Chinese authorities ordered Meta to unwind its roughly $2 billion acquisition of the AI agent startup Manus, prompting Manus to return to independent operations and delete certain user data unless backed up.
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Two reports say Chinese authorities required Meta to separate from its roughly $2 billion acquisition of Manus. As Manus returned to independent operations, it planned to delete user data created after a specified date for some accounts unless users backed up their data by a deadline, during which affected users temporarily lost access before later account restoration.