tbf there was a general systems language renaissance circa 2015, following Mozilla sponsoring Rust in 2009 and its impending 1.0 in 2015. Jai, Zig, and Odin were all contemporaries in that wave.
The language is in closed beta, there isn't exhaustive details available. You can see interviews and some details on YT if you look up Jon(athan) Blow with suitable topics.
I haven’t heard this before. Do you have a source on this?