Meta has reportedly acquired Manus, an AI agent startup, for over $2 billion. Manus specializes in agentic real-world tasks, utilizing a Code-Act architecture that writes and executes Python scripts in dedicated cloud-based Linux environments. The startup has achieved rapid growth, reaching $100 million ARR in eight months. Manus's architecture is model-agnostic and uses multi-model routing, caching, and a 3-agent orchestration system for efficiency. Meta's acquisition is seen as a move to build a superintelligent AI assistant and integrate agentic infrastructure into products like WhatsApp and Ray-Ban Smartglasses. Meta is also expected to provide Manus with its own infrastructure, reducing reliance on cloud providers.