Jeff Bezos will head a new engineering-focused AI startup called Project Prometheus

Jeff Bezos, co-founder of Blue Origin, is launching a new AI startup called Project Prometheus, with a focus on engineering and space technology. The company, backed by $6.2 billion in funding, aims to develop AI systems that learn from the physical world. Bezos will serve as co-CEO alongside Vik Bajaj, a former Google X employee and co-founder of Foresite Labs, who will also be a co-founder of Project Prometheus.