Here's what smart people are saying about OpenAI's head-turning TBPN acquisition

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman went on TBPN less than two months before buying the tech livestream.

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OpenAI owns tech's favorite talk show. Will its rivals still show up?

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Microsoft released 3 new AI models, ramping up competition with its close partner, OpenAI

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Student Parker Jones calls out college professors for being slow on AI

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Parker Jones (left), on the Cal Poly campus

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Get ready for a wave of TBPN clones after its blockbuster OpenAI deal

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TBPN popularized a new mainstream media format.

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  • OpenAI acquired the buzzy media startup TBPN on Thursday.
  • TBPN inspired a set of new digital talk shows covering tech, advertising, and politics.
  • OpenAI's deal could spark more livestream copycats.

Get ready for a bumper crop of TBPN-style shows.

The OpenAI/TBPN deal is a shocker that makes sense

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TBPN hosts talk on the NYSE floor
Jordi Hays and John Coogan film their daily tech show, TBPN.

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OpenAI just bought tech talk show TBPN: 'This is not an April Fools joke'

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The logo for TBPN, a tech talk show.
OpenAI just bought TBPN.

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Elon Musk is about to be a very busy boy!

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Elon Musk smiling with big green arrow and Space X rockets.

To be honest, I thought Elon Musk would confidentially file for SpaceX's IPO on the 20th of this month, rather than the 1st.

Sam Altman says he 'miscalibrated' the mood of distrust toward AI and the government in the Pentagon deal

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Sam Altman, CEO da OpenAI, discursa durante a Cúpula de Infraestrutura de 2026, que reúne autoridades governamentais, executivos corporativos e líderes sindicais, em Washington, D.C., EUA, em 11 de março de 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/Foto de Arquivo
Sam Altman said he had "miscalibrated" the mood of distrust toward AI and the government.

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OpenAI's CFO says the company is passing on opportunities because it does not have enough compute

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OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, in September 2025.
OpenAI's CFO, Sarah Friar, says a compute shortage is forcing the company to pass up opportunities.

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