Jeff Bezos's Prometheus, a physical AI startup, has raised $12 billion in a new funding round that values the company at $41 billion. Prometheus aims to automate heavy engineering and drug design through what it describes as an "artificial general engineer" for the physical world. Source
Theker has raised $85 million to manufacture reconfigurable factory robots designed to handle multiple tasks rather than specializing in a single fixed form. The approach contrasts with humanoid robots built around a predetermined shape, such as those made by Boston Dynamics. Source
SpaceX has finalized its initial public offering at $135 per share, with the company set to sell more than 555 million shares in what is the world's largest public offering. Trading is scheduled to begin on Friday. Source
Google DeepMind is funding research into the potential dangers of scenarios where millions of AI agents interact with one another online without human oversight. Rohin Shah, who directs the company's AGI safety and alignment research, highlighted concerns about the risks posed by agents that can execute tasks autonomously and follow instructions from other agents. Source
Anthropic has apologized for implementing hidden guardrails on Claude Fable 5, its new AI model, which covertly throttled the system in ways that undermined researchers and competitors developing rival systems. The company said it would reverse course and become more transparent about when restrictions activate, even if that means the model refuses more queries. Source