Jeff Bezos wants to buy manufacturers for a disturbing reason

Photo: Jeff Bezos at Amazon Spheres Grand Opening in Seattle – January 29, 2018. Photo credit: Seattle City Council via Flickr. CC BY 2.0. Article by Hillary Remy. The Street – March 20, 2026.

Jeff Bezos is in early talks to raise a $100 billion fund that would acquire manufacturing companies and use artificial intelligence to automate their operations, the Wall Street Journal reported March 19. The fund would be one of the largest of its kind ever assembled, rivaling SoftBank’s Vision Fund in scale. […]

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