Manus AI News & Updates

Geopolitical Tensions Force Meta to Unwind $2 Billion Acquisition of Chinese AI Startup Manus

June 14, 2026 00:03

Meta is dismantling its $2 billion acquisition of agentic AI startup Manus to comply with a national security divestiture order from Beijing. This forced separation cuts Manus off from Meta's systems and highlights China...

Browser Use Tool Sees Explosive Growth as AI Agents Gain Traction

March 12, 2025 19:05

Browser Use, an AI tool enabling automated interaction with websites, has experienced rapid growth following its association with viral AI agent platform Manus. The tool, which extracts website elements to facilitate AI...

Manus AI Platform Falls Short of Hyped Capabilities Despite Massive User Interest

March 9, 2025 21:51

Manus, an "agentic" AI platform from Chinese startup Butterfly Effect, has generated enormous hype with claims of autonomous capabilities surpassing competitors like OpenAI's tools. However, early users and testing revea...