Meta Platforms, Inc. has announced its acquisition of the Singapore-based AI startup Manus for over $2 billion, a strategic move to bolster its AI capabilities. However, this announcement comes as the company's stock fluctuates, recently closing down 0.69% amidst mixed market reactions. Despite reporting Q3 revenue of $51.24 billion with year-over-year growth of 26%, investor sentiment remains cautious as Meta also engages in talks with Alphabet regarding the sale of custom tensor processing units.
“Alphabet and Meta Platforms · are reportedly in talks to sell · their custom tensor processing units (TPUs) · which can replace Nvidia's graphics processing units (GPUs) in some applications”