Following a fresh $122 billion funding round, OpenAI just made an acquisition that highlights a strategic pivot.

OpenAI wants a bigger voice in the AI discourse. TBPN is a two-man talk show that's gone viral in Silicon Valley.

OpenAI, jostling with Anthropic for enterprise customers, has bought TBPN, an online tech talk show that has built a ​loyal Silicon Valley following through interviews with industry CEOs.

OpenAI has acquired TBPN, aka the Technology Business Programming Network, a talk show about Silicon Valley that has streamed online for about a year.

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.

TBPN, Silicon Valley's cult-favorite tech podcast, will operate independently, even as it's overseen by chief political operative, Chris Lehane.

TBPN is seen by OpenAI as a tech-forward outlet that understands AI well and can translate the potential of the technology to a wider audience.

Driving the news: "TBPN is my favorite tech show," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted on X. "We want them to keep that going and for them to do what they do so well. I don't expect them