The new general AI agent from China had some system crashes and server overload—but it’s highly intuitive and shows real promise for the future of AI helpers. Since the general AI agent Manus was ...

In April 2026, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) blocked the acquisition of Manus, a Chinese-founded AI agent startup, by a major US technology company. This was the first ...

China Blocks Meta From Acquiring Startup Manus as Global AI Rivalry Deepens HONG KONG (AP) — China on Monday blocked U.S. tech giant Meta’s acquisition of the artificial intelligence startup Manus, in ...

AI agents for solo founders are the fastest-growing startup category of 2026 — but with seven months left on Dario Amodei’s ...

China has killed Meta’s reported $2 billion bid to acquire Manus, a fast-rising Chinese AI startup, marking one of the sharpest interventions Beijing has made to stop a foreign company from buying a ...

Case shows US-China competition has expanded beyond chips and models to areas of engineering and product design, analyst says It could be "time-consuming", "complex" and "difficult" for Meta Platforms ...

Manus catapulted onto the tech sphere when it unveiled what it called the “world’s first fully autonomous AI”. View on euronews ...

Jan 6 (Reuters) - Chinese officials are ‌reviewing Meta's $2 billion acquisition ‌of artificial intelligence startup Manus for possible technology control violations, the Financial Times reported on ...

(Bloomberg) — Chinese officials are looking into whether Meta Platforms Inc.’s acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Manus violated regulations, an initial review that could hinder the deal ...

SINGAPORE — Chinese authorities say they have banned Meta’s acquisition of Manus AI, an artificial intelligence company founded in China — taking Beijing’s most aggressive step yet to stanch the loss ...