Chinese AI Startup Manus Faces Unwinding of $2 Billion Meta Acquisition

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Meta has cut Manus off from its internal systems and instructed staff to migrate projects onto Meta’s systems. The $2 billion acquisition is being dismantled after Beijing ordered it unwound in April. Since June, Manus and its staff have been barred from accessing Meta’s internal data systems. Meta has erected a data firewall between itself and Manus, the Chinese-founded agentic AI service it acquired in December 2025. An internal memo instructed staff to migrate existing Manus projects onto Meta’s systems and not to start new work on the platform. China’s National Development and Reform Commission ordered the deal unwound in…

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