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Meta Platforms buys Manus to bolster its agentic AI skillset

Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - Meta Platforms Inc. is pushing into autonomous artificial intelligence agents with the acquisition of Singapore-based Manus, which made headlines when it first emerged earlier this year for its ability to perform tasks using a web browser without human su…


Chinese Roots & Geopolitics

Meta's purchase of Manus caps big year for Chinese AI

2 months / semafor / J.D. Capelouto

Meta just bought one of the fastest-growing AI startups you’ve probably never heard of

2 months / fastcompany / Taylor Hatmaker

Meta buys Chinese-founded AI start-up Manus

2 months / bbc

Meta Buys AI Agent Startup for $2 Billion, Says It Will Cut All Ties With China

2 months / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

Meta buys China-founded AI agent Manus

2 months / techxplore

China-founded AI-agent start-up Manus acquired by Zuckerberg’s Meta for ‘billions’

2 months / scmp

Meta buys Chinese-founded AI start-up Manus

2 months / ft

Meta Buys AI Startup Manus, Adding Millions of Paying Users

2 months / wsj / Angel Au-Yeung

Zuck buys Chinese AI company Manus that claims it deals in actions, not words

2 months / theregister / Simon Sharwood


Deal Metrics & Valuation Analysis

Meta to Acquire AI Startup Manus for $2 Billion

2 months / techstrong / Jon Swartz

Big Tech Momentum Holds at Year End With Meta Buying Manus

2 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Meta buys startup known for its AI task automation agents

2 months / engadget / Steve Dent

Meta makes $2 billion bet on agentic AI with Manus acquisition

2 months / techspot

Meta to buy startup Manus, the latest deal in an AI M&A surge

2 months / semafor / Prashant Rao

Meta Pays $2 Billion for Singapore AI Startup Manus

2 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Meta Just Bought Manus, an AI Startup Everyone Has Been Talking About

2 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Meta Buys What It Couldn't Build: Revenue Proof for AI Agents

2 months / implicator / Marcus Schuler

RT by @bgurley: Manus was acquired by Meta. This remarkable group of people created a product that was the fastest ever to go $0 to $100M ARR and changed how consumers used AI to get things done. It was an extraordinary privilege for me and Benchmark to h

2 months / x / @chetanp


Meta Integration & Product Expansion

Meta Buys Manus: Shifting Currents at Meta

2 months / substack / John Hwang

Meta buys startup Manus in latest move to advance its artificial intelligence efforts

2 months / go

Meta Acquires AI Startup Manus in $2B Deal, Plans Integration Across Facebook, WhatsApp

2 months / eweek / Aminu Abdullahi

Meta deal for Manus could be transformative à la Instagram and WhatsApp: analyst

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

Meta wants AI agents in your day-to-day, starting with Manus

2 months / digitaltrends

Meta Buys AI Startup Manus To Boost Advanced AI

2 months / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Meta buys its way into the AI agent race with Manus AI acquisition

2 months / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Meta just bought Manus, an AI startup everyone has been talking about

2 months / techcrunch / Connie Loizos

Manus to join Meta in acquisition deal

2 months / e27 / Anisa Menur

Meta acquires intelligent agent firm Manus, capping year of aggressive AI moves

2 months / cnbc

Meta Platforms buys Manus to bolster its agentic AI skillset

2 months / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

Meta acquires Manus to expand its AI Agents platform

2 months / testingcatalog / Erin

ManusAI Joins Meta

2 months / ycombinator

Meta to Buy Startup Manus, Adding AI Agents to Woo Business

2 months / bloomberg / Kurt Wagner


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Meta × Manus: The misread AI deal

2 months / e27 / Holo Zheng

Meta’s multibillion Manus buyout draws plaudits, but raises spectre of a China AI exodus

2 months / scmp

Meta’s next big AI bet: Manus

2 months / therundown / Zach Mink

Meta Expands AI Portfolio As It Acquires Agentic AI Company Manus

2 months / medianama / Azdhan

How Meta’s Newest Acquisition Target Got Around Worries Over Its Ties to China

2 months / wsj / Raffaele Huang

One-Minute Daily AI News 12/30/2025

2 months / reddit / /u/Excellent-Target-847

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(LEAD) Gov't says poor security of femtocells led to major payment breach at KT

Kang Yoon-seung / co - SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- The science ministry said Monday the security breach ...

