Future Bytes

#068 AI News for business - week 32

August 5, 2026·9 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

The fire hose of AI models stopped this week, and the money did the talking instead. Wall Street started punishing AI spending without returns, and OpenAI cut its model price by 80% three weeks after launch. The economics of AI just got squeezed from both ends. Top stories for week 32: Wall Street rewards AI revenue, punishes spend Hyperscaler AI spending hits $725B, up 77% OpenAI cuts GPT-5.6 price 80% in three weeks Google DeepMind ships Gemini Robotics 2  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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