OpenAI Acquires TBPN Media Platform as AI Author Cory Doctorow Releases New Book

OpenAI announced the acquisition of TBPN, the daily three‑hour live technology‑business show that streams on YouTube and X. The program, hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays, has become a go‑to forum for CEOs such as Mark Zuckerberg, Satya Nadella and Sam Altman, and is projected to generate over $30 million in revenue this year. The purchase places TBPN under the oversight of Chris Lehane, a political strategist at OpenAI, and signals the company’s intent to expand its influence over AI‑related media coverage.

Canadian writer and tech activist Cory Doctorow released a new book, *The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life after AI*, in which he argues that artificial intelligence should be deliberately domesticated to serve human interests rather than dominate decision‑making. The work stresses user rights, sovereignty over digital tools, and a vision of AI as an augmenting partner, adding a cultural‑policy dimension to the ongoing debate about AI governance.