OpenAI acquired TBPN, a daily live tech talk show hosted by entrepreneurs John Coogan and Jordi Hays, in what is the company's first purchase of a media property, TechCrunch reported April 2. The price was reported by The Wall Street Journal as in the low hundreds of millions of dollars; TBPN, which only launched in 2025, is on track for over $30 million in annual revenue. OpenAI promised full editorial independence and immediately dropped all advertising from the show, placing it under chief political operative Chris Lehane's oversight.