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Google and Mandiant say LLMjacking turned stolen enterprise AI credentials into daily bills above $100,000, with some charges reaching $1 million.
ServiceNow shares fell 25% after a profit miss and slower contracted-revenue guidance revived AI disruption fears, despite a higher AI target.
Amazon told engineers that token counts, AI adoption rates, and code-change volume are flawed measures that can inflate costs. Teams should be judged on long-term outcomes, not usage targets.
Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees in four countries as AI infrastructure spending, including a $175 billion 2026 plan, reshapes staffing.
Forrester's 2027 predictions say rising AI costs will force B2C marketing leaders to scale back a third of AI initiatives, while CX staffing rises 20% toward AI-support roles.
Apollo chief economist Torsten Slok says AI has delivered zero financial payoff outside tech, with the S&P 493 showing flat revenue per worker and margins.
