AI startup Manus said Tuesday it would resume "operating as an independent company," months after Beijing blocked Meta's multi-billion-dollar acquisition of the Chinese-developed, Singapore-based company. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementMeta agreed to acquire Manus, an artificial intelligence (AI) agent developed by the startup Butterfly Effect, in a deal reportedly worth around $2 billion. - Meta Manifesto -In the United States, the unwinding of the Manus deal may be a temporary setback for Meta, which is racing to strengthen its position in AI. Glimmer is an open weight model, meaning users can download and modify the underlying rules that govern the AI system. Competitors like OpenAI and Anthropic largely focus on closed AI models, which are considered black boxes that users cannot inspect themselves.