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Tech companies are betting big that AI tools, such as chatbots and AI-powered gadgets including smart glasses, will play a big role in the future.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Investors are betting big on “physical AI,” or autonomous machines that can understand and perform complex real-world tasks, as they search for new investment opportunities in a landscape where AI is disrupting many software businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

And investors are betting that if Dell can do it, so can its competitors, as shares of other server makers were also soaring.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

This is because the odds change based on how other people are betting rather than a bookmaker's judgement.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

And yet if you are betting on destruction put your money on the tornado.

From Reading the Weather by Longstreth, Thomas Morris