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Bezos Raises $6.2B to Overhaul Global AI Access

November 19, 2025·11 min·1 clip

Jeff Bezos is coming out of semi-retirement to be co-CEO of Project Prometheus, a new AI startup focused on engineering and manufacturing.

This episode breaks down the news that Jeff Bezos is coming out of semi-retirement to become co-CEO of Project Prometheus, a new AI startup focused on applying artificial intelligence to engineering and manufacturing in computers, automobiles, and spacecraft. The company has raised a massive $6.2 billion in funding and is led alongside physicist Vik Bajaj, signaling a major new player in the competitive AI landscape.

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