Letter: Stripe told investors January 1 marked the "beginning of the singularity", a major inflection point in long-term trends, and H1 revenue rose 41% YoY (Axios)

Stripe announced a $7.5 billion acquisition of New York-based OpenRouter, allocating $1.5 billion to the startup’s founders and $6 billion to its investors. In the same briefing, Stripe told investors that January 1 marked the “beginning of the singularity” and reported first-half revenue growth of 41% year-over-year.