Meta’s acquisition of Manus, a Chinese-origin artificial intelligence agent startup, has swiftly turned from celebration to complication.
The Chinese government has said it will review the estimated $2 billion deal announced on December 29 to assess whether it complies with the country’s export controls and technology transfer policies. Manus was founded in China in 2024, but moved its headquarters to Singapore months before its deal with Meta.
The scrutiny has turned what was being…

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