[Meta Splits Manus Operations and Data, Effectively Initiates Acquisition Withdrawal] According to Bloomberg, Meta Platforms has completed the operational split with Manus, an Agentic AI service provider founded in China, and has ceased data sharing between the two parties. This marks a critical step in the 'dismantling' of its approximately $2 billion acquisition of Manus. Sources familiar with the matter revealed that since the beginning of this month, Meta has prohibited Manus and its employees from accessing Meta's internal data systems, while Meta employees are also no longer allowed to use Manus tools in internal projects. This move is seen as establishing a substantial 'firewall' between Meta and Manus amidst regulatory resistance, paving the way for the formal termination of the deal.