Meta Starts Unwinding Manus Deal by Splitting Operations, Data

Meta Platforms Inc. has completed an operational split from Manus and halted data sharing between the two companies, taking a pivotal step toward unwinding a $2 billion acquisition opposed by Beijing.

The owner of Facebook and Instagram has effectively erected a firewall between itself and the Chinese-founded agentic AI service, people familiar with the matter said. Meta has barred Manus and its staff from accessing the US company’s internal data systems since the start of the month, the people said. Meta employees, in turn, can no longer use Manus tools for internal projects, the people said, asking to remain anonymous ...