China kills Meta’s acquisition of Manus as US-China AI rivalry deepens
2026-04-27 · Ars Technica
China blocked Meta's acquisition of AI startup Manus, proving that the US-China AI rivalry has evolved from a tech competition into a full-blown diplomatic cage match. Turns out building AI empires across geopolitical fault lines is about as easy as getting two superpowers to share nicely. Tech founders learning the hard way that 'move fast and break things' doesn't work when 'things' includes international relations.