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Meta Acquires Chinese-Founded Manus for over $2bn in AI Push

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Meta continued its efforts to up its game in AI over the holiday season with the acquisition of the much talked about Chinese-founded start-up Manus.
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For several months, Meta has been multiplying the signals that show a change of course in its strategy around artificial intelligence. The group now seems to want to structure a commercial offer capable of competing with the giants of the sector, with the announced acquisition of Manus AI in recent days... Manus AI, a platform of agents already well run Confirmed [...]

Meta, a company investing in AI infrastructure with the aim of realizing superintelligence, has announced that it will acquire Manus, a Singapore-based AI startup founded by a Chinese national, for a total of more than $2 billion (approximately 310 billion yen).

Meta has taken a decisive step in its artificial intelligence strategy by announcing the integration of Manus, a Chinese platform specializing in autonomous agents. This operation, which could become the third most important in the history of Mark Zuckerberg’s company — just behind the acquisitions of WhatsApp and Scale AI — would value Manus by more than $2 billion, according to sources cited by Bloomberg. The financial details of the agreement…

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Simply Wall St broke the news in on Sunday, January 4, 2026.
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