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OpenAI Acquires Tech Talk Show TBPN—and Buys Itself Some Positive News

OpenAI Acquires Tech Talk Show TBPN—and Buys Itself Some Positive News

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OpenAI announced Thursday that it had acquired the online business talk show TBPN for an undisclosed sum. The move comes as OpenAI struggles with its public image, which has taken a significant hit in recent months. Since launching in 2024, TBPN has risen in popularity among Silicon Valley circles by offering a daily live stream about the technology industry that’s seen as more tech-friendly than traditional outlets. The show’s two hosts, John Coogan and Jordi Hays, offer real-time commentary on breaking news, cycle through viral social media posts, and interview executives from companies including Meta, Salesforce, Palantir and OpenAI. It’s become especially popular among OpenAI staff and other AI researchers, many of whom are addicted to the social media platform X. It’s hard to understand how a media startup fits into OpenAI’s core businesses selling ChatGPT, Codex, and a new super app the company is developing to consumers and enterprises. Last month, OpenAI’s CEO of Applications, Fidji Simo, told staff in an all hands meeting that the company needed to cancel its side projects and …

Our Favorite Amazon Streaming Stick Is Almost Half Off

Our Favorite Amazon Streaming Stick Is Almost Half Off

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If your TV isn’t as smart as you hoped, or you just hate its built-in interface for some reason, there are a variety of other options for dedicated streaming. For households that watch a lot of shows and movies on Prime Video or use Alexa for their smart home management, we recommend checking out the Fire TV Stick 4K Max. The latest generation is currently marked down to just $35 for the Amazon Big Spring Sale, a $25 discount from its usual price. Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max (2nd Generation) While the Fire TV Stick is a good choice for Prime Video, it plays well with basically all of the major streaming services you’d expect, including Netflix, Disney+, and HBO Max. The previous generation had just 8 GB of storage, but the new model’s upgraded 16 GB means you won’t have to choose which apps to keep and which to delete. If you have a compatible controller and an Xbox Game Pass subscription, you can even stream games directly to the Fire TV Stick …

The new Serial is here! Best podcasts of the week | Television & radio

The new Serial is here! Best podcasts of the week | Television & radio

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Pick of the weekThe Idiot “Anyone’s first cousin could be plotting murder …” New York Times columnist M Gessen is the reporter and host of this leftfield five-parter released under the NYT/Serial Productions banner, with shades of its previous series such as We Were Three and S-Town. A braggart with a problematic habit of kidnapping his own son, M’s “idiot” cousin Allen is charged with ordering a hit on his ex-wife, Priscilla. Hannah J DaviesWidely available, episodes weekly Friends Keep Secrets Mr Selena Gomez and top record producer Benny Blanco teams up with rapper and actor Lil Dicky and his wife Kristin Batalucco for this podcast, which hovers dangerously close to intolerable brain rot territory. But if you’ve ever wanted to hear an interview with Ed Sheeran that also features vomit, poo and body odour then this is the place to be. HJDWidely available, episodes weekly Screwed By AI Avantika Chilkoti hosts Screwed by AI. Photograph: The Economist “Where porn leads, other industries follow.” The Economist’s Avantika Chilkoti travels to the Adult Video Network expo …

Jools Holland: The pianist who played with The Beatles and made presidents dance – arts24

Jools Holland: The pianist who played with The Beatles and made presidents dance – arts24

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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Accept Manage my choices One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Try again arts24 © FRANCE 24 Issued on: 27/03/2026 – 16:54Modified: 27/03/2026 – 16:55 13:36 min From the show Reading time 1 min From teenage pub gigs in London to a number one album at age 66 with Rod Stewart, Jools Holland has spent more than five decades at the heart of music. He’s best known as the bandleader of his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, co-founder of rock group Squeeze and host of Britain’s longest-running live music show, “Later… with Jools Holland”, where guests have included Taylor Swift and Paul McCartney. By: Source link

How ‘Love Story’ Said Goodbye to JFK Jr. and Carolyn

How ‘Love Story’ Said Goodbye to JFK Jr. and Carolyn

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The episode begins with John and Carolyn in a couples therapy session. We watch them fall in love with each other again—they even return to Panna II, the restaurant where they had their first date. Can you talk about that decision, showing them mending their relationship? Simpson: Everyone knew that he’d moved out. We knew that it was rocky, and they were having good times and bad times. We knew that she had committed to going to this wedding, and they were in couples counseling. In terms of the unknowable question of “what would happen if they hadn’t gone down on the plane,” I think our tendency was to lean toward hope and toward positivity. We wanted to go back to that Indian restaurant. We wanted to go back, after two really intense episodes, to the romance between the two of them. Lean in to the idea that the show’s about how relationships are tough. You have a great romance that has to live in the reality of a marriage. What we wanted to lean …

