AI start-up Manus is going back to being an independent business after Meta’s acquisition of the company was ordered to be unwound.

Last December, Meta said it planned to acquire Manus for $2 billion, its latest effort to shore up its AI strategy.

Meta acquired the agentic AI startup for $2 billion last year and has already added some of Manus’ tools into its platforms. But now, Manus has announced that it will “return to…