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According to Fox News, Jeff Bezos stated that Blue Origin has raised $10 billion from external investors for the first time.

Since its founding by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in 2000, Blue Origin has invested approximately $30 billion. Blue Origin is undergoing its first external financing, having raised about $10 billion, with the company valued at $140 billion. The company plans to achieve growth through rocket launches, satellite communications, and artificial intelligence satellite services.

According to Jinshi reports, Amazon founder Bezos sold $4.07 billion worth of stock.

According to GeekWire, AI startup Prometheus, co-founded by Jeff Bezos, has completed a $12 billion Series B funding round, with a valuation of approximately $41 billion. Investors include JPMorgan Chase, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, DST Global, and Arch Venture Partners.Prometheus has dropped "Project" from its original name and is dedicated to creating what Bezos calls "general artificial intelligence engineers," using AI tools to accelerate the physical product development process from design to manufacturing. Prometheus co-CEO Vik Bajaj stated that over the past few years, they have been able to transform complex issues from design to manufacturing into end-to-end AI problems. Bezos revealed that the company may acquire some manufacturing businesses that could benefit from its technology and help improve their production processes.This marks Bezos's first CEO role since stepping down as Amazon's CEO in 2021. The company currently has about 150 employees and is headquartered in San Francisco, with teams in London and Zurich. Bezos mentioned that the product launch timeline has not yet been determined, but an early version is set to be released soon.

Jeff Bezos is about to complete a $10 billion financing deal, with the valuation of his lab reaching $38 billion. This lab focuses on developing artificial intelligence technologies that can understand the physical world and transform engineering and manufacturing.According to insiders, the company, codenamed "Project Prometheus," plans to complete a round of financing soon, and with the newly injected funds, the valuation will reach $38 billion. Insiders added that this agreement will make the company one of the best-funded early-stage startups in the world, which includes the $6.2 billion in initial funding raised in November, but due to strong market demand, the scale of financing has been further expanded. According to one insider, JPMorgan Chase and BlackRock are among the participants in this new round of investment.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is in early talks to raise a new fund of $100 billion, which will acquire manufacturing companies and use artificial intelligence technology to accelerate their transformation towards automation.The Amazon founder is meeting with some of the largest asset management institutions globally to raise funds for the project. A few months ago, he traveled to the Middle East to discuss the new fund with representatives of sovereign wealth funds in the region. Recently, he traveled to Singapore to continue fundraising for the plan. This information comes from informed sources.

The prediction market platform Polymarket has faced widespread criticism in the crypto and media circles for posting false information on its official X account. Investor DCinvestor stated that he has unfollowed Polymarket's official account, not due to the product itself, but because of its frequent posting of a large amount of false information presented as "breaking news," which severely misleads users.Media personality Rachel Karten also pointed out that the Polymarket official account "often publishes completely fabricated news," a phenomenon that is "very strange."One of the focal points of the controversy is a tweet labeled "JUST IN," where Polymarket claimed that Jeff Bezos suggested Generation Z entrepreneurs should first work at real-world companies like McDonald's or Palantir before considering entrepreneurship. Subsequently, Jeff Bezos himself directly replied to deny this, stating, "No. I'm not sure why Polymarket would make this up."The incident has raised questions about the credibility of Polymarket's information and its content review mechanisms. In the context of the growing influence of prediction markets, the behavior of the official account posting false information is seen as potentially misleading to user decisions and market sentiment.

ChainCatcher news, the expectation that Trump's second term would drive market gains has evaporated. At Trump's inauguration, the wealth of many billionaires sitting behind him has astonishingly shrunk.According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the combined wealth of five individuals has evaporated by as much as $209 billion. Compared to the day of Trump's inauguration (January 20), Musk's personal net worth has decreased by $148 billion, Bezos's personal wealth has dropped by $29 billion, Google co-founder Brin has lost $21 billion, and Zuckerberg and Arnault have seen their fortunes shrink by $6 billion and $5 billion, respectively. The total wealth of these five billionaires has decreased by $209 billion. Just yesterday alone, the combined net worth of the five billionaires plummeted by $49.78 billion.

ChainCatcher news, billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg will attend Donald Trump's inauguration next week, further highlighting that tech tycoons are working to establish closer ties with the new president. The three will sit on stage alongside notable guests, including Trump's cabinet nominees.Analysis suggests that Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and a major shareholder of X, has become one of Trump's closest allies, so his plan to attend the inauguration is not surprising. Bezos and Zuckerberg have a less close relationship with Trump, but since the election, both have taken actions seen as attempts to curry favor with the president-elect, including meetings with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate.

ChainCatcher news, billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg will attend Donald Trump's inauguration next week, further highlighting that tech tycoons are striving to establish closer ties with the new president. The three will sit on stage alongside notable guests, including Trump's cabinet nominees.Analysts believe that Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and a major shareholder of X, has become one of Trump's closest allies, so his plan to attend the inauguration is not surprising. Bezos and Zuckerberg have a less close relationship with Trump, but since the election, both have taken actions seen as attempts to curry favor with the president-elect, including meetings with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate.

ChainCatcher news, according to CBS: Musk will attend the meeting between Trump and Amazon founder Bezos tonight.

ChainCatcher news, according to market news, Trump announced that he will meet with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Google CEO next week.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, Amazon founder Bezos will provide a total of $2 million in support to Trump's inauguration fund, including a $1 million cash donation and $1 million worth of live streaming services for the inauguration ceremony provided through Prime Video. Sources reveal that Bezos will meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Florida next week.Previous news, Meta CEO Zuckerberg announced a $1 million donation to Trump's inauguration fund to seek improved relations, and Google CEO Pichai also plans to meet with Trump this Thursday, showing a significant shift in the attitudes of Silicon Valley tech giants.Bezos previously had a tense relationship with Trump, involving multiple conflicts such as antitrust lawsuits, the $10 billion AWS defense contract, and reports from The Washington Post. However, he now praises Trump on social media for "achieving an extraordinary political comeback," stating that he is "calmer, more confident, and more stable than during his first term."

ChainCatcher news, according to Fortune, the long-standing feud between Elon Musk and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has flared up again, after Musk claimed that Jeff Bezos suggested to a friend to sell Tesla stock because Trump was going to lose the presidential election.Bezos quickly replied, "No. 100% not true." Musk responded, "Okay, I admit I was wrong." and added a crying-laughing emoji.

ChainCatcher news, Amazon founder and owner of The Washington Post, Jeff Bezos, stated that the decision for the newspaper to stop endorsing presidential candidates addresses the "credibility gap" troubling the media industry. "Most people believe the media is biased. Anyone who doesn't see this is not paying enough attention to reality."Bezos also mentioned that The Washington Post's actions were unrelated to former President Trump's meeting with executives from his other company, Blue Origin, on the day the announcement was made.It is reported that The Washington Post's publisher, William Lewis, announced on October 25 that the newspaper would no longer take sides in presidential campaigns, a practice it has frequently engaged in since 1978. The editorial staff had originally prepared to endorse Harris. (Jin Shi)