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Meta says it will continue to operate and sell the Manus service, and Manus' talent will join Meta to deliver agents across Meta products, including Meta AI — We are excited to announce that Manus is joining Meta to bring a leading agent to billions of people and unlock opportunities for businesses across our products.
More: Manus, Constellation Research, International Business Times, CNBC, Digital Trends, Tech in Asia, and Neowin. Bluesky: @caseynewton
| Bloomberg: |
Meta agrees to acquire Singapore-based startup Manus, which makes an AI agent for SMBs; Manus said earlier in December its annual revenue run rate was $125M+ — Meta Platforms Inc. has agreed to acquire Singapore-based startup Manus, adding a popular artificial intelligence agent to its effort …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Meta is buying Manus for $2B+, after approaching the startup during a fundraising at a $2B valuation; Manus CEO Xiao Hong will report to Javier Olivan — The deal for more than $2 billion is one of the first in which a major U.S. tech company has bought a startup with Chinese roots| Nikkei Asia: |
Meta says Manus, initially based in Beijing and Wuhan, will cut Chinese investor ties after the deal and “will discontinue its services and operations in China” — PALO ALTO, California/HONG KONG — Meta says it will acquire AI startup Manus and that the Singapore-based company … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: Chinese AI startup MiniMax is seeking to raise $600M+ from its Hong Kong IPO, set for January 2026, and has secured Alibaba and the ADIA as backers — Chinese artificial intelligence startup MiniMax has secured Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority as key backers … | Bloomberg: |
AI drug discovery startup Insilico rose 45% in its Hong Kong trading debut after raising $293M in an IPO; Insilico reported $85M+ in 2024 revenue — Insilico Medicine Cayman TopCo shares rose on their trading debut in Hong Kong after raising $293 million in an initial public offering.
More: Forbes, Tech in Asia, South China Morning Post, and Financial Post
| Youkyung Lee / Bloomberg: |
Samsung, up 125%, and SK Hynix, up 268%, accounted for nearly half of the 76% gain in South Korea's Kospi, the world's best-performing major stock index in 2025 — South Korea's stock market renaissance in 2025 was one for the history books. Buoyed by world-beating gains in arms exporters … | Vikki Blake / Eurogamer.net: |
Michał Kiciński, co-founder of CD Projekt and DRM-free digital games store GOG, acquires 100% ownership of GOG from CD Projekt and signs a distribution deal — A-GOG. — Michał Kiciński, co-founder of CD Projekt, has acquired 100 percent ownership of GOG, the DRM-free digital games store.
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| Financial Times: |
UK-based Octopus Energy reaches a deal to sell about $1B of equity in Kraken Technologies, its tech spin-off, at an $8.65B valuation to a syndicate of investors — Investors including D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan to purchase $1bn in equity
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| Natallie Rocha / New York Times: |
Sources, PitchBook data, and news reports: the founders of Perplexity, Figure AI, Safe Superintelligence, Harvey, and others joined the nine-figure club in 2025 — Just like past tech booms, the latest frenzy has produced a group of billionaires — at least on paper — from smaller start-ups.
More: The Straits Times
| Rafe Rosner-Uddin / Financial Times: |
Sources: Satya Nadella is focused on the increasing AI competition from Amazon and Google; Microsoft Deputy CTO Dee Templeton says Nadella is in “founder mode” — Software giant faces intense competition from Alphabet, Amazon and start-ups — Satya Nadella has overhauled …
More: Digit, The Economic Times, Seattle Business Journal, and MediaPost
| Bloomberg: |
Fast delivery apps like Blinkit, Zepto, and Swiggy are expanding into India's Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, driven by rising incomes and cheap smartphones and data — Cheap data, new logistics and mobile-first platforms are expanding consumption far beyond India's urban elite.| Reuters: |
Sources: China is requiring chipmakers to use at least 50% domestically made equipment for adding new capacity, in a rule that is not publicly documented — China is requiring chipmakers to use at least 50% domestically made equipment for adding new capacity, three people familiar with the matter said … | Calder McHugh / Politico: |
A look at the rift in the Democratic party over AI and data centers, as pro-business Democrats oppose the fiery, anti-AI politics of the progressive wing — It's become a common occurrence: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer posts a light-hearted video on social media.
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