Tencent Enters Talks to Become Manus’ Largest Shareholder Amid Beijing’s Order

Chinese gaming and internet company Tencent is engaging in discussions to become Manus’ largest shareholder following Beijing’s directive for Meta to reverse its $2 billion acquisition of the AI startup. Tencent, along with Manus’ original investors such as ZhenFund and HSG, is aiming to repurchase the company from Meta for a minimum of $2 billion, according to sources familiar with the situation. The talks were initially reported by the Financial Times earlier in the day, and as of now, Tencent, Manus, Meta, and the investment firms involved have not provided any comments in response to Reuters’ inquiries. Manus, a developer…