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Uber has implemented a monthly $1,500 cap per employee on AI coding tools like Claude Code and Cursor after exceeding its annual AI budget in just four months, highlighting growing AI cost concerns and ROI questions across the tech industry.
Microsoft is canceling Claude Code licenses in its Experiences plus Devices group (Windows, M365, Teams, Surface engineers) by June 30 and shifting to GitHub Copilot CLI for fiscal year-end cost control and tool unification.
A product manager at a Series B company recounts cancelling most AI subscriptions after realizing many tools merely wrap foundation models like ChatGPT and Claude, keeping only ChatGPT and Cursor as essential tools.
Uber's CEO and COO express caution about AI spending, noting that increased AI usage does not clearly translate to better customer outcomes, leading to slowed hiring and tighter budget controls.