Uber president says AI spending is getting ‘harder to justify’

The Verge
By Jess WeatherbedMay 26, 2026, 5:55 am124 ptsTrending
Uber president Andrew Macdonald (pictured) says its “hard to draw a line” between AI spending and deliverable features. | Photo: Zed Jameson/Bloomberg via Getty Images After reportedly exhausting its annual AI budget just four months into 2026, Uber is now questioning whether it's actually seeing meaningful…

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