SINGAPORE, Dec 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Facebook owner Meta has agreed to acquire Manus, an artificial intelligence agent created by a company founded in China but now based in Singapore, the two firms said. Exceeding the capabilities of AI chatbots like ChatGPT, AI agents can autonomously perform complex tasks for users, and are seen as having huge potential. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is making a huge push into AI, spending billions of dollars on acquisitions, hiring engineers and building data centres. Bloomberg Intelligence analysts said the purchase is likely aimed at expanding Meta's AI agent task capabilities, and that it could be worth more than $2 billion. However, "it could draw regulatory scrutiny given that Singapore-based Manus was founded in China", the analysts said.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha December 30, 2025 08:12 UTC