{"podcast":{"title":"Limitless: An AI Podcast","slug":"limitless-an-ai-podcast-7326914","podcast_index_feed_id":7326914,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/limitless","website_url":"http://limitless.bankless.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/0ES8eRUVkv4Rn7SlH_5W_rzp8P7REcmwLOfVDFZjfrE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iYjA3/N2UyODc0NjIzZWFh/NWU2ZDBjODE3MTQ0/ZTJmYy5wbmc.jpg","author":"Limitless","episode_count":179,"summary":"Exploring the frontiers of Technology and AI","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/limitless-an-ai-podcast-7326914"},"episode":{"title":"China Blocks $2B Meta's Acquisition of Manus. It's Getting Real","slug":"china-blocks-2b-meta-s-acquisition-of-manus-it-s-getting-real","published_at":"2026-04-28T11:32:58+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/limitless-an-ai-podcast-7326914/china-blocks-2b-meta-s-acquisition-of-manus-it-s-getting-real","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/limitless-an-ai-podcast-7326914","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/5844975a","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/5844975a/ffa8e208.mp3","summary":"The fallout from Meta's $2 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus, haz beencomplicated by the founders' detention in China and a government order to reverse the deal. We discuss the implications for US-China relations, the rise of China’s independent AI ecosystem, and the strategic challenges facing Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. ------ 🌌 LIMITLESS HQ ⬇️ NEWSLETTER: https://limitlessft.substack.com/ FOLLOW ON X: https://x.com/LimitlessFT SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/5oV29YUL8AzzwXkxEXlRMQ APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/limitless-podcast/id1813210890 RSS FEED: https://limitlessft.substack.com/ ------ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 1:13 China's Bold Move 3:57 The Stakes for Meta 5:15 China's Strategy Shift 12:46 China's Energy Advantage 13:38 Open Source Models 19:22 The Future of Meta and China 21:19 AI as a Bargaining Chip ------ RESOURCES Josh: https://x.com/JoshKale Ejaaz: https://x.com/cryptopunk7213 ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠","meta_description":"The fallout from Meta's $2 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus, haz beencomplicated by the founders' detention in China and a government order to reve…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1370,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/limitless-an-ai-podcast-7326914/episodes/china-blocks-2b-meta-s-acquisition-of-manus-it-s-getting-real/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/limitless-an-ai-podcast-7326914/china-blocks-2b-meta-s-acquisition-of-manus-it-s-getting-real.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}