https://it-news.uk/tags/manus/ Recent content in Manus on IT News Hugo en-us Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://it-news.uk/posts/tencent-manus-ai-investment-20-billion/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800 https://it-news.uk/posts/tencent-manus-ai-investment-20-billion/ <p>Manus was always an awkward fit: a Chinese-built AI startup that went viral, pivoted to Singapore, scrubbed its domestic ties — and then got blocked from foreign acquisition by Beijing. Now Tencent wants in.</p> <p>The Chinese internet and gaming giant is in advanced talks to invest roughly $2 billion in Manus, according to sources cited by the Financial Times. The deal would make Tencent the startup&rsquo;s largest shareholder, reshaping an ownership structure that has become a flashpoint in US-China tech tensions.</p>