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Manus Is Back. The $2 Billion Meta Deal Isn't.

Eight months after Meta bought Manus for $2 billion, China killed the deal. Now the AI agent startup is going independent again — and the whole saga is a warning label for cross-border AI.

Aug 12 · 7 min read

Dispatches
The Jevons Paradox in AI: Why Cheaper Tokens Are Burning Bigger Budgets

The Jevons Paradox in AI: Why Cheaper Tokens Are Burning Bigger Budgets

As inference costs plummet, AI usage is exploding. The economic principle from 1865 explains why your AI bill keeps going up, not down.

Aug 1
Anthropic's Claude Can Now Use Your Computer. Should You Let It?

Anthropic's Claude Can Now Use Your Computer. Should You Let It?

Computer use is the most hyped feature of 2026. We tested it across 50 real tasks — here's what actually works, what breaks, and what's genuinely dangerous.

Jul 28

Fiction
The Inverted
Cyber-Folklore

The Inverted

A near-future retelling of the Qiongqi myth. A social credit system rewards cruelty and punishes kindness, exactly as designed.

Aug 12
The Bird That Fills the Sea
Cyber-Folklore

The Bird That Fills the Sea

A near-future retelling of the Jingwei myth. An AI cleans the ocean that drowned its creator.

Aug 10

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