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To: Box-By-The-Riviera™ who wrote (218836)	12/30/2025 5:45:42 PM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 219952

Saw that piece Shall ask, for giggles Suspect JPM is correct

To: Box-By-The-Riviera™ who wrote (218836)	12/30/2025 9:52:08 PM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 219952

re <<ask manus if this is a snooze piece. fucking sucks you will be also asking FuckerBerg>> ... we might switch to Kimi should such be necessary, in the meantime we stay with Meta-Manus ... the JPM snoozer might well be a snoozer, but you are advised to read the Manus read of JPM 'snoozer' for it be nutrient-rich stew that brings up the best appetite imo Message 35375528

To: Box-By-The-Riviera™ who wrote (218836)	1/7/2026 4:20:29 AM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 219952

Re <<Manus>> … perhaps nothing-burger, maybe popcorn or hotdog or even pizza and beer time scmp.com Beijing mulls intervention in Meta’s deal to buy Manus amid AI ‘brain drain’ fears The blockbuster Meta-Manus deal is cheering investors but worrying Beijing, where officials see a risky precedent for Chinese AI start-ups Reading Time:3 minutes Zhou Xinin Hong Kongand Coco Fengin Guangdong Published: 3:00pm, 7 Jan 2026Updated: 4:48pm, 7 Jan 2026 Chinese authorities are considering whether to step in over Meta Platforms’ acquisition of Manus – an artificial intellligence agent developer with Chinese roots – amid concerns the deal could breach technology export controls and encourage more start-ups to relocate offshore, according to two sources. One of the sources said officials, including at the Ministry of Commerce, were looking into the transaction and that the review could lead to action. The other said the chances of intervention were high because the Manus case could set an uncomfortable precedent for other Chinese AI companies to follow by moving their operations abroad. Meta and Manus did not immediately respond to requests for comment. China’s commerce ministry did not respond to a faxed inquiry. Advertisement Meta’s reported US$2.5 billion price tag has buoyed some Chinese investors and entrepreneurs by offering a rare, high-profile cash exit. But the deal has also raised eyebrows in Beijing, where academics and lawyers have debated whether Manus’ relocation from China to Singapore last summer – widely seen as a step to facilitate the transaction – may have run afoul of China’s technology export control regime. Manus rose to fame in March last year after releasing what it described as the world’s first general AI agent. Photo: Shutterstock Manus rose to fame in March last year after releasing what it described as the world’s first general AI agent – software that can complete tasks on a user’s behalf. The team initially operated in Beijing and Wuhan, but had moved to Singapore by mid-June 2025, laying off some China-based staff and shutting down its Chinese social media accounts. Advertisement ADVERTISEMENT SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Asked about the matter at a regular briefing last week, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said the question should be directed to “the Chinese department in charge of the matter”. If Chinese authorities publicly raise concerns about Manus’ relocation, it could complicate – or even derail – Meta’s bid for the start-up. The case could also set new benchmarks for how Beijing screens the overseas transfer of China-originated technologies. In recent years, many Chinese big tech firms and start-ups have set up overseas subsidiaries in a trend known as chuhai, or “going to sea”, taking home-grown technology abroad. Beijing has been exploring ways to assert a say in cross-border transactions that involve Chinese technology, data, talent or markets. Advertisement Cui Fan, a professor at the University of International Business and Economics and chief expert at the China Society for World Trade Organization Studies, wrote over the weekend that authorities could intervene to determine “when, in what manner, and which technologies were transferred abroad by Manus’ onshore entities, including both natural persons and legal entities”. Cui said there had been no confirmation that members of Manus’ core team had relinquished Chinese nationality, nor any indication they were no longer subject to Chinese jurisdiction. He added that Manus’ mainland-registered parent, Butterfly Effect, remained under the founders’ control and that early-stage research and development work took place in China. Advertisement The Financial Times first reported on Wednesday that Beijing was weighing involvement. Beijing has in recent years asserted itself more forcefully in mergers and acquisitions involving China or the Chinese market. China updated its technology export controls in 2020 to cover certain algorithms, a change widely viewed as strengthening its legal tools to intervene in transactions after Washington pressured ByteDance to divest TikTok’s US operations.