Jeff Bezos is reportedly in early discussions to raise a US$100 billion investment fund aimed at acquiring and modernizing manufacturing companies with AI, according to The Wall Street Journal. The proposed vehicle—described as a "manufacturing transformation" fund—would target sectors such as semiconductors, aerospace, and defense, signaling a major push to bring AI-driven efficiencies into the industrial economy.
US Federal prosecutors have charged a co-founder of Super Micro Computer Inc. (Supermicro) and two associates in a massive conspiracy to illegally divert billions of dollars worth of restricted AI technology to China.
