GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — David Punch provided some bulletin-board material this week when he told the Columbus Dispatch that TCU would beat Ohio State “nine times out of 10” because of its athleticism.

The new fund would operate alongside the Amazon founder’s A.I. start-up, Project Prometheus. By Cade Metz and Karen Weise Reporting from San Francisco and Seattle Jeff Bezos is in early discussions ...