{"id":6942,"date":"2025-12-30T11:54:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T11:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=6942"},"modified":"2025-12-30T11:54:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T11:54:57","slug":"tech-giant-meta-buys-chinese-founded-ai-firm-manus-business-and-economy-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=6942","title":{"rendered":"Tech giant Meta buys Chinese-founded AI firm Manus | Business and Economy News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Meta says \u2018autonomous\u2019 AI agent will help improve the lives of billions following rare deal amid US-China tech rivalry.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/jp-1730786685-rotated.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 30 Dec 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">30 Dec 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Tech giant Meta has announced it will buy artificial intelligence startup Manus in a rare crossover of US and Chinese technology amid Washington and Beijing\u2019s heated tech rivalry.<\/p>\n<p>Meta said the acquisition would see it take over the operation of Manus\u2019s self-directing AI agent and integrate the technology into its own products.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Manus, which was founded in China in 2022 but relocated to Singapore earlier this year, bills its agent as a \u201cvirtual colleague\u201d capable of \u201cplanning, executing, and delivering complete work products from start to finish\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said the deal would bring one of the \u201cleading autonomous general-purpose agents\u201d to billions of people worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cManus\u2019s exceptional talent will join Meta\u2019s team to deliver general-purpose agents across our consumer and business products, including in Meta AI,\u201d the California-based firm said in a statement on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re excited to welcome the Manus team and help improve the lives of billions of people and millions of businesses with their technology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Manus\u00a0founder and CEO\u00a0Xiao Hong\u00a0hailed the deal\u00a0as\u00a0a retort to sceptics of autonomous AI.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were told it was too early, too ambitious, too hard. But we kept\u00a0building. Through the doubts, the setbacks, and the countless nights wondering if we were chasing the impossible. We\u00a0weren\u2019t,\u201d Xiao said on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe era of AI that doesn\u2019t just talk, but acts, creates, and delivers, is only beginning,\u201d Xiao added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd now, we get to build it at a scale we never could have imagined.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The financial terms of the deal were not\u00a0disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>Manus, which claims to have created more than 80 million virtual computers, generated major buzz in tech circles almost immediately following its launch in March, drawing comparisons to the frenzy that surrounded the arrival of the Chinese-developed chatbot DeepSeek.<\/p>\n<p>Tech analysts have offered mixed assessments of Manus\u2019s agent, whose capabilities include being able to create travel itineraries and analyse stocks with minimal human intervention.<\/p>\n<p>Manus earlier this month announced that its annual recurring revenue had surpassed $100m, claiming to be the fastest startup in history to achieve the milestone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meta says \u2018autonomous\u2019 AI agent will help improve the lives of billions following rare deal amid US-China tech rivalry. 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