Stripe

Stripe is a global technology company that enables businesses to accept and process online payments. Founded in 2010, Stripe serves over 100,000 businesses in more than 100 countries with a suite of payment processing tools, including payment gateways, fraud prevention, and subscription management. Key executives include co-founders Patrick and John Collison, and the company has divisions in San Francisco, Seattle, Dublin, and Singapore. Competitors include PayPal, Square, and Adyen.

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Anthropic and OpenAI Take Different Stances On Disrupting Software Incumbents

By Laura Bratton, Stephanie Palazzolo and Aaron Holmes · Feb 24, 2026 11:58am PST · 1 comment

Anthropic on Tuesday unveiled new details of how businesses could use its Claude Cowork AI software to access and use data stored in enterprise apps, including DocuSign, LegalZoom and Salesforce. Given the recent market jitters about the disruptive impact of AI on these software firms, you’d think the news would have depressed stocks even more.... Anthropic on Tuesday unveiled new details of how businesses could use its Claude Cowork AI...

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Software Quandary: Are OpenAI and Anthropic Frenemies or Foes?

By Martin Peers · Feb 23, 2026 5:00pm PST

When does a frenemy become a mortal threat? That question should be top of mind for executives atop enterprise software firms, such as ServiceNow, Salesforce and Snowflake, each of which at various times has announced partnerships with OpenAI. And yet OpenAI seems to be doing everything it can to put at least some of these firms out of business.... When does a frenemy become a mortal threat? That question should be top of mind for executives...

Ford's first stab at electric pickups, the Lightning, was a flop. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty

The Electric: Ford Doubles Down On Beating the Chinese in EVs

By Steve LeVine · Feb 19, 2026 4:30am PST · 1 comment

For months, Ford has backpedaled furiously from a massive gamble it made on electric vehicles, writing down $19.5 billion in costs and killing newly designed EVs it had paraded as proof of its tech cred. For months, Ford has backpedaled furiously from a massive gamble it made on electric vehicles,...

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Robinhood’s Private Startup Fund Could Open the Floodgates

By Cory Weinberg · Feb 18, 2026 8:00am PST · 2 comments

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Robinhood’s Private Startup Fund Could Open the Floodgates

By Cory Weinberg · Feb 18, 2026 8:00am PST · 2 comments

A soon to be listed Robinhood fund that invests in private startups could lay a path for Silicon Valley—including VC firms—to raise more money from individual investors. Robinhood is raising $1 billion for the fund, which has the New York Stock Exchange ticker of RVI. The fund, Robinhood says, will invest in “best-in-class” private... A soon to be listed Robinhood fund that invests in private startups could lay a path for Silicon...

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In Sickness and in Health: Wellness-Obsessed Techies Adopt Oura Rings as Wedding Bands

By Jemima McEvoy · Feb 14, 2026 5:23am PST

When AI researcher Sebastian Raschka got married in November 2023, he and his now-wife, Liza, went nontraditional. They wedded in Las Vegas at an Elvis-themed chapel, then celebrated by attending a U2 concert at the Sphere, the futuristic orb-shaped theater on the Strip. The Raschkas also bucked tradition in their selection of wedding rings,... When AI researcher Sebastian Raschka got married in November 2023, he and his now-wife, Liza,...

Thomas Lee, chairman of BitMine and CIO of Fundstrat, speaks on stage during the Consensus Hong Kong at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center on February 11, 2026 in Hong Kong, China. Photo by Anthony Kwan/Getty

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Downbeat Crypto Sector Looks to AI for Rescue

By Yueqi Yang · Feb 12, 2026 8:17am PST · 1 comment

Crypto’s market crash has prompted much soul-searching within the industry, I learned at this week’s annual crypto Consensus conference in Hong Kong. The answer: To stay relevant, the industry must tie its fate with the AI boom. I find the crypto industry’s hopes for an AI rescue somewhat ironic, given that AI has siphoned capital and talent... Crypto’s market crash has prompted much soul-searching within the industry, I learned at this...

Ukraine's Vampire kamikaze drone. Photo: Jose Colon/Anadolu/Gett

Exclusive From The Electric: These U.S. Startups Are Developing Superbatteries for Long-Range Combat Drones

By Steve LeVine · Feb 12, 2026 4:30am PST

The Department of Energy is developing superbatteries that would substantially extend the range of combat drones such as those used by Ukraine. The greater range would allow the drones to conduct surveillance or drop munitions much further behind enemy lines than is currently possible. The Department of Energy is developing superbatteries that would substantially extend the range...

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ChatGPT Shopping Could Get Complicated Fast

By Ann Gehan · Feb 10, 2026 10:04am PST

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ChatGPT Shopping Could Get Complicated Fast

By Ann Gehan · Feb 10, 2026 10:04am PST

OpenAI has touted shopping inside ChatGPT as a major business opportunity as it tries to raise tens of billions in fresh cash. Meanwhile, the company is still nailing down some online commerce basics. That includes figuring out the best way to navigate state sales taxes—people working on commerce inside OpenAI still haven’t decided how it... OpenAI has touted shopping inside ChatGPT as a major business opportunity as it tries to raise...

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MrBeast’s Beast Industries to Buy Gen Z–Focused Banking App

By Valida Pau · Feb 9, 2026 9:05am PST

Beast Industries, the entertainment conglomerate founded by Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson, has agreed to buy Step Mobile, a teen-focused banking app, the companies plan to announce Monday. The acquisition will expand the YouTube star’s reach beyond media, restaurants and packaged food into financial services. Founded in 2018, Step Mobile runs an app... Beast Industries, the entertainment conglomerate founded by Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson, has agreed...

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Parties, PR and Epstein: How Investor Masha Bucher Shot to Fame in Silicon Valley

By Jemima McEvoy · Feb 7, 2026 6:00am PST · 9 comments

January 30 was an eventful day for Masha Bucher. That evening she held a blowout 8th birthday party for her venture capital firm, Day One Ventures, at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. The dress code: elegant. On the invites, Bucher promised the festivities would include a new performance art piece that would weave together “choreography,... January 30 was an eventful day for Masha Bucher. That evening she held a blowout 8th birthday...

Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi. Jeff Chiu/AP.

The Databricks IPO Watch

By Cory Weinberg and Valida Pau · Feb 5, 2026 4:00pm PST

Plummeting software stocks aren’t good news for any company with a big enterprise business that is considering going public. Nonetheless, there’s a growing consensus that 12-year-old Databricks—whose initial public offering has been chatted about for years—could take the step by the end of this year, according to several investment bankers and... Plummeting software stocks aren’t good news for any company with a big enterprise business that...

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A Major Anthropic Backer Quintuples an AI Math Startup’s Valuation in New Deal

By Stephanie Palazzolo and Valida Pau · Feb 3, 2026 7:00am PST

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A Major Anthropic Backer Quintuples an AI Math Startup’s Valuation in New Deal

By Stephanie Palazzolo and Valida Pau · Feb 3, 2026 7:00am PST

Investors usually fund startups based on metrics involving revenue, profits or product usage. But investors backing newer AI research startups that are taking on Anthropic and OpenAI have to rely on other measures of success, such as incremental research breakthroughs or recent talent hirings. One example is AI math startup Axiom, which is... Investors usually fund startups based on metrics involving revenue, profits or product usage. But...