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🗞️Bezos's new manufacturing venture
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March 19th, 2026
What happened today 🇺🇸,
The Wall Street Journal reported that Jeff Bezos is seeking to raise up to $100 billion for a new fund under his AI lab, Project Prometheus, to acquire distressed manufacturing firms and overhaul them using advanced AI for real-world applications
Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi visited President Trump at the White House today, President Trump urged Japan to increase Strait of Hormuz security, while also discussing trade, Japan’s $550 billion U.S. investment pledge, Taiwan, China threats, and a $40 billion U.S. reactor project
The FBI is investigating Joe Kent, who resigned Tuesday as director of the National Counterterrorism Center over objections to the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran, for allegedly leaking classified information prior to his departure
U.S. officials detected multiple unidentified drones over Fort Lesley J. McNair, which is a Washington, D.C. Army base where Secretary of State Rubio and Defense/War Secretary Hegseth reside, on one night within the past 10 days…the sightings prompted heightened security, a White House meeting, and discussions about relocating the officials
Former FBI Director, James Comey, was subpoenaed last week by federal prosecutors in a Florida "grand conspiracy" investigation alleging Obama- and Biden-era officials unlawfully targeted Trump from 2016 through his 2023 indictments
The Pentagon has requested White House approval for a supplemental funding request of $200 billion to send to Congress to sustain the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war against Iran
Major League Baseball has entered a multiyear deal making Polymarket its exclusive prediction‑market partner
OpenAI announced plans to acquire Astral, the startup behind popular open-source Python developer tools, in order to integrate their expertise into OpenAI’s Codex AI coding assistant
Uber announced a deal to invest up to $1.25 billion in Rivian, starting with $300 million initially, to deploy up to 50,000 autonomous R2 robotaxis exclusively on its platform, beginning with 10,000 units in San Francisco and Miami in 2028
S&P down .27% / Nasdaq down .28% / DOW down .44%
America’s Arab allies, particularly Gulf states like Saudi Arabia and the UAE, are increasingly frustrated with the Trump Administration's Middle East policies amid the escalating Iran war…despite substantial investments these nations feel sidelined as U.S. actions, including strikes on Iran without prior consultation, expose their energy assets to retaliation and ignore their pleas for de-escalation
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