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

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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 “independen…

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Timeline · 2 reports

  1. 2026-09-03 06:20 · TechNode
    Manus resumes independent operations after Meta deal collapses
  2. 2026-09-01 10:30 · South China Morning Post Tech
    Manus resumes solo operations after collapse of US$2 billion Meta deal

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