AI News Wrap and Quiz: 16th August 2026

Stripe will reportedly acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for $7B+ ↗ Stripe has reportedly finalized a deal to buy OpenRouter for more than $7 billion, giving the payments giant a major foothold in the infrastructure connecting developers to AI models. OpenRouter offers a single access point to more than 400 models and claimed 8 million users after its recent funding round. There’s a neat bit…