2026-02-19
This is huge. I remember reading about Charles' work in “No Filter” the excellent book on the history of Instagram by @sarahfrier. A real coup for OpenAI here.
Vanity Fair
OpenAI hires Instagram's VP of global partnerships, Charles Porch, as its first VP of global creative partnerships, seeking to win over a skeptical Hollywood
2025-12-30
This is a good time to remind you that rabbit intern destroyed Manus in a head-to-head on dozens of tasks that we tested with the exact same prompt on both. And our subscription is currently unlimited use on the monthly plan. No random token allocations.
Wall Street Journal
Sources: Meta is buying Manus for $2B+; Manus was raising at a $2B valuation when Meta approached it; Manus CEO Xiao Hong will report to Meta COO Javier Olivan
The deal for more than $2 billion is one of the first in which a major U.S. tech company has bought a startup with Chinese roots
This is a good time to remind you that rabbit intern destroyed Manus in a head-to-head on dozens of tasks that we tested with the exact same prompt on both. And our subscription is currently unlimited use on the monthly plan. No random token allocations.
Bloomberg
Meta agrees to acquire Singapore-based startup Manus, which makes an AI agent for SMBs; Manus said earlier in December its annual revenue run rate was $125M+
Meta Platforms Inc. has agreed to buy Manus, a popular Singapore-based artificial intelligence agent with Chinese roots …
2024-04-30
Great article from @raywongy and @inversedotcom! “Inside The Rise of Jesse Lyu and the rabbit r1” https://www.inverse.com/... #rabbitr1 @rabbit_hmi
Inverse
A profile of, and interview with, Rabbit CEO Jesse Lyu, on the origins of the R1, taking “10 minutes to design” the device, the AI gadget competition, and more
Great article from @raywongy and @inversedotcom! “Inside The Rise of Jesse Lyu and the rabbit r1” https://www.inverse.com/... #rabbitr1 @rabbit_hmi
Marques Brownlee on YouTube
Rabbit R1 review: $199 is reasonable but emblematic of a trend of selling unfinished products at full price while vowing to fix the issues later to win a “race”
AI in a Box. But a different box. R1 provided by Rabbit for review. So this is the rabbit R1 and it's another AI …