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Source: OpenAI bought TBPN, which was set to generate $30M+ in 2026, for “low hundreds of millions of dollars”; OpenAI says TBPN will be editorially independent

I also genuinely question TBPN's reach and their revenue!  But I guess we will never know now.  [embedded post]@newsjennifer:Pro tip: nobody is buying the ‘editorially independent’ bullsh*t. [embedded post]Mike Masnick /@masnick.com:I spent most of my day recording podcasts, and on the last one, before we started my guest told me that this had happened and my first thought was “wait, is there some other TBPN?” because... what? [embedded post]Grant Brisbee /@grantbrisbee:The Roundtable was also i

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  • @edzitron.com Ed Zitron on bluesky
    Embarrassing watching members of the media fawn over this and act like it's a 4d chess move vs. Fiji Simo having literally one idea: buy media and show it.  —  I also genuinely question TBPN's reach and their revenue!  But I guess we will never know now.  [embedded post]
  • @newsjennifer @newsjennifer on bluesky
    Pro tip: nobody is buying the ‘editorially independent’ bullsh*t. [embedded post]
  • @masnick.com Mike Masnick on bluesky
    I spent most of my day recording podcasts, and on the last one, before we started my guest told me that this had happened and my first thought was “wait, is there some other TBPN?” because... what? [embedded post]
  • @grantbrisbee Grant Brisbee on bluesky
    The Roundtable was also in these talks, but Andy kept saying “retaaaaainer” until they walked out [embedded post]
  • @caseynewton Casey Newton on bluesky
    For that kind of money you could employ a handful of AI researchers! [embedded post]
  • @oracularhades.com Josh on bluesky
    “editorially independent” lol i smell bullshit [embedded post]
  • @edzitron.com Ed Zitron on bluesky
    very very strange.  Why would TBPN sell?  Other to cash out of course.  They were already an egregious AI booster! [embedded post]
  • @johncoogan John Coogan on x
    OpenAI acquires popular tech news show TBPN; the show will stay the same and will continue to air live at 11am PT weekdays