OpenAI Buys Tech-Industry Talk Show TBPN
Corroborated by 13 sources from 13 publishers
TL;DR
Reports differ across sources; according to arstechnica.com, openAI has struck a deal to acquire TBPN, a technology-focused talk show popular in Silicon Valley, making an unexpected move into broadcasting after pledging to abandon “side quests” and focus on its core business.
Sources
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Dow Jones U.S. Business
https://www.wsj.com/cmo-today/openai-buys-tech-industry-talk-show-tbpn-484c01c5?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
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The Verge (Tech)
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/906022/openai-buys-tbpn
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Yahoo Finance News
https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/article/openai-buys-tech-news-show-tbpn-in-ai-giants-biggest-media-push-yet-175749747.html
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Bloomberg Technology
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-02/openai-buys-tech-talk-show-tbpn-in-rare-move-into-media-business
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Business Insider Markets News
https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-acquires-tbpn-tech-talk-show-in-media-push-2026-4
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CNBC 19854910
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/02/openai-acquires-tech-podcast-tbpn.html
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TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/02/openai-acquires-tbpn-the-buzzy-founder-led-business-talk-show
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TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/02/openai-acquires-tbpn-the-buzzy-founder-led-business-talk-show
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Wired
https://www.wired.com/story/openai-acquires-tbpn-buys-positive-news-coverage
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Financial Times Companies
https://www.ft.com/content/4fe4972a-3d24-45be-b9fa-a429c432b08e
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MarketWatch Top Stories
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/openai-is-officially-a-media-company-after-buying-silicon-valleys-favorite-podcast-tbpn-d6949c82?mod=mw_rss_topstories
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The Hill Technology
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5813846-openai-acquires-tpbn-tech-show
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Dow Jones U.S. Business
https://www.wsj.com/tech/openai-technology-business-programming-network-b681ef6b?mod=pls_whats_news_us_business_f
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Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/openai-takes-on-another-side-quest-buys-tech-focused-talk-show-tbpn
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The New York Times (Technology)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/technology/openai-buys-tbpn.html
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MarketWatch Top Stories
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-tbpn-went-from-nerdy-online-talkshow-to-splashy-openai-acquisition-c204185e?mod=mw_rss_topstories