Tencent eyes $2 B buyback of AI startup Manus after Meta deal blocked
Tencent is negotiating with Manus' original investors to repurchase the AI agent startup for at least $2 billion, the same price Meta paid before Chinese regulators forced the deal to unwind. The move would make Tencent the largest external shareholder, keeping Manus’ Singapore base and its agentic AI roadmap independent of US influence.