This week, Butterfly Effect, a domestic AI Agent enterprise, has seen its Manus business subject to a flurry of rumors, encompassing potential layoffs, the deletion of social media accounts, and the alleged termination of cooperation with Alibaba's Tongyi Qianwen. In response, an insider shared with Huxiu that "everything at Manus is proceeding as usual, and the company is not fleeing the scene." Initially, Manus garnered significant attention as the "world's first universal intelligent agent product," with its internal testing invitation codes fetching high prices on the market. Nonetheless, the company has recently found itself amidst a whirlwind of public scrutiny, with rumors escalating from potential layoffs to the removal of content from platforms like Weibo and Xiaohongshu, coupled with suspected shifts in its partnership with Alibaba's Tongyi Qianwen. Despite the insider's assurance that rumors are unfounded, the future trajectory of Manus continues to be a matter of concern.