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Did Uber really burn its AI budget in four months?

According to reports, Uber exhausted its entire annual AI budget in roughly four months, illustrating how unpredictable consumption-based AI pricing has become for large enterprises. It's one of several examples cited in coverage of the industry's broader enterprise cost spiral.

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Sam Altman Is Freaking Out

OpenAI reportedly faces $44B in projected losses through 2028 as enterprise AI costs spiral industry-wide and trust erodes.

Crashtech Editorial July 3, 2026 AI Business & Money

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