#cybersecurity #dataprivacy #infosec #government #security #asia #payments #hack #telecommunications

Korean telco failed at femtocell security, exposed customers to snooping and fraud

2 months / theregister / Simon Sharwood

Ministry confirms KT, Uplus data breaches

2 months / co / Ha Neul-bit

(LEAD) Gov't says poor security of femtocells led to major payment breach at KT

2 months / co / Kang Yoon-seung

Gov't says poor security of femtocells led to major payment breach at KT

2 months / co / Kang Yoon-seung

Back to Top / Monday, December 29, 2025, 4:20 am / permalink 17336 / 4 stories in 2 months


DigitalBridge shares jump 50% after report SoftBank is in talks to acquire firm

cnbc - The premarket move comes shortly after Bloomberg reported Japan's SoftBank was in advanced talks to acquire the data center investment firm.

#banking #stockmarket #investment #privateequity #datacenter #asia #acquisitions #technology #telecommunications #softbank

SoftBank acquires DigitalBridge for $4B in all cash deal

2 months / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

SoftBank strikes $4 billion AI data center deal

2 months / semafor / Tasneem Nashrulla

SoftBank Group Corp. (SFTBY) Stock: Soars on $3B DigitalBridge Acquisition and AI Infrastructure Push

2 months / parameter / Yasmin Werner

SoftBank to acquire AI infrastructure investor DigitalBridge for $4B

2 months / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

SoftBank to acquire DigitalBridge for $4 billion

2 months / fastcompany / Reuters

DigitalBridge Group Stock Soars on Softbank Buyout Buzz - Schaeffer's Investment Research

2 months / schaeffersresearch

SoftBank strikes $4bn AI data centre deal with DigitalBridge

2 months / ft

SoftBank plans acquisition of DigitalBridge for AI expansion - tickernews.co

2 months / tickernews

SoftBank in Advanced Talks to Acquire DigitalBridge, Shares Surge - Yahoo Finance

2 months / yahoo

DigitalBridge stock maintains Buy rating at B.Riley amid SoftBank acquisition talks - Investing.com

2 months / investing

DigitalBridge Shares Surge on Report of SoftBank Acquisition Talks - TradingView — Track All Markets

2 months / tradingview

DigitalBridge shares jump 50% after report SoftBank is in talks to acquire firm

2 months / cnbc

SoftBank Nears Deal for Data Center Investment Firm DigitalBridge

2 months / bloomberg / Ryan GouldJosh Sisco

Back to Top / Monday, December 29, 2025, 4:20 am / permalink 17335 / 13 stories in 2 months


China outlines rules to regulate human-like AI companion apps

Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - China’s internet regulator issued new draft rules on Saturday that aim to regulate the use of artificial intelligence “companions,” which are defined as systems that interact with humans and display “human-like traits and behavior.” The new rules, called …

#innovation #china #aiethics #government #apps #asia #technology #digitalprivacy #regulation

China plans AI rules to protect children and tackle suicide risks

2 months / bbc

China drafting first of its kind emotional safety regulation for AI

2 months / mashable

China Drafts World's Strictest Rules To End AI-Encouraged Suicide, Violence

2 months / slashdot / BeauHD

China to crack down on AI chatbots around suicide, gambling

2 months / cnbc

China wants to ban making yourself into an AI to keep aged relatives company

2 months / theregister / Simon Sharwood

China outlines rules to regulate human-like AI companion apps

2 months / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

Back to Top / Monday, December 29, 2025, 3:20 am / permalink 17334 / 6 stories in 2 months


China to let banks pay interest on digital yuan to drive adoption

Timmy Shen / theblock - China's central bank will allow commercial banks to pay interests on digital yuan holdings in a new framework taking effect on Jan. 1, 2026.

#crypto #digitaltransformation #china #banking #government #finance #asia #technology #digitalid #wallet

China’s Trying to Give the Digital Yuan a Boost in 2026

2 months / gizmodo / Kyle Torpey

Digital Yuan holdings to earn interest under China's new framework

2 months / coindesk / Omkar Godbole

China to let banks pay interest on digital yuan to drive adoption

2 months / theblock / Timmy Shen

China to offer interest on digital yuan to spur adoption - Tech in Asia

2 months / techinasia

China to pay interest on digital yuan in bid to boost adoption - The Business Times

2 months / businesstimes

China to Pay Interest on Digital Yuan in Bid to Boost Adoption

2 months / bloomberg / Bloomberg News

Back to Top / Monday, December 29, 2025, 2:20 am / permalink 17333 / 6 stories in 2 months


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