Travis Wright breaks down a startup's shocking $410M cloud bill, Russia's surprise reversal on crypto exchanges, and Yelp's new AI phone agent that handles orders in 17 languages without dropping a single call.

July 28, 2026 — 747 words / ~5.0 min

Stories covered:

  1. Startup Burns $410M on Amazon Compute Before Building Anything
  2. Russia Legalizes Crypto Exchanges After Years of Bans
  3. Yelp's AI Answers Calls in 17 Languages and Never Misses an Order