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Apple Cuts Staff AI Budgets as R&D Costs Rise

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Apple has reduced engineers' daily AI allowances from $300 to $200, with $25 caps considered for other teams, Bloomberg reports, even as its R&D spending rose 32%.

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Timeline · 2 reports

  1. 2026-11-05 15:15 · DEV Community — AI
    Apple Cuts AI Budgets for Employees Despite Pushing for Increased AI Usage, Creating Resource Gap
  2. 2026-11-05 14:20 · DailyAI
    Apple Cuts Staff AI Budgets From $300 a Day as Its Costs Climb

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