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🗞️ AI News of The Week: Meta Buys Manus
Meta just acquired Manus for $2 billion, signaling their serious push into agentic AI—systems that can act autonomously on your behalf.
Mike’s Note:
I actually think Manus is awesome and really hope Meta doesn’t make it obsolete.
What this means:
Meta is positioning itself to compete with AI agents from OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic
Manus specializes in AI that can complete multi-step tasks without constant human guidance
This acquisition suggests 2026 will be the year of AI agents that actually do things rather than just chat
Why you should care:
We're moving from "AI assistant" to "AI coworker" territory
Expect Meta to integrate agent capabilities across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp
The $2B price tag shows Big Tech believes autonomous AI is the next frontier
🧠 AI Term of The Week: Human In The Loop (HITL)
If you're building workflows in n8n (or any automation tool), you need to understand Human-in-the-Loop.
The concept: Human-In-The-Loop (HITL) means AI handles the heavy lifting, but humans make the final call on critical decisions.
In practice with n8n:
AI drafts your email → you review and approve before sending
AI processes customer requests → you confirm complex refunds
AI suggests social media posts → you give final approval
Why it matters: You get 80% of automation's speed with 100% of human judgment where it counts. It's the sweet spot between "fully manual" and "completely hands-off."
💬 Quote of the Week:
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."
🧰 AI Tool of The Week: OpenAI Prompt Packs
OpenAI just released free Prompt Packs that are curated collections or libraries of ready-to-use ChatGPT prompts tailored for specific roles, industries, or tasks. Instead of starting from scratch with a blank chat window, these packs provide pre-designed queries to help you get high-quality, structured results immediately.
🛠 What I Made: Hostinger VPS: What the Heck Is Traefik?
Description:
In this tutorial, you will learn what Traefik is and why it is a critical component of your Hostinger Virtual Private Server (VPS). You will learn the three main roles of Traefik: Reverse Proxy, Auto HTTPS/SSL Certificates & Service Discovery (Docker).
🤖 What You'll Learn
How is it pronounced? (Tray-Fick or Traffic)
Core Jobs: Reverse Proxy, Auto SSL, and Service Discovery.
How Traefik manages Ports 80 and 443 to route incoming web requests.
Docker Volumes & Socket
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🗞️ Meta Buys Manus for $2B
📚 Human In The Loop (HITL)
❞ “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." - Chinese Proverb