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  "title": "Stripe agrees $7bn takeover of AI firm OpenRouter - Bloomberg",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/stripe-agrees-7bn-takeover-of-ai-firm-openrouter-bloomberg",
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  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-17T23:24:50.000Z",
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  "summary": "Payments giant Stripe has struck a $7 billion deal to acquire AI gateway keeper OpenRouter, according to Bloomberg.",
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        "title": "Stripe Clinches over $7B Deal to Buy AI Firm OpenRouter",
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        "outlet": "SiliconANGLE",
        "title": "Stripe reportedly finalizes deal to buy AI model router OpenRouter for more than $7B",
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        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "Stripe clinches over $7 billion deal to buy AI firm OpenRouter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/stripe-clinches-over-7-billion-deal-to-buy-ai-firm-openrouter",
        "published": "2026-08-17T02:52:06.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Finance",
        "title": "Stripe Purchase Of AI Firm OpenRouter Unlikely To Derail PayPal Deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/stripe-purchase-of-ai-firm-openrouter-unlikely-to-derail-paypal-deal",
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