Meta Buys Manus AI And Continues To Go All-In on AI

Benzinga

Meta just acquired AI startup Manus — a Singapore-based company with Chinese founders that built one of the fastest-growing paid AI platforms in the world.  In this video, we break down why this acquisition matters for Meta stock, how Manus reached $100 million in annual recurring revenue in under a year, and why this deal signals a shift away from Meta’s traditional open-source AI strategy toward monetized, enterprise-ready AI products.  With millions of users, paying subscribers, and deep research capabilities, Manus represents a strategic move for Mark Zuckerberg as Meta races to compete with OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic — not just on AI performance, but on revenue.  For traders and investors, this is a signal worth watching.  Full Article: https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/25/12/49623706/meta-goes-all-in-on-ai-agents-with-manus-acquisition-doubling-down-after-scale-ai-deal-and-escalating-rivalry-with-openai

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00:00Mark Zuckerberg's Meta just bought an AI startup with Chinese roots and traders should pay attention.

00:05Meta is acquiring Manus, a Singapore-based AI company founded by Chinese entrepreneurs,

00:11in one of the first major deals where a US tech giant buys a frontier AI startup built in Asia.

00:18Manus exploded earlier this year after demoing an AI model that could generate deep research reports

00:23and even build custom websites. Since launching in the spring, it's gained millions of users,

00:29including paying subscribers, and by December, the company crossed $100 million in annual recurring

00:34revenue, just eight months in. Unlike Meta's usual open-source AI strategy, Meta says it plans to keep

00:41Manus running as a paid service and integrate it across its platforms, while scaling it to more

00:47businesses. For Meta traders, this matters. This isn't just about better AI, it's about monetization.

00:53Meta is buying more real revenue, real users, and proven demand. That's a signal the company

00:58company is shifting from its AI experiments to more AI cash flow.

01:02Meta is a company. It's a company that has to come to power. This does not mean anything,

01:05you have to go into a trading account. You have to pay more online and represent

01:07the company. This does not mean anything, you have to pay attention to it, but you have to

01:07figure it out, and you have to wipe on your platform. This does not mean anything,

01:08you have to buy in the price of your dollar, and you have to pay attention to it.

01:10A company of Meta

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