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  "title": "AI firm Manus to resume 'independent' operations after China blocks Meta deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/ai-firm-manus-to-resume-independent-operations-after-china-blocks",
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  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-11T16:45:10.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/ai-firm-manus-resume-independent-operations-after-china-blocks-meta-deal-6312716"
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  "summary": "China’s regulatory ban forced Manus to cancel its acquisition by Meta and resume independent operations.",
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Meta pushes global AI vision amid race with OpenAI, Anthropic and China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/meta-pushes-global-ai-vision-amid-race-with-openai-anthropic-and-china",
        "published": "2026-08-11T01:14:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Meta pushes global AI vision amid race with OpenAI, Anthropic and China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/meta-pushes-global-ai-vision-amid-race-with-openai-anthropic-and-china-524682",
        "published": "2026-08-11T02:01:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "SCMP Tech",
        "title": "Meta to challenge China’s open-weight AI dominance amid US regulatory fears",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/meta-to-challenge-chinas-open-weight-ai-dominance-amid-us-regulatory",
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      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Manus is breaking from Meta as China forces the $2 billion AI deal apart",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/manus-is-breaking-from-meta-as-china-forces-the-2-billion-ai-deal",
        "published": "2026-08-11T17:10:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune Business",
        "title": "AI firm Manus goes solo as China halts Meta agreement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/ai-firm-manus-goes-solo-as-china-halts-meta-agreement",
        "published": "2026-08-11T21:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tech in Asia",
        "title": "Meta to unwind $2b Manus AI deal on China order",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/meta-to-unwind-2b-manus-ai-deal-on-china-order",
        "published": "2026-08-12T00:01:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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