刚刚，Manus恢复独立运营

TL;DR - Manus, the general-purpose AI agent startup acquired by Meta in late 2025 for a reported $2B+, announced it is returning to independent operation as a Singapore-headquartered company, completing its spin-off from Meta. It matters as a rare unwind of a major AI acquisition, and it comes with a forced deletion of user data generated during the Meta ownership period.

• Regulatory/compliance terms of the split require deleting data created by "some users" on or after 2025-12-29 (SGT); deletion runs 2026-08-23 08:00 through 08-24, with affected users notified in-app and by email.
• Users must back up by 2026-08-23 07:59 and can restore from 2026-08-25 08:00; Manus built dedicated backup/restore tooling, waives charges for affected users during the window, allows repeat backups, and offers a "return gift" incentive. Accounts are inaccessible between backup close and restore opening.
• Post-independence, user data will be stored in the US and Singapore — effectively reverting to its pre-acquisition operating footprint.
• Trajectory per the article: launched March 2025 as "first general AI agent," strong GAIA results, Alibaba Qwen partnership, ARR reportedly $100M in 8 months and $400–500M by June 2026, Meta acquisition (founder Xiao Hong became a Meta VP), separation begun June 2026, ~$1B founder buyback sought. Manus says new features are coming, entering a now-crowded agent market.