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Prometheus, the industrial AI startup led by Jeff Bezos and former Google exec Vik Bajaj, today will announce that it's raised $12 billion in Series B funding at a $41 billion valuation.

Why it matters: It's a massive bet to rearchitect how physical things are made, from jet engines to medical devices to consumer electronics.