Manus, the leading general artificial intelligence agent platform, officially announced the resumption of independent operations today. After nearly eight months of acquisition and divestiture fluctuations with Meta, this AI laboratory based in Singapore has restarted as an independent entity, continuing to strive to push the boundaries of general AI agent technology.

According to the official statement, Manus will operate as an independent agent laboratory, with the founding team continuing to lead the company's development comprehensively. The company emphasized its unwavering pursuit of product innovation, committed to creating more powerful general artificial intelligence agents for users worldwide, helping them efficiently tackle complex tasks and achieve greater accomplishments in daily work and life.

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This independent operation marks the formal end of Manus' integration process with Meta. Looking back at the timeline: In December 2025, Meta completed the acquisition of Manus for approximately $2 billion, aiming to integrate its technology into products such as Meta AI. However, in April 2026, the National Development and Reform Commission of China prohibited the transaction and required its reversal, based on relevant foreign investment security review mechanisms. Subsequently, both parties initiated operations and data separation. By mid-August, Manus had completed critical data compliance processing, including backup and migration arrangements for some data generated since the acquisition, and gradually restored service stability.

After independence, Manus has clearly defined its next stage product direction: deeper integration into users' daily workflows, more direct interaction with the real world, and more proactive task execution on behalf of users. The company stated that it will continue to transform cutting-edge capabilities into practical products, further enhancing the autonomous planning, dynamic execution, and result delivery capabilities of AI agents.

During the transition period of the split, the Manus platform continuously iterated features, including cloud computing, conversation branching, and intelligent planning modes, while maintaining strong commercial growth. According to related reports, even during the regulatory review period, its annual recurring revenue (ARR) achieved significant growth, and team stability remained high. Looking ahead, as the full implementation of independent operations takes place, the market generally expects Manus to accelerate product innovation and technological breakthroughs, especially in maintaining its leading position in the field of general AI agents.

Manus specially thanked users who recently completed data backup and recovery, expressing sincere gratitude for their patience and trust, and announced that more innovations are coming. As a product once hailed as "the world's first general intelligent agent," Manus' return to independence is not only the conclusion of a business and compliance adjustment but may also inject new competitive vitality and development momentum into the AI agent sector. The industry will continue to monitor its subsequent product roadmap and market performance.