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OpenAI acquires popular tech talk show for ‘low hundreds of millions’ (www.ft.com)
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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.

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[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 55 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

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.

[–] Pappabosley@lemmy.world 1 points 57 minutes ago

I'll start an anti-ai podcast and you guys all subscribe. When he offers me $3000/sub to buy me out, and shut it down, I'll make sure he includes at least 10 compute tokens for each of you in the deal.

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 34 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I bet the owners couldn’t believe their luck lmao

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 14 points 7 hours ago

I doubt luck had much to do with it! This just seems like a convenient way to embezzle a few hundred million of investor money as a favour to a friend.

[–] brsrklf@jlai.lu 13 points 9 hours ago

Meh. If I am paid to endure a bunch of openAI corporate bullshit, I don't think I am going lower than $3,000 for the trouble.