{
  "id": 876447,
  "title": "Meta gives up control of Chinese AI startup Manus after eight months",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/meta-gives-up-control-of-chinese-ai-startup-manus-after-eight-months",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-14T13:04:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Computerworld",
    "slug": "computerworld",
    "url": "https://www.computerworld.com/article/4209728/meta-gives-up-control-of-chinese-ai-startup-manus-after-eight-months.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Chinese AI company Manus has laid out its plans to operate as an independent company following the reversal of its acquisition by Meta. The US social media company agreed to buy Manus last year but Chinese regulators quickly opened an investigation into the deal , as they were concerned that it violated Chinese export controls. In April, China’s National Development and Reform Commission blocked…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Tech in Asia",
        "title": "Chinese AI startup Zhipu releases GLM-5.3",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/chinese-ai-startup-zhipu-releases-glm-5-3",
        "published": "2026-08-14T07:47:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}