Meta acquires AI startup Manus in a $2 billion deal, signaling a shift toward AI agents integrated across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp platforms.

Meta has agreed to acquire Manus, a Singapore-based AI startup known for its autonomous agents, in a deal valued at more than $2 billion.

Meta Platforms ($META) said Monday that it will acquire AI startup Manus, adding a fast-growing AI agent to its lineup. The deal shows Meta is

Meta aims to make the text-based model better at coding while also exploring new world models that understand visual information and can reason, plan, and act without needing to be trained on every possibility.

Moreover, it has risen more than 30% within two months on eleven occasions, with significant surges in 2013 and 2025.

Meta’s $14 billion AI recruit, Alexandr Wang, has earned a spot on Forbes’ 40 Under 40 list of self-made billionaires.

Shares in social media giants such as Meta (META), Pinterest (PINS), Reddit (RDDT), Snap (SNAP), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Microsoft (MSFT) all dropped today after they were ordered to display warnings to young users regarding the mental health risks of their services.