China blocks Meta’s acquisition of AI startup Manus

Meta announced in December that it was acquiring Singapore-based Manus, which has strong links to China.

A Meta logo is shown on a video screen at LlamaCon 2025, an AI developer conference, in Menlo Park, California, on April 29, 2025. [Photo: AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File]

China on Monday blocked U.S. tech giant Meta’s acquisition of the artificial intelligence startup Manus, in an unexpected move to reverse a deal that apparently aroused Beijing’s concerns about the........

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