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😂 Uber's #AI #budget went poof in four months, so now they're #rationing #AI #tokens like it's the apocalypse! 💸 Because clearly, advanced AI needs to be managed like a #digital #lemonade #stand. 🍋🚗
https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/3/uber-caps-usage/ #Uber #comedy #HackerNews #ngated

Uber Caps Usage of AI Tools Like Claude Code to Manage Costs

I wrote the other day about Uber blowing its 2026 AI budget in four months, and how that wasn't particularly surprising given they would have set that budget in 2025, …

Simon Willison’s Weblog

Hacker News May 30

Corporate America Is Starting to Ration AI as Cost Skyrockets

https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/corporate-america-is-starting-to-ration-ai-as-cost-skyrockets-1eb99d7a

#HackerNews #CorporateAmerica #AI #Rationing #CostSkyrockets #TechTrends

Richard Michael Blaber May 18

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/18/nhs-nurses-believe-lack-of-staff-putting-patients-at-risk-survey-finds. I'm quite sure it is - but then, the #NHS has been underfunded for years, & I speak as someone who wrote an MA dissertation & PhD thesis on the subject of #healthcare #rationing in the #UK, @ChrisMayLA6.

Two-thirds of NHS nurses believe lack of staff is putting patients at risk, survey finds

Union to urge ministers to bring in mandatory minimum staffing, as ageing population increases demand for care

The Guardian

Jo Rhodes May 13

Some of you might be interested in this.. a blog with a lot of recipes based on UK wartime food rations with copies of the original leaflets from Ministry of Food. #1940s #1940sExperiment #recipes #FrugalFood #WW2 #rationing https://the1940sexperiment.com/

The 1940's Experiment

Frugal Wartime Recipes to See You Through Challenging Times!

The 1940's Experiment

Toni Aittoniemi May 10

Even if Americans can somehow wrestle Donald Trump to end the #usisraelwaroniran next week, it is possible #fuel #rationing could be in by autumn, and supply chain failures could follow. We are already in trouble, but it’s not visible yet.

And to make it worse, I think the far right thinks it will win when people revolt and there is chaos, so it’s pushing ahead with this delayed-onset crisis nevertheless.

My advice is to learn to cook with potatoes and cabbage for next winter.. 🤔😕

Hacker News May 6

UK businesses brace for jet fuel rationing

https://bmmagazine.co.uk/news/uk-jet-fuel-shortage-rationing-goldman-sachs-warning/

#HackerNews #UKbusinesses #jetfuel #rationing #news #GoldmanSachs #warning #fuelshortage

UK businesses brace for jet fuel rationing as Goldman Sachs warns of 'critical' supply crunch

Goldman Sachs warns the UK is Europe's most exposed economy to a jet fuel crisis, with rationing looming as Strait of Hormuz closure hits airlines, SMEs and travel costs.

Business Matters

Dr. Alexandria Brangwin 🇦🇺Apr 17

Honestly I'd bust out an old MRE before I ate that shit! #Rationing #Iran youtu.be/_ZO7AS8Lrh8?...

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Hacker News Mar 27

Slovenia becomes first EU country to introduce fuel rationing

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c77m4zx6zvmo

#HackerNews #Slovenia #Fuel #Rationing #EU #News #FuelCrisis #Sustainability

Slovenia becomes first EU state to introduce fuel rationing

Until further notice, motorists in Slovenia will be restricted to a maximum purchase of 50 litres of fuel per day.

CBC Top Stories Mar 21

‘Eerie parallel’: Archived stamps reveal Canada was prepared to ration gas in the 1979 oil crisis
Canada considered conserving oil with gasoline rationing stamps in 1979. While it never put the stamps into circulation, economist Peter Tertzakian said the proofs are a reminder that anything can happen in an oil shortage.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/gas-rationing-stamps-oil-crisis-9.7134294?cmp=rss