Stripe acquires OpenRouter, with net revenue increasing by 41% year-on-year in the first half of the year

Stripe stated in a letter to investors that January 1st of this year marked the beginning of the singularity, with net income increasing by 41% year-on-year and free cash flow growing by 43% in the first half of the year. Stripe announced the acquisition of OpenRouter to manage AI calls, and Axios stated that the transaction price exceeded $8 billion, mainly paid in stock. Stripe explicitly states that maintaining privatization helps with long-term decision-making.