Pieter Abbeel, Peter Chen, and Rocky Duan, the founders of the AI robots business Covariant, as well as about 25% of the startup's staff, have been hired by Amazon. A non-exclusive license has also been granted to Amazon for the use of Covariant's ro
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Covariant's 'Covariant Brain' is now... Amazon's brain
Pieter Abbeel, Peter Chen, and Rocky Duan, the founders of the AI robots business Covariant, as well as about 25% of the startup's staff, have been hired by Amazon. A non-exclusive license has also been granted to Amazon for the use of Covariant's ro
Others getting a startup idea: 😃 "OMG! This is brilliant! Let’s do this!"
Me getting a startup idea: 😤 "Great. Just great. Now what? Where do I even start? Who do I call? WHY DID MY BRAIN DO THIS TO ME?!"
Brain: "You figure it out."
This infographic 📉 📈 highlights key acquisitions by Amazon from 1998 to 2024, illustrating how these strategic purchases, ranging from companies like IMDb 🎥 and Whole Foods🙆 to Zoox and Ring, shaped Amazon's growth and diversification across indu
