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🤖 Meta Manus Acquisition: A $2B+ Agentic AI Power Move


Meta logo, featured in NewBits Digest article on Meta Manus Acquisition, highlighting Meta’s reported $2B+ purchase of AI agent startup Manus.

🚀 What happened


Meta announced the acquisition of AI agent startup Manus in a deal widely reported at $2B+ (Meta did not disclose terms), instantly adding a high-performing agentic AI product to its aggressive AI expansion.


📊 The details of the Meta Manus Acquisition


  • 🧠 Manus builds autonomous AI agents capable of deep research, coding, and real-world task execution.


  • 💰 The company reportedly surpassed $100M in annual recurring revenue (ARR) about 8 months after launch — a rare feat in AI.


  • 🌏 Founded in China in 2022, Manus relocated to Singapore this year and is expected to sever China operations and ownership ties as part of the deal.


  • 🧪 Manus currently tops Scale’s RLI benchmark, which measures an AI system’s ability to perform valuable real-world work (as of Scale’s most recent published update).


  • 👥 CEO Xiao Hong and the Manus team will join Meta, reporting under COO Javier Olivan.


🔥 Why it’s important


After a relatively quiet stretch, Mark Zuckerberg is swinging hard again. This isn’t just a research bet — it’s a production-ready AI agent platform with real traction. With Meta’s own models still racing to the frontier, Manus gives Meta immediate credibility in agentic AI, plus a strategic option: keep Manus as-is, or eventually swap in Meta’s internal systems once they’re truly competitive.


In short: Meta just bought time, talent, and traction — all at once.



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