The technology giant Meta is buying the AI ​​company Manus, which was founded in China

Meta says an “autonomous” AI agent will help improve the lives of billions of people after a rare deal amid the US-China tech rivalry.

Tech giant Meta has announced that it will buy artificial intelligence startup Manus. This is a rare mix of US and Chinese technology amid the heated technology rivalry between Washington and Beijing.

Meta said that with the acquisition, the company would take over the operation of Manus’ self-driving AI agent and integrate the technology into its own products.

Manus, which was founded in China in 2022 but moved to Singapore earlier this year, describes its agent as a “virtual colleague” capable of “planning, executing and delivering complete deliverables from start to finish.”

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said the deal would bring one of the “leading general-purpose autonomous agents” to billions of people worldwide.

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