After OpenAI’s TBPN deal, a16z backs MTS: Here’s why media startups are attracting investorsVenture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has invested in the newly launched 24/7 media streaming company Monitoring The Situation (M...
22 Apr, 2026, 10.59 AM IST
Acquisition count rises: Inside OpenAI's major deals in 2026The AI major’s half a dozen deals in the first quarter underscore its push to strengthen its position across enterprise software, developer...
14 Apr, 2026, 10.25 PM IST
OpenAI acquires tech talk show TBPNOpenAI said TBPN will stay editorially independent, retaining authority over its programming, guest lineup, editorial choices, and producti...
04 Apr, 2026, 12.58 PM IST
AI needs ‘better marketing’, says Sam Altman after buying media platform TBPNOpenAI CEO Sam Altman is acquiring popular podcast The Best Possible Node (TBPN) to improve AI's public image, calling it a poorly marketed...
03 Apr, 2026, 09.34 PM IST
Rupee slide boosts IT; Gupshup’s valuation markdownThe rupee’s sharp slide could give IT firms a surprise Q4 bump. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
03 Apr, 2026, 07.31 PM IST
OpenAI’s TBPN acquisition rooted in decade-long founder ties, says John CooganOpenAI acquires TBPN: Coogan and the other cofounder Jordi Hays said they expect the relationship with OpenAI to continue. OpenAI has indic...
03 Apr, 2026, 03.38 PM IST
Travis Kalanick says ‘Masa money’ was ‘easy’ and ‘too loose’ during SoftBank’s hyper-funding eraKalanick, who raised billions for Uber himself amid SoftBank’s aggressive 2017 investment spree, contrasted this with his own stealth appro...
16 Mar, 2026, 12.18 PM IST
Anthropic's AI researcher Mrinank Sharma quits, says the 'the world is in peril'AI startup Anthropic has confirmed the departure of researcher Mrinank Sharma from its safeguards team. The exit comes in the wake of resea...
12 Feb, 2026, 04.12 PM IST
Super Bowl 2026: Super Bowl LX is now battleground for OpenAI-Chatgpt and Anthropic to grab 120 million eyeballs. Check how much AI majors are spendingSuper Bowl 2026: One 30-second spot expected to air on the NBC television network during Super Bowl LX from Anthropic takes a thinly veile...
07 Feb, 2026, 08.26 PM IST
Sam Altman defends OpenAI’s ad strategy after Anthropic’s Super Bowl criticismReiterating OpenAI’s opposition to influencing model outputs with commercial messaging, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman termed rival Anthropic’s Supe...
07 Feb, 2026, 01.18 PM IST
The dark side of AI weighs on the stock marketA washout hit software stocks as Wall Street realised the threat from artificial intelligence had arrived. New tools from a San Francisco s...
07 Feb, 2026, 12.00 AM IST
Ivy League degree not needed: Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri reveals two qualities required for world-class AI engineersInstagram CEO Adam Mosseri emphasizes scrappiness and rapid learning over prestigious degrees for top AI engineers. He believes hands-on ex...
20 Nov, 2025, 11.52 AM IST
'Internet is dead': Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian says it's all 'botted' and 'quasi-AI'Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian believes the internet is becoming artificial, dominated by bots and AI-generated content rather than genui...
16 Oct, 2025, 11.39 AM IST
AI researchers are negotiating $250 million pay packages, just like NBA starsOver the past few weeks, recruiting AI free agents has become a spectacle on social media, much like the period before a trade deadline in ...
03 Aug, 2025, 07.34 PM IST