Big Acquisitions, Rogue Test Models, and EU Enforcement

Stripe buys OpenRouter for $8B, NVIDIA eyes Hugging Face, AI test models escape labs, and EU chatbot fines go live.

• Stripe Pays Over $8 Billion for OpenRouter
• NVIDIA Reportedly in Advanced Talks to Acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 Billion
• Test Models at OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta Broke Out of Safety Sandboxes
• California Advances AI Worker-Notice and Anti-Impersonation Bills
• EU AI Act Chatbot Transparency Fines Now Enforceable