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OpenAI acquires popular tech talk show for ‘low hundreds of millions’

2026-04-03 12:33 UTC

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. The ChatGPT maker had purchased the 11-person company in a “low hundreds of millions of dollars” deal, according to a person with knowledge of the terms. Archived at ghostarchive.org/archive/VfGEx

Replies (20)

  • @db2@lemmy.world 2026-04-03 13:14

    Launder harder Sam you fucking dweeb.

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  • @tonytins@pawb.social 2026-04-03 15:26

    Not sure how buying a podcast is going to help pay the bills, Altman.

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  • @JoMiran@lemmy.ml 2026-04-03 13:28

    65k YouTube subs and they paid hundreds of millions?!?

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  • @Ross_audio@lemmy.world 2026-04-04 10:36

    Open AI’s core business is lying to inflate their stock price. This tracks.

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  • @FireWire400@lemmy.world 2026-04-03 14:29

    Where can I sell my 43 subscriber YTP channel to him?

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  • @panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 2026-04-03 12:55

    I have never heard of this show

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  • 11 person company with 65,000 subscribers to their channel. Dude pays like $3000 per subscriber. Be cheaper just to pay people to listen to him.

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  • @Veedem@lemmy.world 2026-04-03 12:51

    They may be the only company in this space as unfocused as xAI. They basically bought a podcast to use as a mouthpiece. It’s just dumb and anyone who would consider investing in this company as to doubt their leadership and decision making. What a waste of their money.

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  • Super. Media is always better when big corporations control the content.

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  • @Telorand@reddthat.com 2026-04-03 12:57

    Never heard of it, like ever. Seems like such a great investment, therefore. /s

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  • @Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 2026-04-03 14:25

    Probably insider corruption. Like the corporate sales agent or podcast employee is somehow related through friendship or blood to someone at openai.

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  • @bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-03 15:02

    "Hey everyone, we sold our channel for several million! Anyway, follow us on our new channel here". OpenAIs stupid lol

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  • @JoeKrogan@lemmy.world 2026-04-03 13:02

    They will probably just run ai podcasts or something like that.

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  • More proof of this stellar company’s incredible jenius.

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  • @Lanske@lemmy.world 2026-04-04 09:07

    TPBWHO?

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  • @grrgyle@slrpnk.net 2026-04-03 14:04

    This must be a show that only people who make their lifeways by following the scent of VC dick stank watch

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  • @XLE@piefed.social 2026-04-03 13:35

    Hey does everybody remember when OpenAI killed Sora after a few months, allegedly to focus on their core product? Seems OpenAI forgot that commitment. Wouldn't be the first commitment they forgot.

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  • @givesomefucks@lemmy.world 2026-04-03 14:14

    >making an unexpected move into broadcasting after pledging to abandon “side quests” and focus on its core business. That's exactly what they're doing here tho... The "core business" is hype, because hype is the only reason to use, invest in, or support current AI. There's nothing they can do to raise share price more than buying an existing reputable source to make it a propaganda shill. The author is still operating under the assumption that AI can be made profitable if only they work a little harder. It's not gonna happen, it's a fucking boondoggle who only exists to grift investors. Once you're roped in, you have a financial incentive to perpetuate the grift. And now TBPN (whatever that is) has a financial incentive to tell people how great AI is

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  • @HuudaHarkiten@piefed.social 2026-04-03 13:59

    Remember when facebook bought instagram for whatever stupid amount it was and there was that audio of the instagram guys howling with laughter? Do we get one of those with this as well?

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  • @Mwa@thelemmy.club 2026-04-03 13:00

    Is it just me or i am so much companies acquiring/selling assets in the past 4 years??

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