Stripe will reportedly acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for $7B+ |

Stripe has finalized a deal to acquire OpenRouter, according to a new report in Bloomberg. OpenRouter helps customers to select different AI models to perform…

Uber Freight reportedly investigating after hacking group claims data breach |

10:15 AM PDT · August 12, 2026 A hacking and extortion gang has taken credit for a cyberattack and data breach at Uber Freight, the…

AI coding startup Cognition reportedly already in talks to raise at $40B valuation |

In Brief Posted: 11:19 AM PDT · August 12, 2026 Cognition, makers of the AI coding agent Devin, is reportedly already talking to investors about…

Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni reportedly knew Phia was ‘cookie stuffing’ for months |

2:39 PM PDT · August 11, 2026 Phia, the shopping startup co-founded by Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, is once again under fire for its…

OpenAI's new AI smart speaker will reportedly sell for between $300 and $400 |

In Brief Posted: 3:43 PM PDT · August 6, 2026 More details continue to trickle out about OpenAI’s mysterious new hardware device — described previously…

OpenAI reportedly finds evidence that more of its agents ran amok |

In Brief Posted: 3:47 PM PDT · July 31, 2026 Much has been made of the incident in which one of OpenAI’s agents broke out…

Waymo reportedly mulling a breakup with Uber |

In Brief Posted: 1:43 PM PDT · July 24, 2026 Waymo is reportedly looking for a way out of its deal with Uber, which has…

Anduril reportedly in talks to raise funding at $100B valuation, more than 3x last year's mark |

Defense tech company Anduril is said to be raising a new round of capital that may push its valuation up by a whopping $40 billion…

Insurance startup Corgi reportedly raised more money at $4B — its third round in 8 weeks |

Insurance tech, data room software, and coffee-shop startup Corgi is reportedly raising yet another round that closely follows its last raise and would double its…

Colossal Biosciences reportedly in talks to raise new capital at $20B–$30B valuation |

When de-extinction startup Colossal Biosciences revealed last year that it was attempting to “resurrect” the dire wolf from genetic material found in fossils, we argued…