How ‘Love Story’ Said Goodbye to JFK Jr. and Carolyn

How ‘Love Story’ Said Goodbye to JFK Jr. and Carolyn

Published by Sam Flores

The episode begins with John and Carolyn in a couples therapy session. We watch them fall in love with each other again—they even return to Panna II, the restaurant where they had their first date. Can you talk about that decision, showing them mending their relationship? Simpson: Everyone knew that he’d moved out. We knew that it was rocky, and they were having good times and bad times. We knew that she had committed to going to this wedding, and they were in couples counseling. In terms of the unknowable question of “what would happen if they hadn’t gone down on the plane,” I think our tendency was to lean toward hope and toward positivity. We wanted to go back to that Indian restaurant. We wanted to go back, after two really intense episodes, to the romance between the two of them. Lean in to the idea that the show’s about how relationships are tough. You have a great romance that has to live in the reality of a marriage. What we wanted to lean …

BAFTA Television Awards 2026 P&O Cruises Memorable Moment Award nominees revealed – here’s how to vote

BAFTA Television Awards 2026 P&O Cruises Memorable Moment Award nominees revealed – here’s how to vote

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Voting is now open for one of the most talked-about prizes at this year’s BAFTA Television Awards – the P&O Cruises Memorable Moment Award. The award celebrates the most impactful scenes on screen over the past year and is the only category at the BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises decided entirely by the UK public. This year’s shortlist brings together six unforgettable moments spanning drama, comedy and entertainment – and viewers now have the chance to crown the winner themselves. You can cast your vote now via the official BAFTA site. As part of the vote, fans can also enter a prize draw for the chance to win one of 10 pairs of tickets to attend the ceremony at London’s Royal Festival Hall and the P&O Cruises After-Party on Sunday 10 May 2026.* What is the Memorable Moment Award? The P&O Cruises Memorable Moment Award honours the scenes that got the nation talking – whether dramatic, emotional, hilarious or uplifting. A jury of TV experts selects the shortlist, before handing over to the UK …

Boom Box: Beats and Betrayal review – the most astonishing British TV | Television

Boom Box: Beats and Betrayal review – the most astonishing British TV | Television

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The UK launch of HBO Max has brought with it some major US series (no more waiting for The Pitt!). More unexpectedly, perhaps, its launch slate also includes this distinctly British true-crime docudrama about a record shop/recording studio in Edmonton, north London. Teens involved in petty crime came to Boom Box to keep off the streets – only to find that the studio itself was a hotbed of gang-related activity. It’s an astonishing tale which is told totally fantastically here, in a series that hopefully heralds HBO Max as a platform that will champion British (as well as American) TV. I strongly advise against Googling Boom Box (the show), or Boom Box (the recording studio), lest you spoil the eventual, frankly ridiculous revelations this series contains. There is one piece of information, however, that does feel impossible to merely hint at: the people these teenagers were getting involved with were not criminals – they were undercover police officers, who had targeted the area after a spate of murders in 2008. As its four episodes unfold, …

‘Adolescence’ Tops 2026 Royal Television Society Program Awards

‘Adolescence’ Tops 2026 Royal Television Society Program Awards

Published by Daniella Wilson

Hot off the heels of the BAFTA TV Awards nominations, Adolescence is continuing its run of form with four wins at the Royal Television Society‘s Program Awards. The ceremony took place at London’s JW Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel on Tuesday night, hosted by comedian-presenter Tom Allen with the aim of celebrating the best of U.K. television. Among the attendees were Erin Doherty, Dylan Llewllyn, Steve Coogan, Mawaan Rizwan, Stephen Graham, Katherine Parkinson, Lucy Punch, Davina McCall, Gabby Logan, Alison Steadman, Jack Thorne, and Malachi Kirby. Across the 29 competitive categories, the BBC led with 16 awards, including for The Celebrity Traitors and wins for the stars of Unforgivable, Bobby Schofield and Anna Friel, in the leading actor and supporting actress categories. The BBC also won the highly contested drama series category for Blue Lights, and Kat Sadler nabbed best writer for Such Brave Girls. Netflix followed with five wins, four of which went to Adolescence. Breakout star Owen Cooper won both the breakthrough award and supporting actor prize. Cooper’s co-star Erin Doherty also presented the …

Royal Television Society Awards 2026 winners: From Adolescence to EastEnders

Royal Television Society Awards 2026 winners: From Adolescence to EastEnders

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The Royal Television Society has crowned its winners for its 2026 ceremony. Leading the charge was the BBC with a total of 16 wins, followed by Netflix with five wins – four of which went to the acclaimed limited series Adolescence. Elsewhere, EastEnders took home the award for soap & continuing drama, while Channel 4 comedy Big Boys took home the award for comedy drama. So, without further ado, here is the full list of winners from the big Royal Television Society Awards 2026 winners: Full list of shows and stars that took home awards Arts WINNER – The Last Musician of Auschwitz Nick Cave’s Veiled World The Trouble With Mr Doodle Breakthrough award Owen Cooper as Jamie Miller in Adolescence. Stephen Graham. WINNER – Owen Cooper, Adolescence Ellis Howard, What It Feels Like for a Girl Kaydrah Walker-Wilkie, Just Act Normal Maximilian Fairley, Unforgotten Children’s programme WINNER – Crongton Sky Kids Investigates: World. War. Me. Wolf King Comedy drama WINNER – Big Boys Dreaming Whilst Black Juice Comedy entertainment WINNER – Last One Laughing Taskmaster …