OpenAI Acquires TBPN, the Irreverent Tech Podcast With a Cult Following

OpenAI now owns the podcast known for hosting impressive guests like Mark Cuban and Mark Zuckerberg.

BY BEN SHERRY, STAFF REPORTER @BENLUCASSHERRY

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OpenAI has acquired popular technology podcast TBPN for an undisclosed sum. The ChatGPT creator says that the podcast’s creators and cohosts, John Coogan and Jordi Hays, will continue the show while contributing to OpenAI’s messaging and communication strategy. 

TBPN (which stands for Technology Business Programming Network) began in October 2024, and has quickly amassed a following of technology and business obsessives. Coogan and Hays livestream the show every day for three........

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