MORNING BID EUROPE-Zooming in on AI, rates and chips wars

ChatGPT vs Bard. Earnings from U.S. tech giants Microsoft Corp MSFT.O, which backs ChatGPT, and Google parent Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O, top the watchlist on Tuesday. Profits at these two, Facebook-owner Meta META.O and Amazon Inc AMZN.O are due this week, and estimates show their cloud businesses could be a drag. Yet, as was the case in the last quarter, their efforts around artificial intelligence will predominate earnings calls.