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Stripe Acquires OpenRouter for $7.5 Billion to Dominate AI Token Economy

Stripe confirmed its $7.5 billion acquisition of OpenRouter, the AI gateway startup valued at just $1.3 billion three months ago. The deal positions the payments giant at the center of AI economics, controlling both payment flows and AI token usage across millions of developers globally.

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Stripe Acquires OpenRouter for $7.5 Billion to Dominate AI Token Economy

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SpaceX Officially Acquired Cursor for $60bn, Eyes Cognition Next

SpaceX closed its $60 billion acquisition of AI coding startup Cursor, gaining the largest GPU fleet globally. Days later, the company approached Cognition about a potential deal, though CEO Scott Wu denied talks and stated his company is not for sale.

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SpaceX Officially Acquired Cursor for $60bn, Eyes Cognition Next

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Dynatrace Acquires Arize for $915M to Dominate AI Observability Market

Dynatrace signed a definitive agreement to acquire Arize for $915 million in a cash-and-stock deal aimed at strengthening its AI observability portfolio. The acquisition addresses the growing challenge of monitoring AI applications and autonomous agents as businesses deploy AI systems at unprecedented speed without adequate oversight tools.

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Dynatrace Acquires Arize for $915M to Dominate AI Observability Market

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Alset AI completes sale of 9.9% stake in Lyken AI Computing to FingerMotion for $500,000

Alset AI has completed the sale of a 9.9% interest in Lyken AI Computing to FingerMotion for 1,674,480 shares valued at $500,000, establishing a roughly $5 million equity valuation for Lyken. Alset retains a 90.1% controlling stake while gaining a Nasdaq-listed strategic investor as Lyken advances its cloud compute infrastructure and enterprise AI opportunities.

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Alset AI completes sale of 9.9% stake in Lyken AI Computing to FingerMotion for $500,000

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Vantage Data Centers Explores $100 Billion IPO or Sale as AI Demand Fuels Data Center Valuations

Vantage Data Centers, backed by Silver Lake and DigitalBridge Group, is exploring strategic options including a potential $100 billion IPO or sale. The hyperscale data center developer could raise $10 billion in what would be the largest data center IPO on record, driven by surging AI demand and recent partnerships with Oracle and OpenAI.

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Vantage Data Centers Explores $100 Billion IPO or Sale as AI Demand Fuels Data Center Valuations

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Anthropic in Talks to Buy Decart for $6 Billion to Slash AI Infrastructure Costs

Anthropic is negotiating to acquire Israeli AI startup Decart for approximately $6 billion, marking its largest deal yet. The acquisition targets Decart's chip optimization technology that could dramatically reduce Anthropic's ballooning compute expenses as it prepares for a public listing.

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Anthropic in Talks to Buy Decart for $6 Billion to Slash AI Infrastructure Costs

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Lionsgate Pressured to Sell as Activist Investor Warns of AI Threat to Film Library Value

Activist investor Anson Funds is pushing Lionsgate to either transform itself for the generative AI era or put itself up for sale, arguing the market has wrongly categorized the studio as an AI casualty. The pressure comes as Lionsgate stock has reacted sharply to releases of AI video models, despite owning a 20,000-title film library that could be a licensing asset.

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Lionsgate Pressured to Sell as Activist Investor Warns of AI Threat to Film Library Value

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China Blocks Meta's $2 Billion Manus Acquisition, AI Startup to Resume Independent Operations

China's National Development and Reform Commission ordered Meta to reverse its $2 billion acquisition of Manus, the AI agent startup founded in China. The decision forces Manus to resume independent operations and delete user data generated since December 2025, highlighting Beijing's determination to retain control over domestic AI innovators amid intensifying US-China competition.

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China Blocks Meta's $2 Billion Manus Acquisition, AI Startup to Resume Independent Operations

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Aether Holdings Acquires 60% Stake in Noviant for $3.6M to Boost AI Infrastructure Capabilities

Aether Holdings acquired a 60% stake in Noviant Inc. for $3.6 million through its subsidiary Aether Compute, combining $900,000 cash and $2.7 million in restricted stock. The deal brings Noviant's $5.36 million annual revenue stream and enterprise IT expertise into Aether's growing AI infrastructure portfolio, though ATHR shares fell 4.58% as markets assessed the strategic move.

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Aether Holdings Acquires 60% Stake in Noviant for $3.6M to Boost AI Infrastructure Capabilities

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Boeing Sells Three Autonomous Flight Subsidiaries to Archer Aviation in Strategic Aerospace Deal

Boeing is selling Wisk Aero, SkyGrid, and Insitu to Archer Aviation in exchange for a nearly 20% stake in the electric aircraft maker. The transaction adds over $200 million in annual revenue to Archer and marks a major shift as Boeing refocuses on core businesses while retaining access to autonomous flight technology.

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Boeing Sells Three Autonomous Flight Subsidiaries to Archer Aviation in Strategic Aerospace Deal

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OpenAI Acquires NextSlide to Expand AI-Powered Presentation Tools Inside ChatGPT

OpenAI has acquired NextSlide, an AI-powered presentation startup founded just over a year ago. The deal brings founder Ahmed Beshry and his team into ChatGPT development, advancing OpenAI's push to build a comprehensive office suite with AI-driven productivity tools that could challenge Microsoft's core products.

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OpenAI Acquires NextSlide to Expand AI-Powered Presentation Tools Inside ChatGPT

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Nscale Targets US IPO with $51bn Contracted Revenue Backlog Despite Actual Revenue at $100m

London-based AI infrastructure startup Nscale is preparing for a US stock market listing as early as September 2026, touting $51bn in contracted revenue. However, the two-year-old AI data center company only generated $100m in actual revenue last quarter, revealing the gap between signed contracts and realized income in the competitive AI computing power market.

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Nscale Targets US IPO with $51bn Contracted Revenue Backlog Despite Actual Revenue at $100m

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AMD Acquires Taalas to Etch AI Models Into Silicon for Faster Inference

AMD acquired Toronto-based Taalas, an AI chip startup that hardwires model weights directly into silicon. The deal strengthens AMD's AI inference capabilities with technology that promises 48x faster performance than traditional GPUs, though chips remain locked to specific models.

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AMD Acquires Taalas to Etch AI Models Into Silicon for Faster Inference

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Klaviyo acquires Agency, appoints Elias Torres as chief product officer in full-circle reunion

Publicly traded e-commerce marketing automation platform Klaviyo has acquired Agency, a three-year-old AI-powered customer success startup founded by serial entrepreneur Elias Torres. Torres will join Klaviyo as chief product officer, leading the development of AI agents Composer and Customer Agent. The deal reunites Torres with Klaviyo co-founder Andrew Bialecki, whom he mentored over a decade ago at Performable.

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Klaviyo acquires Agency, appoints Elias Torres as chief product officer in full-circle reunion

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Google Pursues $1.5 Billion Deal with 35-Person AI Coding Startup Mechanize to Boost Model Performance

Google is negotiating a $1.5 billion deal with Mechanize, a year-old AI coding startup with just 35 employees. The agreement would license the startup's evaluation technology and bring key talent onboard to enhance Google's AI models' coding abilities. The move comes as Google faces mounting pressure from OpenAI and Anthropic in the AI coding space.

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Google Pursues $1.5 Billion Deal with 35-Person AI Coding Startup Mechanize to Boost Model Performance

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