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An unnamed U.S. company accidentally spent $500 million in a single month using cloud AI services because it had not set usage limits for employees.
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Confidence
Medium-term (~90 days)
Relevance
7/2/2026
First Seen
Valid until: 9/30/2026(expired)
Sources
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bilibili阿梨Aria早鸟报5/31/2026
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