China’s decision to block Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus stunned the global AI industry. 

On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, host K. Oanh Ha speaks with Bloomberg’s Newley Purnell and Lulu Chen about how the deal crumbled and what it signals for Chinese startups trying to go global.

Read more: China’s Meta Backlash Renders Manus Model ‘Officially Dead’

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China&rsquo;s decision to block Meta&rsquo;s $2 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus stunned the global AI industry. 
On today&rsquo;s Big Take Asia podcast, host K. Oanh Ha speaks with Bloomberg&rsquo;s Newley Purnell and Lulu Chen about how the deal crumbled and what it signals for Chinese startups trying to go global.
Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-29/china-s-meta-backlash-renders-manus-model-officially-dead">China&rsquo;s Meta Backlash Renders Manus Model &lsquo;Officially Dead&rsquo;</a>
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Fact-checking by Eleanor Harrison-Dengate; Engineering by Alex Sugiura.
Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

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Why China Blocked Meta’s $2 Billion Acquisition of Manus AI

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After more than a decade as a private company, Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, known internationally as RedNote, is testing China’s mood for all things tech with its plan to list in Hong Kong.

On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, host K. Oanh Ha speaks with Bloomberg Intelligence’s Robert Lea about why the time may be right for an IPO and what Xiaohongshu's debut says about the future of China’s tech industry.

Read more: Xiaohongshu Is Said to Ready Hong Kong IPO Filing This Month

After more than a decade as a private company, Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, known internationally as RedNote, is testing China&rsquo;s mood for all things tech with its plan to list in Hong Kong.
On today&rsquo;s Big Take Asia podcast, host K. Oanh Ha speaks with Bloomberg Intelligence&rsquo;s Robert Lea about why the time may be right for an IPO and what Xiaohongshu's debut says about the future of China&rsquo;s tech industry.
Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-15/xiaohongshu-is-said-to-ready-hong-kong-ipo-filing-this-month">Xiaohongshu Is Said to Ready Hong Kong IPO Filing This Month</a>

China’s Instagram Gets Ready to Go Public

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation Monday after less than two years in office. Starmer is the sixth Prime Minister to resign in the decade since the Brexit vote, raising major questions about where the country’s fractured political system goes from here.

On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg Executive Editor Edward Evans joins guest host Wendy Benjaminson from London to discuss the turmoil at 10 Downing Street. They explore what led to Starmer’s resignation, how soon the man poised to replace him, Labour Party frontrunner Andy Burnham, could call a general election and how the UK’s other political parties might take advantage of the power vacuum.

Read more: Burnham Poised for Power in UK After Starmer Steps Aside


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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation Monday after less than two years in office. Starmer is the sixth Prime Minister to resign in the decade since the Brexit vote, raising major questions about where the country&rsquo;s fractured political system goes from here.
On today&rsquo;s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg Executive Editor Edward Evans joins guest host Wendy Benjaminson from London to discuss the turmoil at 10 Downing Street. They explore what led to Starmer&rsquo;s resignation, how soon the man poised to replace him, Labour Party frontrunner Andy Burnham, could call a general election and how the UK&rsquo;s other political parties might take advantage of the power vacuum.
Read more: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-22/burnham-poised-for-power-in-uk-after-starmer-agrees-to-step-down?srnd=homepage-americas">Burnham Poised for Power in UK After Starmer Steps Aside </a>
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Fact-checking by Victor Swezey and Laura Newcombe; Engineering by Emma Munger.
Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

And Starmer Makes Six, Why Britain Can’t Keep a Prime Minister

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Why China Blocked Meta’s $2 Billion Acquisition of Manus AI

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