[6/19 05:00] Companies rein in AI usage as costs strain budgets / Indian software stocks tumble after Accenture warns on growth

AI News Flash for June 19, 2026 at 05:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Companies rein in AI usage as costs strain budgets https://www.ft.com/content/1d37cc08-e0aa-45a4-a45d-4ad282529314?syn-25a6b1a6=1 2. Indian software stocks tumble after Accenture warns on growth https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-19/indian-software-stocks-tumble-after-accenture-warns-on-growth 3. Barret Zoph leaves OpenAI again after five months https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/952837/barret-zoph-openai-thinking-machines-lab 4. L'Oreal accelerates generative AI content with new OpenAI deal https://digiday.com/marketing/loreal-accelerates-generative-ai-content-engine-with-fresh-openai-deal/ 5. Embodied AI world models attracted $6 billion, but LLM parallel may not hold https://www.techtimes.com/articles/318671/20260618/embodied-ai-world-models-attracted-6-billion-llm-parallel-may-not-hold.htm