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I’m wondering why these companies are so hyped and valued at these astronomical levels. Honestly, nothing really impresses me enough to think, “Wow, this company actually deserves that kind of valuation”. These valuations are to the point point that this looks too close to money laundering, just like buying art.
That’s all VCs do! They hype it to recover their money and some more :-)
sounds like another joke on Meta..
Bummer. Manus was the best actual agent for my money. I literally have it working for me right now so I can goof off on HN… no joke.
I was a fan of their initial product but I find it slower than chatpgpt agent mode. And the pricing is not great for individual users.
This acquisition is a complete joke in China. From the very beginning, the company focused almost entirely on marketing. Then, after a few months, it fled China and relocated to Singapore. Now that it’s been acquired by Meta, you could say it has finally fulfilled its mission.
Definitely feels like a Claude wrapped with a lot of marketing. But you’d think there must be something more if Meta acquired them… Ok, I guess we’re in a bubble.
The evidence is pretty clear, and it keeps growing. Social media causes real harm, both to individuals and to society. It is addictive by design, it worsens mental health especially for kids, and it rewards outrage and misinformation. In that way, social media looks a lot like smoking. It was widely adopted before we understood the risks, then aggressively pushed because it was profitable. Meta did more than just tak…
I’ve rebuilt out most of Manus internally, plus have a bunch more tools coming in soon :)
Super intelligence shouldn’t be gate kept by Big Tech!!
Bummer. Manus was the best actual agent for my money. I literally have it working for me right now so I can goof off on HN… no joke.
From their Wikipedia, because I had no idea who they were: "Following Manus's launch in March 2025, Butterfly Effect raised $75 million in a funding round led by Benchmark at a valuation of approximately $500 million in April 2025." Half a billion a month after launch and acquisition before the end of the same year. Wild times.
A random thought. Metaverse is more interesting if manus get integrated into it