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OpenAI Buys TBPN, Anthropic DMCA's 8,000 Repos, Milla Jovovich Builds Memory (This Week In AI)
April 9, 2026
OpenAI acquired TBPN — the daily tech news show — announced the day after April Fools. TBPN built an independent voice in tech media over eighteen months, and OpenAI saw that as worth buying. AI companies acquiring media is a new pattern.
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