Stripe confirmed on Wednesday that it is acquiring OpenRouter for $7.5 billion, a major jump from the startup's $1.3 billion valuation in May, with founders receiving $1.5 billion and investors $6 bil…
Stripe executives told investors in a letter obtained by Axios that they believe the singularity—the point at which artificial intelligence surpasses human intelligence—arrived on January 1, 2026, and…
Stripe CEO Patrick Collison told Startup School 2026 attendees that new business creation is running at twice last year's rate, citing Stripe's own data on the AI economy. Collison, who co-founded Str…
Situational Awareness, an AI-focused hedge fund founded by former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner, has sold its entire public equities portfolio to Ken Griffin's Citadel amid a sell-off in AI …
Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness LP hedge fund has reached a $20 billion valuation, driven by returns exceeding 1,000% since its late 2024 launch and a 270% gain year-to-date in 2026. The…
Elon Musk admitted he has 'fallen prey' to flashy credentials when hiring, emphasizing that conversation quality matters more than résumés. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO said he now advises hiring based on…
Stripe cofounder John Collison says Gen Z will need two college majors to compete in the AI era, echoing advice from the late Charlie Munger. Collison argues that combining software with another disci…
Stripe cofounder John Collison said he is 'bullish' on double majors succeeding in the AI era, predicting that multidisciplinary thinkers will thrive over the next 10 to 20 years. Collison argued that…
Thousands of vertical SaaS leaders gathered at Stripe Sessions 2026 and the inaugural SaaS Platform Leaders Summit last month to discuss market trends and how to maintain differentiation as AI reshape…