CNBC Daily Open: Markets caught between Mideast worries and AI optimism

Despite many promises of a deal and numerous start-stop negotiations, the war in the Middle East now threatens to restart and drag more countries into the fold.

Despite many promises of a deal and numerous start-stop negotiations, the war in the Middle East now threatens to restart and drag more countries into the fold.

Google has bought a vast trove of data from bankrupt US budget airline Spirit Airlines for $10 million to help train artificial intelligence (AI) systems, according to documents filed in the airline's bankruptcy proceedings. The package, acquired in an auctio…

OpenRouter Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Stripe is set to acquire OpenRouter, a leading AI model marketplace, for over $8 billion, sources say. VC firms A16z and Menlo Ventures may see at least $2 billion in returns fr…

upGrad Crosses ₹2,000 Cr Gross Revenue in FY26; Grows EBITDA 8X to 123 Cr
Stripe's potential acquisition of AI startup OpenRouter for $8 billion could create big gains for A16z and Menlo Ventures.