Meta stock slips premarket as China opens probe into Manus AI acquisition
New York, Jan 8, 2026, 06:25 EST — Premarket Meta Platforms (META.O) shares slipped 0.4% in premarket trading on Thursday after China said it would assess and investigate the company’s acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Manus. Investing The move adds a fresh layer of regulatory risk to Meta’s push to buy AI talent and tools, an area where Beijing has…