Meta just integrated Manus AI into Ads Manager, giving all advertisers access to autonomous agents for report building and audience research. As investors grow uneasy over hundreds of billions poured into AI infrastructure, Meta is pushing to turn its shiny agent tech into immediate ad efficiencies.
Browser Use just launched the beta of BU, a web agent platform aimed squarely at replacing Meta's newly acquired $2B startup, Manus. BU pairs browser automation with full local computer access, cutting task times to 33.4 seconds and costs down to 1.9 cents per run. It is an aggressive push to prove open-source roots can beat expensive proprietary wrappers.
ManusAI just launched its new video generation feature, turning single text prompts into fully structured, multi-scene video stories in minutes. The tool automatically plans scenes, crafts visuals, and animates the story. It is currently available in early access for Basic, Plus, and Pro subscribers, with wider access coming soon.
ManusAI just launched Manus Slides, an AI tool that creates complete, structured presentations from a single prompt. Users can click to tweak details, then export or share the deck. It is designed to kill the chore of building boardroom or classroom decks from scratch.
Viral AI agent platform Manus just introduced paid subscriptions starting at $39 a month, alongside a brand-new iOS app. Paying users get dedicated task credits and parallel runs, while the service also upgraded its backend model to Anthropic's Claude 3.7 Sonnet.
Manus AI just partnered with Alibaba's Qwen team to integrate its viral general AI agent with Qwen's open-source models and domestic computing infrastructure. After facing massive hype and severe site crashes following its launch last week, Manus is leaning on Alibaba's resources to manage traffic surges and scale beyond its current invite-only rollout.
