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Jeff Bezos Joins $6.2B AI Startup Project Prometheus

11/17/2025

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Jeff Bezos becomes co-chief executive of Project Prometheus, joining Vik Bajaj to lead the artificial intelligence (AI) startup.
Project Prometheus has raised $6.2 billion, making it a top-funded early-stage AI venture.
The startup aims to apply AI to physical tasks in engineering and manufacturing across industries such as aerospace and automobiles.
It has hired nearly 100 employees from OpenAI and DeepMind.
Details about the startup's products and operations remain unclear.

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Jeff Bezos becomes co-chief executive of Project Prometheus, joining Vik Bajaj to lead the artificial intelligence (AI) startup.
Project Prometheus has raised $6.2 billion, making it a top-funded early-stage AI venture.
The startup aims to apply AI to physical tasks in engineering and manufacturing across industries such as aerospace and automobiles.
It has hired nearly 100 employees from OpenAI and DeepMind.
Details about the startup's products and operations remain unclear.