Early Manus Investors Plan $2B Buyback of AI Startup from Meta

The early Chinese investors behind the artificial intelligence startup Manus are reportedly planning to purchase the company back from Meta, matching the $2 billion the Facebook parent company originally paid, according to a report published Thursday by The Information.

The publication cited two individuals with direct knowledge of the situation, saying the planned buyback is a direct response to an order from the Chinese government demanding the transaction be reversed.