TENCENT IN TALKS TO TAKE BIG MANUS STAKE AFTER META DEAL UNWOUND

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Tencent is in discussions to buy Manus after Chinese regulators struck down Meta's acquisition. The talks are aimed at securing a deal to unwind Meta's purchase at the same valuation of $2 billion. Manus presents an opportunity for Tencent to gain access to valuable agentic technology at a time when it's ramping up its own AI offerings. Tencent recently launched a prototype agent that could eventually run errands for a billion-plus users across its ecosystem.