Bezos Raises $12 Billion for an AI That Builds Things, and Promises It Will Shrink Your Working Hours (opens in new tab)

Jeff Bezos's Prometheus emerged from stealth with $12 billion at a $41 billion valuation to build an 'artificial general engineer' for the physical world. Bezos says the productivity it unlocks will turn two-earner households into one-earner ones. Workers may read that promise more warily than he intends.