Big Tech’s new play: acqui-hiring agentic AI founders and teams
What Changed and Why It Matters Big Tech has normalized a new deal structure: license the tech, hire the team, skip the merger. “Reverse acqui-hire — license the technology, hire…
China’s review of Meta–Manus $2B deal: the new AI M&A rulebook
What Changed and Why It Matters China has opened a review into Meta’s proposed $2–$2.5B acquisition of Manus, an AI assistant and automation startup. The core question: does the deal…