Jeff Bezos aims to raise $100 billion to buy, revamp manufacturing firms with AI, WSJ reports

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos gestures as he speaks at the main panel of Italian Tech Week 2025 in Turin, Italy October 3, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

March 19 (Reuters) - Jeff ⁠Bezosis 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.

(Reporting by Juby Babu in Mexico City)