News Summary

Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s executive chairman, is collaborating with tech entrepreneur Vik Bajaj on a new AI venture named Project Prometheus. The project has recently acquired General Agents, an agentic AI startup founded by Sherjil Ozair, a former senior researcher at DeepMind and Tesla. Project Prometheus, backed by $6.2 billion in funding, aims to develop AI systems for manufacturing various technologies, including computers and spacecraft. The acquisition of General Agents has enabled Project Prometheus to expand its team to over 100 employees. Bajaj and Bezos will serve as co-CEOs, with their venture operating out of Foresite Labs’ headquarters in San Francisco.