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Ranking AI Labs on Safety, AT&T’s Open-Source Pivot, Stripe to Buy AI Marketplace OpenRouter
32 minutes Posted Aug 21, 2026 at 6:55 pm.
Introduction01:13 - Stripe Acquires OpenRouter for $7.5B10:05 - Stripe’s Potential PayPal Deal12:30 - AT&T Cuts AI Bills with Open Source21:29 - Assessing Security Practices of AI Labs
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In this week’s Editor’s Cut, Martin Peers and Meredith Mazzilli talk with guest TITV Host Rocket Drew about Stripe's acquisition of OpenRouter and potential PayPal moves. We also talk with Aaron Holmes about AT&T using open-source models to curb Anthropic and OpenAI costs, and we get into AI safety standards and frontier company scorecards with Steven Adler, Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Guidelight AI Standards.Articles discussed on this episode: https://www.theinformation.com/newsletters/applied-ai/t-using-open-source-models-curb-anthropic-billshttps://www.theinformation.com/articles/new-robotics-arms-race-can-craziest-hype-videoSubscribe: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theinformation The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe_hSign up for the AI Agenda newsletter: https://www.theinformation.com/features/ai-agendaTITV airs weekdays on YouTube, X and LinkedIn at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Or check us out wherever you get your podcasts.Follow us:X: https://x.com/theinformationIG: https://www.instagram.com/theinformation/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@titv.theinformationLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theinformation/Chapters:00:00 - Introduction01:13 - Stripe Acquires OpenRouter for $7.5B10:05 - Stripe’s Potential PayPal Deal12:30 - AT&T Cuts AI Bills with Open Source21:29 - Assessing Security Practices of AI Labs