Stripe's acquisition of OpenRouter is about AI payments, not the singularity
PurzBeats · x · 2026-08-20
TechCrunch analyzes Stripe's acquisition of OpenRouter, a startup that routes prompts between different AI models. While Stripe cited "the singularity" as a motivation, the article argues the real and powerful reason is strategic control over AI payment infrastructure and the growing economy of AI transactions.
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