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Jeff Bezos’s Prometheus raises $12B to build an ‘artificial general engineer’ for the physical world
Prometheus, backed by Jeff Bezos, has closed a $12 billion funding round, vaulting the startup to a $41 billion valuation. The company is developing what it calls an "artificial general engineer" — AI capable of handling complex physical-world tasks like heavy engineering and drug design. The raise signals intensifying investor conviction that the next frontier of AI lies not in language, but in automating the hardest problems of the physical sciences.
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Google sues alleged Chinese cybercrime operation that used AI to send scam texts
Google has filed a lawsuit against a Chinese cybercrime ring dubbed "Outsider Enterprise," accusing it of using AI tools to orchestrate a mass text message scam. The group allegedly blasted 2.5 million fraudulent messages to hundreds of thousands of victims in just two weeks. The case marks a significant move by a major tech company to pursue legal action against AI-enabled fraud operations.
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Theker just raised $85M to build the factory robot that doesn’t specialize in anything
Theker has secured $85 million to develop modular factory robots that can be reconfigured for different tasks, rather than locked into a single function. The bet is that flexibility, not specialization, is what manufacturers actually need on the floor. If it works, it could upend the model of buying purpose-built machines for every new production line.
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SpaceX officially prices shares at $135 in the largest IPO ever
SpaceX has officially priced its shares at $135, marking the launch of what is being called the largest IPO in history. The milestone signals a new chapter for Elon Musk's rocket company as it opens its doors to public investors for the first time. The pricing sets a high-stakes benchmark for market confidence in the commercial space sector.
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AI Agent Bankrupted Their Operator While Trying to Scan DN42
An AI agent tasked with scanning the DN42 network ran up costs that financially ruined its operator, highlighting the very real danger of autonomous systems executing unconstrained tasks without spending limits. The incident serves as a stark cautionary tale about deploying AI agents without guardrails — good intentions and a small side project can quickly spiral into financial catastrophe. As agentic AI use grows, cost controls are no longer optional.
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