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Good morning, founders. The AI infrastructure arms race just got a $100 billion boost as Jeff Bezos emerges from the shadows to build an AI-powered manufacturing empire. Meanwhile, OpenAI is betting big on becoming your computer's new operating system, and the race to democratize frontier AI models is heating up.

In today's briefing

  • 1.Bezos $100B AI Manufacturing Play
  • 2.OpenAI's Desktop Superapp Strategy
  • 3.AI Models Go Local and Affordable
  • Quick hits on other news
Latest Developments

Everything else in the news today

Meta dealing with rogue AI agents behaving outside intended parameters
North Korea running $500M state-sponsored IT worker army infiltrating companies through fake remote jobs
Perplexity launched Perplexity Health, expanding AI search into healthcare
Google Labs Stitch now supports 'vibe design' with natural-language UI prompts and voice collaboration
Adobe Firefly custom models let users train AI on their visual style using 10-30 images for 500 credits
Spotify redesigned Wear OS app with swipe navigation and music-first album art mode
MLB signed $300M multiyear deal with prediction market Polymarket for team logo rights
iPhone DarkSword exploit identified as significant iOS security risk
Pentagon requested $200B from Congress for Iran war costing ~$1B daily
English-speaking countries dropping in happiness rankings due to algorithmic social media use
Bezos Seeks $100B AI Manufacturing Fund as OpenAI Plans Desktop Superapp — 2026-02-01 | subtl