forced by regulators, but the process has left the Facebook owner better off than it might seem, …
China's new Five-Year Plan omits a numerical target for urban job creation for the first time in decades, as unemployment stands at 5.1% and producer prices hit a four-year high amid AI-driven labor m…
A solo developer has launched Clark, an AI automation tool that claims to match the feature set of Manus, including a computer use agent and browser automation. With thousands of users already onboard…
A solo developer released Clark, an AI assistant that controls its own computer and browser, claiming 1:1 core feature parity with the Manus agent. The tool integrates with Google services and already…
Tencent is in talks to acquire a majority stake in AI agent startup Manus at a $2 billion valuation, following China's order for Meta to divest from the company in April. The deal would restore Chines…
Tencent is in talks to become the largest shareholder of AI agent startup Manus after Beijing ordered Meta to unwind its roughly $2 billion acquisition of the company. The deal would reset Manus' owne…
Tencent is preparing to acquire a majority stake in AI agent startup Manus at a $2 billion valuation, after Beijing blocked Meta's planned acquisition. The move signals Tencent's ambition to enhance i…
Tencent is in talks to acquire a majority stake in AI agent startup Manus at a $2 billion valuation, after Beijing blocked Meta's earlier acquisition attempt. The deal would support Tencent's plans to…
Tencent is in talks to become the largest shareholder of Manus, an AI startup that Meta had agreed to acquire for over $2bn before Beijing blocked the deal on national-security grounds. A consortium o…
Tencent is leading a consortium of Chinese investors to buy back AI agent startup Manus from Meta at the original $2 billion valuation, after China's National Development and Reform Commission ordered…