IIt’s already looking like 2026 could be the year Meta AI finally levels up. According to The Wall Street Journal, Meta is in the process of acquiring Manus, an AI startup best known for building autonomous, “agentic” systems. Manus is an AI in a league of its own because it can take action and delivers finished work with minimal back-and-forth chatting.
On the surface, this acquisition looks like another big-ticket AI deal in an already crowded space. But for everyday users, it could quietly change how Meta AI works across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and whatever comes next.
