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OpenAI Acquires TBPN for $200M: Controlling the Narrative?

From God Mode Podcast · Apr 11, 2026

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OpenAI Acquires TBPN for $200M: Controlling the Narrative?

Anthropic's Mythos Beat GPT-5.4, Found 27-Year Bug & NVIDIA… · Apr 11, 2026 Business

OpenAI just bought TBPN — a Silicon Valley podcast that had Zuckerberg and Kalanick on within its first year — for $200 million. The crew can't quite figure out why. Luca says it outright: this feels like wanting to control the narrative. Ben counters that at $100B projected ad revenue, $200M is rounding error.