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Sam Altman's OpenAI buys TBPN to expand communication strategy and shape AI public debate
Sam Altman's company OpenAI has acquired technology talk show TBPN as part of a broader push to expand its public communication strategy. The company announced the deal on April 2, confirming that financial terms were not disclosed. Under the…
Wimbledon legend Andy Murray opens door to sensational tennis return
TENNIS legend Sir Andy Murray has revealed that he could return to coaching in the future. The 38-year-old stunned fans in late 2024 when he announced that he would be mentoring Novak Djokovic at the 2025 Australian Open. Your info will be used in…
A Growing Number of College Students Are Switching Majors - Here's What's Behind It
According to a new Gallup and Lumina Foundation survey, one in six students (16%) say they have already changed their major due to AI's perceived impact on the job market. Most moved into the social sciences (26%), followed by business (17%) and…
The AI gold rush is real - but great companies don't need to mine it
Artificial intelligence now dominates the investment conversation. It is front and center in headlines, company narratives, and — most visibly — in capital flows. In 2025, AI and machine-learning deals accounted for nearly two-thirds…
Solana news: The network's post-quantum push reveals harsh tradeoff: security vs speed
Crypto has spent years obsessing over speed, fees and scalability. Now it may have to confront a more existential question: what happens when its core security breaks? That question is moving from theory to urgency. Quantum computers, machines that…
Budget would cut Pentagon research by one-third. Can industry compensate?
Pentagon R&D spending would drop by about one-third under the White House's 2027 defense-spending proposal —but the impact of that $4.5 billion reduction might be cushioned by the tech industry's willingness to fund its own research. The…
Wary of news media, Silicon Valley builds its own
When OpenAI acquired the tech podcast TBPN this week, it wasn't just buying a show; it was buying a message. The move laid bare a strategy that Silicon Valley has been perfecting for years: ditch the tech-sceptics of the traditional press, and…
I built a £377m business in 11 years - here are 5 rules I'd follow if I started again
Lilia started her multi-million business just 11 years ago In 2015, Lilia Stoyanov launched Transformify (TFY) to solve a problem most weren't paying attention to. She realised that millions of independent workers were being treated like businesses…
The Trump administration is blurring the public and private sector workforce, and OPM director Scott Kupor won't rule out conflict of interest risks
President Donald Trump's second-term appointments set a record for the wealthiest presidential administration in modern history, an early indication Trump had no problem welcoming business magnates into his inner political circle. Those individuals…
Wary of news media, Silicon Valley builds its own
The move laid bare a strategy that Silicon Valley has been perfecting for years: ditch the tech-sceptics of the traditional press, and build your own media. TBPN is in many ways a tribute to mainstream news, with co-hosts John Coogan and Jordi Hays…
Anthropic reportedly acquires medical AI startup Coefficient Bio for $400M+
Anthropic PBC has reportedly acquired Coefficient Bio Inc., a provider of artificial intelligence software for medical researchers. Half the startup's stock was owned by a healthcare-focused venture capital firm called Dimension. The fund informed…
Premium: AI Isn't Too Big To Fail
A lot of people try to rationalize the AI bubble by digging up the past. Billions of dollars of waste are justified by saying “OpenAI just like Uber” (it isn't) and “the data center buildout is just like Amazon Web…
Tech Media Propaganda Operation Makes It Official, Goes In-House At OpenAI | Defector
On Thursday, OpenAI announced that it had acquired the Technology Business Programming Network (TBPN) show. The Financial Times reports that the recently de-Sorafied AI giant paid somewhere in the 'low hundreds of millions of dollars' for the…
Trimble Acquires Document Crunch, Plans to Integrate Agentic AI Contract Review
Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed but Document Crunch had raised at least $37 million in venture capital and enjoyed brought adoption by contractors such as Balfour Beatty to assist construction attorneys, project managers and anyone else…
Crypto Capital Inflows Plunge in Early 2026
Crypto investment activity slowed significantly in the first quarter of 2026, with total inflows estimated at around 11 billion dollars, far below last year's pace. When annualized, this trend suggests roughly $44 billion, compared to $130 billion…
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