Jeff Bezos reportedly wants $100 billion to buy and transform old manufacturing firms with AI
The Amazon magnate has a new project centered around acquiring industrial firms and revamping them with AI technology.
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Amazon working on new smartphone with Alexa at its core, report says
The device is being developed by the company’s Devices and Services division, and it would feature personalized features aimed at making it easier to use Amazon’s suite of apps, including Amazon shopping, Prime Video, and Prime Music, according to Reuters.
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Jeff Bezos might finally get his hands on a sports team
Jeff Bezos is reportedly close to buying his first stake in a sports team: the U.K.’s famed Liverpool Football Club.
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Slate Auto: Everything you need to know about the Bezos-backed EV startup
Slate auto burst onto the scene in April 2025. Here is a timeline that covers its origins, backers, product, and other new details.
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Slate Auto raises $650M to fund its affordable EV truck plans
Slate Auto’s latest funding round was led by existing investor TWG Global, a firm run by LA Dodgers owner Mark Walter.
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TechCrunch Mobility: Uber enters its assetmaxxing era
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part.
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn put a customer satellite in the wrong orbit during its third launch
The first major failure of Blue Origin’s new heavy-launch system could create delays to its ambition to help NASA and the Trump administration return to the moon.
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Jeff Bezos rep leaves Slate Auto’s board
Melinda Lewison’s departure raises questions about Bezos’ support and involvement with the startup at a time when the Amazon founder is now apparently focused on robotics at his new startup, Project Prometheus.
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Jeff Bezos, you were so close to making a good point
“Why is a nurse in Queens who makes $75,000 a year paying more than $1,000 a month in taxes?” Bezos said Wednesday morning on CNBC. “That’s $1,000 that could help with rent, or groceries, or anything.”
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Jeff Bezos’s Prometheus raises $12B to build an ‘artificial general engineer’ for the physical world
The new round values the physical AI startup that aims to automate heavy engineering and drug design at $41 billion.
