China Blocks Meta’s $2B Acquisition of AI Startup Manus

China Blocks Meta’s $2B Acquisition of AI Startup Manus

China’s state planner has prohibited the foreign acquisition of the Chinese artificial intelligence startup Manus and ordered the parties involved to cancel the transaction, the National Development and Reform Commission said on Monday. AI startups Moonshot AI and StepFun were among the companies that received the guidance, the report said. Regulators have also imposed similar…

Meta’s New AI Asked for My Raw Health Data—and Gave Me Terrible Advice

Meta’s New AI Asked for My Raw Health Data—and Gave Me Terrible Advice

Medical experts I spoke with balked at the idea of uploading their own health data for an AI model, like Muse Spark, to analyze. “These chatbots now allow you to connect your own biometric data, put in your own lab information, and honestly, that makes me pretty nervous,” says Gauri Agarwal, a doctor of medicine…

Inside Meta’s Bet on AI-Powered Productivity Revolution

Inside Meta’s Bet on AI-Powered Productivity Revolution

Charles Rollet has been digging into how tech companies are reorganizing around AI — especially Meta, which is leaning on AI coding tools to ship more product faster. Loading audio narration… There are signs it’s working: Meta ranks pretty high on revenue per employee, a metric Silicon Valley is increasingly focused on. Here’s my chat…