betting

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Some companies are also betting on smartphones, although attempts to ditch apps for agentic AI have so far run into problems with computing power and gaining permission to access on-device tools run by different firms.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

You made Shohei Ohtani disappear, you made Mike Trout anonymous, you made bright hopes vanish by betting on broken former stars like Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton and Vernon Wells and Anthony Rendon.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

But a number of investors and tech executives cautioned against betting on a pullback, noting that sales and usage by corporate AI customers have climbed far faster than forecasts.

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

“No, but I’m betting by her bracelet that she knows how to braid things,” Frankie said.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau