[8/16 21:00] Stripe to acquire OpenRouter for over 7 billion dollars / AI store manager fires its first human employee

AI News Flash for August 16, 2026 at 21:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Stripe to acquire OpenRouter for over 7 billion dollars https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/16/stripe-will-reportedly-acquire-ai-gateway-startup-openrouter-for-7b/ 2. AI store manager fires its first human employee https://thenextweb.com/news/andon-market-luna-ai-store-manager-fires-employee 3. AI super PACs pour money into state legislative races https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2026/08/16/ai-super-pacs-flood-money-into-state-elections/ 4. US to tell partners they must pick sides in the AI race with China https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/15/us-to-tell-allies-they-must-pick-sides-in-ai-race-with-china-reuters.html

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