Re:China blocks Meta's acquisition of AI startup Manus
by nerdsniper on Monday April 27, 2026 @04:10PM
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Just last year the USA de-banked (from EU banks) EU citizens who are International Criminal Court officials for "opening preliminary investigations against Israeli personnel". The USA wields incredible power over financial interactions.
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Re:China blocks Meta's acquisition of AI startup Manus
by stego-tech on Monday April 27, 2026 @04:27PM
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THANK YOU, I knew I was overlooking a recent example in favor of historical ones!
Re:China blocks Meta's acquisition of AI startup Manus
by Alive-in-2025 on Monday April 27, 2026 @04:42PM
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Trump is making it worse, but there had been examples of bad behavior. Now the US is completely uncontrolled. I can't say we wouldn't do something like happened here (trying to stop a foreign company from selling stuff or developing stuff) if it was doing something significant about weapons or ai.