China Blocks Meta’s $2B Manus Deal, Meta Bets on Space-Based Solar | Diet TBPN

April 27, 2026

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China's regulators have blocked Meta's $2 billion acquisition of the AI platform Manus, while Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI heads to trial. The episode covers these and other tech developments, including OpenAI's expanded cloud options, Meta's space-based energy plans, placebo effects on cognition, and notes on AI's job impacts and inference priorities.

Musk-OpenAI Lawsuit Enters Court

Elon Musk's $134 billion lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman began jury selection in Oakland federal court. Musk claims OpenAI deviated from its original nonprofit mission to prioritize profits for Microsoft. Reporters noted Altman and OpenAI's Greg Brockman on site, but Musk had not appeared yet. Separately, OpenAI updated its Microsoft partnership, allowing it to offer products across any cloud provider. This adds flexibility, enabling use of Google TPUs, Amazon Trainium chips, or others alongside AWS. AWS CEO Andy Jassy welcomed the change, highlighting opportunities to vend OpenAI tech through Amazon.

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What you'll learn

1 (00:00) **Intro Headlines** - Hosts outline four key stories for the day
2 (00:17) **Musk vs OpenAI Lawsuit** - $134B suit heads to court in Oakland over OpenAI's shift to for-profit
3 (00:57) **OpenAI-Microsoft Partnership Update** - OpenAI gains flexibility to use any cloud provider
4 (01:26) **China Blocks Meta-Manus Deal** - Beijing halts $2B acquisition of AI platform Manus
5 (02:17) **Meta Space Solar Power Plans** - Partnership with Overview Energy for orbital solar beaming
6 (07:49) **Placebo Sleep Study** - Mindset on sleep quality impacts cognitive performance
7 (10:41) **Meta Energy Partnerships Deep Dive** - Details on space solar and storage for data centers

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