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With Meta-Manus AI deal ‘difficult’ to undo, how will Beijing exert its authority?

It could be “time-consuming”, “complex” and “difficult” for Meta Platforms to unwind its acquisition of Manus, an artificial intelligence start-up that originated in China, given how far the deal has gone, according to analysts. Beijing’s order on Monday blocking the US$2 billion deal came roughly f

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With Meta-Manus AI deal ‘difficult’ to undo, how will Beijing exert its authority?

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It could be “time-consuming”, “complex” and “difficult” for Meta Platforms to unwind its acquisition of Manus, an artificial intelligence start-up that originated in China, given how far the deal has gone, according to analysts.

Beijing’s order on Monday blocking the US$2 billion deal came roughly four months after the acquisition was announced. During that time, Manus – developer of what it described as the world’s first general AI agent – provided Meta employees with unlimited-usage accounts,...

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With Meta-Manus AI deal ‘difficult’ to undo, how will Beijing exert its authority?

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