The US CFTC bans Caroline Ellison and FTX co-founder Gary Wang from trading for five years, as part of a settlement over their roles at FTX (Nicola M White/Bloomberg)

The CFTC issued five-year bans on former FTX executives Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang. Stripe will acquire AI-routing startup OpenRouter for $7.5 billion, paying $1.5 billion to founders and $6 billion to investors. Marvell granted Google a warrant for up to 59 million shares worth $12.2 billion. Amazon plans to add drone-delivery service in at least five U.S. cities by the end of 2026. OpenAI launched Private Safety Processing to detect misuse while keeping customer data non-retained.