China has ordered the unwinding of Meta’s acquisition of the artificial intelligence startup Manus, a move that signals a sharper turn in Beijing’s approach to foreign investment in sensitive technologies and intensifies uncertainty for AI founders operating across borders. The decision, issued by China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), effectively prohibits foreign investment in Manus and instructs the parties involved to reverse the deal. Officials said t

Meta is reportedly developing an AI version of Mark Zuckerberg that could interact with employees, answer questions, give feedback, and potentially attend meetings in his place. The digital clone is said to be trained on Zuckerberg’s voice, image, mannerisms, tone, and years of public statements so employees can still feel connected to the founder even when he is not physically present. For a company with nearly 79,000 workers across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Reality

Meta has unveiled a new artificial intelligence model called Muse Spark, marking its first major AI release since the company reorganized its strategy and made a multibillion dollar push to catch up with rivals like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. The new model is being presented as an important turning point for Meta after the disappointing rollout of its earlier Llama 4 models, which failed to gain strong traction with developers. Now, with Alexandr Wang leading the company’

Manus was once one of the most talked about AI startups in China, celebrated for building general purpose AI agents that could act like digital employees and handle tasks such as research, automation, travel planning, stock analysis, and even job candidate screening with minimal prompting. Its rapid rise made it a symbol of China’s growing AI ambitions, but the company’s latest chapter shows just how politically charged the global AI race has become. What began as a startup s

Meta is pushing artificial intelligence beyond consumer products and directly into the executive office, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly developing a personal AI agent to help him run the company. According to the reports, the tool is designed to retrieve information quickly and cut through the multiple layers of communication that usually exist inside a company as large as Meta. Instead of waiting for updates to move through teams and managers, Zuckerberg’s AI agent can

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms Inc., owner of popular social media platforms like Instagram, recently faced a significant setback in...