The deal arrives as Meta accelerates its AI investments to compete with Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI — and as the industry’s focus shifts from conversational demos to systems that can reliably produce artifacts, complete workflows, and operate with minimal supervision.

Meta acquires Manus to power autonomous AI agents in Meta AI. Discover how this deal shifts AI from chatbots to real-world task execution.

Meta’s acquisition of Manus AI explained - why autonomous agents matter, what Manus does, and how it shapes the future of AI.

Giant tech companies are closing the year with a flurry of deals as they position for further advances in artificial intelligence.

Mark Mahaney, head of internet research at Evercore ISI, joins CNBC’s ‘The Exchange’ to discuss what Meta’s acquisition of intelligent-agent firm Manus reveals about the tech giant’s AI strategy, and more.