Reuters Morning Bid

AI's trillion-dollar bet

July 31, 2026·7 min
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Big Tech's spending on AI has now topped a trillion dollars and investors want to returns. Anthropic's Claude AI hacked three companies during testing. Plus, the yen remains under pressure despite intervention. Today’s recommended read: Europe makes trillion-euro bet to revive its battered industry by Ron Bousso Subscribe to Mike Dolan's Morning Bid⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ newsletter,⁠⁠⁠⁠ and check out his columns on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Reuters Open Interest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Read more from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amanda Cooper⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anna Szymanski⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Produced by Eliza Davis Beard and Abisoye Osundairo. Sound engineering and music by Sebastian and Josh Sommer. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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