Meta announced that China has blocked its attempt to acquire the AI startup Manus. The tech giant maintained that the transaction fully complied with applicable laws and expected a resolution to the inquiry.

Meta said Monday that the transaction "complied fully with applicable law" and that it anticipates "an appropriate resolution to the inquiry." <img alt="FILE - A Meta logo is shown on a video screen at LlamaCon 2025, an AI developer conference, in Menlo Park, Calif., April 29, 2025." src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5804x3869+0+0/resize/5804x3869!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6f%2F44%2F1b467b6b48198ae0623df6b22946%2Fap26117352872461.jpg" />...