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⚡ WHAT'S AT STAKE TODAY ⚡
- 🤖💼 OpenAI acquires TBPN, the buzzy founder-led business talk show
- 🚀🤖 Microsoft takes on AI rivals with three new foundational models
- 🎬🤖 Google now lets you direct avatars through prompts in its Vids app
- 🏢⚡ Cos. go full steam ahead on AI, despite economy
- 📹🤖 Google Vids adds new AI features
- 🎓⚖️ Students Testify in Support of Bill Regulating AI Employment Decisions
- 🔒🤖 Microsoft Unveils Three New AI Models, Raising Security Concerns
- ✈️🅿️ El Paso Airport Adopts AI for Seamless Parking Payments
- 💻⚠️ Claude Code users hitting usage limits 'way faster than expected'
OpenAI makes first media acquisition with buzzy tech talk show
OpenAI acquires TBPN, the buzzy founder-led business talk show
In its first media acquisition, OpenAI has purchased TBPN (Technology Business Programming Network), the popular Silicon Valley talk show that has become the unofficial "Sports Center" of the tech industry. The daily three-hour live program, hosted by former tech founders John Coogan and Jordi Hays, will continue operating under its own brand while reporting to OpenAI's chief political operative, Chris Lehane.
TBPN has carved out a unique niche as a safe haven where tech industry heavyweights can speak candidly and face scrutiny from fellow insiders. The show regularly features top-tier CEOs including Mark Zuckerberg, Satya Nadella, Marc Benioff, and OpenAI's own Sam Altman, who frequently appear to discuss breaking news and occasionally make announcements of their own.
The acquisition comes as TBPN has grown into a media empire projected to generate over $30 million in revenue this year, according to The Wall Street Journal. Despite this success, OpenAI plans to help scale the platform further while maintaining its editorial independence.
Fidji Simo, OpenAI's head of AGI deployment, emphasized that the company will leverage the founders' "amazing comms and marketing instincts" beyond the show itself. She noted that TBPN will help "bring AI to the world in a way that helps people understand the full impact of this technology on their daily lives," particularly important for a company where "the standard communications playbook just doesn't apply."
Simo assured that TBPN will maintain editorial control, continuing to "run their programming, choose their guests, and make their own editorial decisions." However, the acquisition raises questions about potential conflicts of interest, given that a soon-to-IPO AI company now owns a prominent show that regularly covers the industry.
Adding to the intrigue is the involvement of Chris Lehane, who will oversee TBPN within OpenAI's strategy team. Lehane, credited with coining the phrase "vast right-wing conspiracy" during his Clinton White House days, is described as a master of "political dark arts." He's also behind the crypto industry's Fairshake super PAC, which spent hundreds of millions in the 2024 election, and has been advising President Trump on AI policy, including controversial recommendations to limit state AI regulation and ease environmental restrictions on data centers.
Despite these concerns, Sam Altman, who calls TBPN his favorite tech show, believes the acquisition won't compromise the program's critical coverage. "I don't expect them to go any easier on us, am sure I'll do my part to help enable that with occasional stupid decisions," he wrote on social media.
For TBPN's hosts, the deal represents an opportunity to move beyond commentary into real impact. "While we've been critical of the industry at times, after getting to know Sam and the OpenAI team, what stood out most was their openness to feedback and commitment to getting this right," Hays explained. "Moving from commentary to real impact in how this technology is distributed and understood globally is incredibly important to us."
The acquisition signals OpenAI's recognition that traditional communication strategies may be insufficient for navigating the complex landscape of AI development and public perception, particularly as the company prepares for its highly anticipated public offering.
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Microsoft launches three AI models to compete with rivals
Microsoft takes on AI rivals with three new foundational models
Microsoft AI unveiled three foundational AI models for text, voice, and image generation, marking its push to compete with rival AI labs while maintaining its OpenAI partnership. MAI-Transcribe-1 offers speech transcription across 25 languages, MAI-Voice-1 generates custom audio, and MAI-Image-2 creates videos.
Developed by CEO Mustafa Suleyman's team, these models emphasize "Humanist AI" with competitive pricing. The company positions them as cheaper alternatives to Google and OpenAI offerings, with transcription starting at $0.36 per hour and voice generation at $22 per million characters.
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Claude Code users hitting usage limits 'way faster than expected'
Anthropic investigates Claude Code token usage issue affecting developers worldwide.
Anthropic is scrambling to fix a critical issue with Claude Code, its AI-powered coding assistant, after users began hitting usage limits much faster than anticipated. The company announced on Reddit that resolving this problem has become the "top priority" for their development team.
Claude Code has gained significant popularity among software developers in recent months, becoming an integral part of many daily workflows. However, users are now experiencing unexpected token consumption that's disrupting their work and burning through their paid subscriptions at alarming rates.
The token system, which customers purchase to access AI services, has become increasingly opaque in terms of how much each task actually costs. Frustrated users on Reddit shared their experiences, with one noting they hit token limits "much later" on their free account compared to their $100 monthly paid subscription. Another user warned that "one session in a loop can drain your daily budget in minutes."
The situation has become so severe that some users report dramatic usage spikes from simple interactions. One comment highlighted how "a simple one sentence reply to a conversation just took me from 59% usage to 100%," demonstrating the widespread nature of the problem beyond just Claude Code.
The timing couldn't be worse, as Anthropic recently introduced peak-hour throttling, meaning tokens get consumed more quickly during high-demand periods. This compounds the existing usage issues users are experiencing.
Claude Pro subscriptions start at $20 monthly, with higher-tier plans reaching $100-200 per month for increased usage. The company also offers enterprise pricing for larger organizations.
Adding to Anthropic's recent challenges, the company accidentally released 500,000 lines of Claude Code's internal source code on GitHub due to "human error," though they clarified no sensitive customer data was compromised. The company is also currently engaged in a legal dispute with the US government regarding Department of Defense usage of their tools.
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