Amazon plans to expand Prime Air drone deliveries to cities in at least five more US states in the coming months, including suburban Chicago and Atlanta (Matt Day/Bloomberg)

Amazon will extend Prime Air drone deliveries to nearly 500 U.S. cities by the end of 2026, adding service in at least five new states, including suburban Chicago and Atlanta. Stripe is buying New York-based OpenRouter for $7.5 billion, paying $1.5 billion to founders and $6 billion to investors, and will merge its payments platform with AI model routing. SpaceX’s bid to acquire Cognition collapsed. OpenAI’s CFO announced a public-company target for 2027, while GOP officials warned AI firms that data-center backlash could impact political prospects.