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Meta buys Manus, bolsters AI

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Meta acquired Manus, a China-origin AI start-up, in a deal valued at about $2 billion to bolster its artificial intelligence strategy and autonomous-agent capabilities.

Le Monde
Meta's acquisition of Manus, a symbol of the power of the tech giants in AI

The Chinese-origin AI startup has been acquired by Mark Zuckerberg's company for more than 2 billion dollars, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Meta's acquisition of Manus, a symbol of the power of the tech giants in AI
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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Meta buys Chinese AI start-up Manus for $2 billion

Meta aims to stay competitive in the race for artificial intelligence. The acquisition of a Chinese AI start-up is intended to help.

Meta buys Chinese AI start-up Manus for $2 billion
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Público
Meta buys Manus AI startup for two billion dollars

The owner of Facebook and Instagram doubles down on autonomous AI agents by acquiring a company that already generates 100 million in annual revenue.

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Handelsblatt
Meta: Facebook Parent Meta Buys AI Startup Manus

Meta has declared artificial intelligence a central strategic priority. Now the company is buying Manus — originally from China — for about two billion dollars.

Meta: Facebook Parent Meta Buys AI Startup Manus
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Halil & Kollnig on AI Competition and EU Merger Law

Defne Halil (Maastricht University - Faculty of Law) & Konrad Kollnig (Maastricht University) have posted Big is Not Bad, but Big AI Might Be: EU Merger Law and the Future of AI Competition on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The growing dominance of…
Halil & Kollnig on AI Competition and EU Merger Law
Defne Halil (Maastricht University - Faculty of Law) & Konrad Kollnig (Maastricht University) have posted Big is Not Bad, but Big AI Might Be: EU Merger Law and the Future of AI Competition on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The growing dominance of a few firms in AI increases competition concerns in the EU, as US-based tech firms, specifically Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Nvidia, Meta and Apple (“Big AI”) control critical layers of the AI stack ranging from hardware to applications.
legaltheoryblog.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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