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New York Times TechAug 19, 2026
Stripe Buys A.I. Start-Up OpenRouter for $7.5 Billion
The deal is significant for the artificial intelligence industry, uniting Stripe's payments business with OpenRouter's helping businesses direct their spending on A.I. models.

ComputerWorldAug 18, 2026
Google buys data from bankrupt Spirit Airlines for AI training
Google has paid $10 million in a bankruptcy auction for a large amount of data from the defunct Spirit Airlines, Bloomberg Law reports.

The purchase includes 100 million emails, 500 million messages, data from Microsoft Teams, as well as information on revenue, flight operations, marketing, personnel, and project management. The material also includes 30 million lines of program code, development data, and various software models and algorithms, as well as pricing data from 7.2 billion competing flights and approximately 7.5 billion passenger transactions.

No personal data will be included in the deal, and according to Google, a third party will review the material and remove any information that could identify individuals. Google said the data will then be used to improve the company's products and AI models.





eWeekAug 18, 2026
Stripe Bets Big on AI With Reported $7 Billion-Plus OpenRouter Deal
Stripe reportedly agreed to buy OpenRouter for more than $7 billion, highlighting the growing value of AI model gateways and infrastructure.
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