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Beijing’s Veto of Meta’s Manus Deal Signals Shift in the Global AI Race | Big Take Asia
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18:19Now PlayingChina’s decision to block Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus stunned the global AI industry.
On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, host K. Oanh Ha speaks with Bloomberg’s Newley Purnell and Lulu Chen about how the deal crumbled and what it signals for Chinese startups trying to go global.
Read moreChina’s Meta Backlash Renders Manus Model ‘Officially Dead’ ()
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