@svpino: Uber spent its entire 2026 AI coding budget by April. The Microsoft team behind Windows, Office, and Teams cut Claude C…
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Uber and Microsoft faced overspending on AI coding tools, leading to budget cuts. Superblocks launches a spend management tool to help companies set credit limits and avoid unexpected costs.
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Uber spent its entire 2026 AI coding budget by April.
The Microsoft team behind Windows, Office, and Teams cut Claude Code because their bill blew past its annual budget.
We all love these tools. Maybe too much.
Glad to see Superblocks shipping better metering tools so we don’t go into debt without realizing it.
This will give us centralized per-user and company-wide credit limits.
Brad Menezes (@bradmenezes): With OpenAI mulling price cuts and Claude bills skyrocketing out of control, I’m proud to announce Superblocks Spend Management.
This is timely with news of Microsoft shutting down Claude Code due to costs, while Uber and Coinbase lead the charge on budget optimization.
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