TechCrunch
Stripe Buys OpenRouter for $7.5B, Denies Singularity Motivations
Stripe drops $7.5B on OpenRouter, not for the singularity (probably), but to embed itself in AI capital flows.
2026-08-20
TechCrunch
2026-08-14
TechCrunch
PayPal May Sell Itself, Which Is One Way to Turn a Company Around
PayPal might just sell itself to Stripe and Advent after all, which is one way to 'become a technology company again' - by ceasing to be an independent one.
2026-07-28
TechCrunch
PayPal Plays Hard to Get, Hints It Would Consider a Better Offer Than Stripe's $53.4 Billion Bid
PayPal posts earnings beat, then coyly hints it might accept a higher takeover offer than Stripe's $53.4 billion bid, because who doesn't love a little drama with their quarterly results?
2026-07-25
ZDNet
Anthropic Drops Claude Opus 5: Near-Fable Performance for Half the Price, Because Why Not
Anthropic releases Claude Opus 5, promising near-Fable capabilities at half the price - because who doesn't want a cheaper, slightly less godlike AI?
2026-07-24
TechCrunch
TechCrunch and Stripe to Crown Australia's Next Startup Royalty - Judges Armed with Cash, Credits, and a Jury of Their Peers
TechCrunch and Stripe assemble three judges to pick Australia's next breakout startup, with prizes including cash credits and a ticket to Disrupt 2026.
2026-07-18
TechCrunch
Stripe x Startup Battlefield: 48 Hours Left to Apply, Because Waiting Until the Last Minute Is a Startup Tradition
Applications close in 48 hours for Stripe x Startup Battlefield Sydney - one startup gets a golden ticket to TechCrunch Disrupt, and the only requirement is having an actual working thing, not just a dream and a Canva deck.
2026-04-17
TechCrunch
Stripe's $1.2 Billion 'Oops' Offer Now Fuels Its Biggest Global Rival
Airwallex's founder turned down a $1.2 billion buyout from Stripe to grind out 90 financial licenses, proving that sometimes the hardest path - involving biometric scans and seven-year waits - is the…
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