Stripe Doubles Down on AI With OpenRouter Deal

Stripe Doubles Down on AI With OpenRouter Deal
Stripe Doubles Down on AI With OpenRouter Deal
July 24, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Stripe is in talks to buy OpenRouter, an artificial intelligence startup. The deal could value the company at roughly $10 billion, The Wall Street Journal...

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Eurozone Consumers Expect Cooling Inflation While Experts Hold Firm
Eurozone Consumers Expect Cooling Inflation While Experts Hold Firm
July 24, 2026  |  Economy

Consumers in euro area countries perceive and expect significant reductions in inflation, the European Central Bank (ECB) said in a Friday (July 24) press release....

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Microsoft and Nvidia Lead Push Against US Open-Source AI Restrictions
Microsoft and Nvidia Lead Push Against US Open-Source AI Restrictions
July 24, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft, Meta and Nvidia are among 25 tech organizations calling on U.S. policymakers to avoid placing “premature restrictions” on open-weight AI models or “sweeping restrictions”...

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AI Agents Fail 3 Out of 4 Real Job Tasks
AI Agents Fail 3 Out of 4 Real Job Tasks
July 24, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) agents can complete only about 1 in 4 real-world work tasks, according to a new benchmark from UC Berkeley’s Center for Responsible,...

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Study Warns Weak AI Rules Can Make Technology Less Safe
Study Warns Weak AI Rules Can Make Technology Less Safe
July 24, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Weak artificial intelligence regulation can produce worse safety outcomes than imposing no regulation at all. That’s according to a new academic study that challenges policymakers...

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Amex Turns Gen Z Loyalty Into an AI Advantage
Amex Turns Gen Z Loyalty Into an AI Advantage
July 24, 2026  |  Earnings

American Express’ second-quarter earnings tell a spending story that stretches from restaurant tables to airport gates to corporate expense accounts, with artificial intelligence sitting somewhere...

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Voice AI Turns the B2B Back Office Into a Conversation
Voice AI Turns the B2B Back Office Into a Conversation
July 24, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Conversational artificial intelligence (AI) started out handling simple tasks. For much of its decades-long commercial life, from Siri to Alexa and beyond, consumers used voice...

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Alipay+ Secures Hang Seng as First Hong Kong Banking Partner
Alipay+ Secures Hang Seng as First Hong Kong Banking Partner
July 24, 2026  |  Payment Methods

Ant International’s unified wallet gateway, Alipay+, has added its first banking partner in Hong Kong, Hang Seng Bank. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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BPI Urges New Safeguards for Sharing Sensitive Financial Data With Regulators
BPI Urges New Safeguards for Sharing Sensitive Financial Data With Regulators
July 24, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

The Bank Policy Institute is recommending that financial institutions and their regulators reduce direct electronic transfers of sensitive financial and supervisory data, arguing that traditional...

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