Jeff Bezos, Nvidia Join OpenAI in Funding Humanoid Robot Startup Figure AI

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Tech Titans Invest in Figure AI’s Humanoid Robots

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Investment Boost for AI Startups

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OpenAI Invests $5 Million in Figure AI

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Investor Interest Grows in Figure AI

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Tech Giants Silent on Enquiry

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Sunnyvale’s Figure AI Advances Humanoid Robots

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Parkway Venture Capital Leads $70M Investment

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