Jeff Bezos is in early discussions to raise $100 billion for a new fund that would acquire manufacturing companies and seek to use AI to drive and speed up automation, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.The Amazon.com founder is holding talks with some of the world's biggest asset managers to secure funding for the project, WSJ said.
Bezos traveled to the Middle East to discuss the new fund with sovereign wealth representatives in the region a few months ago, according to the report.Described in investor documents as a "manufacturing transformation vehicle," the fund aims to target....
