Uber has implemented a monthly spending cap of $1,500 per employee for AI tools, including Anthropic’s Claude Code and Cursor. This decision follows a significant overspend on AI within just four months, with usage monitored through an internal dashboard.

Corporate leaders are questioning the value of rising AI expenditures amid ballooning IT costs and skepticism from employees. Microsoft has canceled most of its Claude Code licenses due to costs, and Uber's COO stated that justifying AI expenses is becoming increasingly difficult.

Meta plans to lay off up to 20 percent of its workforce, potentially eliminating around 15,800 positions. This round of layoffs follows a previous reduction of 22,000 employees between November 2022 and early 2023.