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

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

From TBPN by John Coogan & Jordi Hays

April 27, 2026 · 31 min · Episode 501

About this episode

This episode discusses China's blocking of Meta's $2B Manus deal and Meta's investment in space-based solar energy.

Diet TBPN delivers the best of today’s TBPN episode in 30 minutes. TBPN is a live tech talk show hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, streaming weekdays 11–2 PT on X and YouTube, with each episode posted to podcast platforms right after. Described by The New York Times as “Silicon Valley’s newest obsession,” the show has recently featured Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Mark Cuban, and Satya Nadella. Follow TBPN: https://TBPN.com https://x.com/tbpn https://open.spotify.com/show/2L6WMqY3GUPCGBD0dX6p00?si=674252d53acf4231 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/technology-brothers/id1772360235 https://www.youtube.com/@TBPNLive

People in this episode

Hosts: John Coogan, Jordi Hays

Topics covered

  • China
  • Meta
  • technology
  • business
  • entrepreneurship
  • solar energy
  • media

Keywords

  • Meta
  • China
  • solar energy
  • business news
  • technology
  • entrepreneurship
  • Mark Zuckerberg
  • Sam Altman
  • Mark Cuban
  • Satya Nadella

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Organizations: Meta, The New York Times

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