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Manus AI Returns Independent as China Forces Meta Breakup
Manus resumes operations as a standalone company, deletes user data Aug 23-24, and eyes Tencent as new backer — a warning about AI vendor risk.
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US and China Set September AI Talks Amid Model Race
The US and China schedule formal bilateral AI dialogue for September, covering frontier models, export controls, and open-weight AI risks.
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29 Countries Form a Global AI Governance Body at WAIC 2026
Xi Jinping's WAIC 2026 keynote and the launch of WAICO signal a permanent split in global AI standards. Enterprise AI strategy can no longer ignore it.
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Xi Jinping's AI Summit Debut: China's Governance Push
China's president delivers his first AI summit keynote July 17, a geopolitical signal that enterprise AI strategy can no longer ignore.
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China Drafts $295B AI Plan to Lock Out NVIDIA and AMD
Beijing is drafting a 2 trillion yuan plan to build a nationwide AI data center network using 80% domestic chips, effectively excluding NVIDIA and AMD.
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US Clears Nvidia H200 Sales to 10 Chinese Firms
The Trump-Xi summit produced a concrete AI chip outcome: Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance and others cleared to buy H200s, but Beijing is stalling.
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AI Is Now on the Trump-Xi Summit Agenda
The US and China will hold formal AI discussions at their Beijing summit this week, a first with real implications for enterprise AI strategy.
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China Blocks Meta's $2 Billion Manus AI Agent Deal
China's NDRC ordered Meta to unwind its $2B acquisition of Manus, the Singapore-based AI agent startup with Chinese roots, citing tech transfer concerns.