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Uber burns through AI budget in 4 months, struggles to show ROI

Uber rapidly adopted Anthropic's Claude Code for its engineers, leading to an unexpected surge in AI spending that depleted its entire 2026 budget within four months. Despite this high adoption rate, executives are struggling to demonstrate a clear return on investment or prove that the AI tools are enhancing product development or profit margins. AI

IMPACT Highlights the challenges companies face in measuring AI ROI, potentially slowing adoption if economic benefits aren't clear.

RANK_REASON The article discusses the financial implications and ROI of AI adoption at Uber, rather than a new AI release or significant industry event.

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