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Chinese Regulators Block Meta's Acquisition of Manus AI - DTH

Apr 27, 2026 · 4m

Summary

Jen Cutter covers Spotify’s partnership with Peloton and Amazon’s new video podcast deal with Oprah Winfrey. Chinese regulators blocked Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus, while OpenAI amended its Microsoft agreement and plans custom smartphone chips. Manitoba proposed banning youth social media access, ADT suffered a data breach, and Sony raised PlayStation 5 prices in Southeast Asia.

Topics discussed

Sponsors: Capital One, Stamps.com, and Acast Spotify and Peloton partnership for fitness content Oprah Winfrey video podcast deal with Amazon China blocks Meta's acquisition of AI startup Manus OpenAI working on smartphone processors with Qualcomm OpenAI and Microsoft amend partnership agreement Manitoba proposes ban on youth social media access ADT data breach exposes 5.5 million records Sony raises PlayStation 5 prices in Southeast Asia Outro and sponsor messages
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