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Bezos (Jeff Bezos)
Bei zuo si
贝佐斯
under / affiliated with
qi xia
旗下
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
company
gong si
公司
Prometheus (AI startup)
Prometheus
Prometheus
to raise funds
rong zi
融资
$12 billion
120 yi mei yuan
120亿美元
。

Jeff Bezos
Jie fu Bei zuo si
杰夫·贝佐斯
backed / supported by
zhi chi
支持
(structural particle)
de
的
artificial intelligence
ren gong zhi neng
人工智能
startup
chu chuang
初创
company
gong si
公司
Prometheus (AI startup)
Prometheus
Prometheus
to complete
wan cheng
完成
$12 billion
120 yi mei yuan
120亿美元
fundraising round
rong zi
融资
，
goal / target
mu biao
目标
is
shi
是
to develop
kai fa
开发
able to / capable of
neng
能
automatically
zi dong
自动
to design
she ji
设计
aircraft
fei ji
飞机
engine
fa dong ji
发动机
etc. / and so on
deng
等
complex / complicated
fu za
复杂
engineering
gong cheng
工程
system
xi tong
系统
(structural particle)
de
的
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
。

June 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM

Prometheus (AI startup)
Prometheus
Prometheus
is
shi
是
a (company)
yi jia
一家
by / co-founded by
you
由
Jeff Bezos
Jie fu Bei zuo si
杰夫·贝佐斯
together / jointly
lian he
联合
to found
chuang li
创立
(structural particle)
de
的
artificial intelligence
ren gong zhi neng
人工智能
company
gong si
公司
。
June 11th
liu yue shi yi ri
六月十一日
，
the company
gai gong si
该公司
to announce
xuan bu
宣布
to complete
wan cheng
完成
$12 billion
120 yi mei yuan
120亿美元
fundraising
rong zi
融资
，
company
gong si
公司
valuation
gu zhi
估值
reaching / at
da
达
$41 billion
410 yi mei yuan
410亿美元
。
Prometheus (AI startup)
Prometheus
Prometheus
(structural particle)
de
的
goal / objective
mu biao
目标
is
shi
是
to develop
kai fa
开发
a kind of
yi zhong
一种
(passive marker)
bei
被
called / referred to as
cheng wei
称为
general-purpose
tong yong
通用
engineer
gong cheng shi
工程师
(structural particle)
de
的
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
system
xi tong
系统
。
this kind of
zhe zhong
这种
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
can / be able to
ke yi
可以
automatically
zi dong
自动
to design
she ji
设计
aircraft
fei ji
飞机
engine
fa dong ji
发动机
and
he
和
medicine / drug
yao wu
药物
etc. / and so on
deng
等
complex / complicated
fu za
复杂
engineering
gong cheng
工程
product
chan pin
产品
。
this time
ci ci
此次
fundraising
rong zi
融资
from / coming from
lai zi
来自
Bezos
Bei zuo si
贝佐斯
himself / in person
ben ren
本人
as well as / and
yi ji
以及
JPMorgan Chase
Mo gen da tong
摩根大通
、
Goldman Sachs
Gao sheng
高盛
and
he
和
BlackRock
Bei lai de
贝莱德
etc. / and others
deng
等
institutions
ji gou
机构
。
this is
zhe shi
这是
Prometheus (AI startup)
Prometheus
Prometheus
(structural particle)
de
的
second round
di er lun
第二轮
fundraising
rong zi
融资
，
the company
gai gong si
该公司
last year
qu nian
去年
already
yi
已
to obtain / receive
huo de
获得
$6.2 billion
62 yi mei yuan
62亿美元
(structural particle)
de
的
first round
shou lun
首轮
funding
rong zi
融资
。

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Bezos-Backed Prometheus Raises $12 Billion to Build Artificial General Engineer

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qián
前
Groq (AI chip startup)
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Groq
engineers
gōngchéngshī
工程师
regarding / over (a matter)
jiù
就
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200 yì měiyuán
200亿美元
Nvidia (US semiconductor company)
Yīngwěidá
英伟达
licensing / authorization
shòuquán
授权
deal / transaction
jiāoyì
交易
to file / to initiate
tíqǐ
提起
a lawsuit / legal action
sùsòng
诉讼
。

Former Groq Engineers Sue Board Over $20 Billion Nvidia Licensing Deal

Qualcomm (US semiconductor company)
Gāotōng
高通
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to / toward
xiàng
向
Huawei (Chinese tech company)
Huáwéi
华为
to pay / to make a payment
zhīfù
支付
patent royalties / licensing fee
zhuānlì fèi
专利费
，
both parties
shuāngfāng
双方
to sign / to conclude
qiānshǔ
签署
multi-year period
duō nián qī
多年期
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
。

Qualcomm Pays Huawei for First Time in Broad Multi-Year Patent Licensing Agreement

Tencent (Chinese tech company)
Téngxùn
腾讯
from / toward
xiàng
向
Oracle (US tech corporation)
Jiǎgǔwén
甲骨文
to lease / to rent for use
zūyòng
租用
one hundred thousand
shí wàn
十万
measure word for small round objects
kē
颗
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
semiconductor chip / microchip
xīnpiàn
芯片
。

Tencent Leases 100,000 AI Chips From Oracle in $7 Billion Deal

Apple Inc.
Píngguǒ Gōngsī
苹果公司
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
on / at (preceding a date)
yú
于
October 13th
shíyuè shísān rì
十月十三日
to hold (an event)
jǔxíng
举行
Welcome Home (name of Apple event)
Welcome Home
Welcome Home
product launch event
fābùhuì
发布会
，
expected to
yùjì
预计
to launch / to introduce
tuīchū
推出
HomePad mini (Apple smart home display)
HomePad mini
HomePad mini
and others / etc.
děng
等
new-model
xīnkuǎn
新款
products
chǎnpǐn
产品
。

Apple Announces October 13 Welcome Home Event, Expected to Reveal HomePad Mini and Other New Products