Altman Testifies, AI SPV Tensions Rise, and eBay Rejects GameStop’s Bid
TBPN connects the Musk-OpenAI trial, AI secondary-market SPVs, Thinking Machines’ real-time models, and two contested business turnarounds.
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Why Human Journalism Remains Condé Nast’s Edge in the AI Era
Roger Lynch explains why Condé Nast is leaning into trusted brands, subscriptions, cultural events and human journalism as AI and search disruption reshape…
Swatch-AP Collab, Cerebras Raises Its IPO Price, Trump Heads to China | Diet TBPN
TBPN connects accessible luxury, Cerebras’s IPO, BYD’s premium push, and AI geopolitics around the Trump-Xi summit.
If It Isn’t Versailles, Tyler Doesn’t Want It
A TBPN short turns a $400 million Los Angeles mansion into an exercise in scale by comparing it with Versailles.
Calling All AMC Stubs Members
A tool finds empty or nearly empty AMC screenings, turning low attendance into a near-private theater experience.
Apple-Intel Deal, 115K U.S. Jobs, and DeepSeek’s $50B Ambition
TBPN connects Intel’s comeback, U.S. jobs, and the AI compute race to show an economy split between market enthusiasm and real-world resilience.
Airbnb’s CEO on why AI will create a new era of consumer products
Brian Chesky argues that consumer AI needs rich, visual and collaborative agents rather than text-only chatbots.
Some people bid on items. Ryan Cohen wants to bid on the whole company
Ryan Cohen frames eBay as an underused global platform whose value could far exceed $125 a share under his leadership.
One second, I just need to refuel my laptop
TBPN spotlights a gasoline-powered laptop: retro hardware, hacker energy, and off-grid computing as spectacle.
Chat, give me your wildest ideas for a science-fiction novel
TBPN flags the surge of ebooks on Amazon and how AI is changing volume, discovery, and quality expectations.
“I want to own eBay forever” — GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen
Ryan Cohen lays out his eBay thesis: a still-profitable marketplace that he believes carries too much cost for an asset-light business.
OpenAI-Musk Trial, Coinbase Cuts, Meta’s AI Spending Question
TBPN reviews the OpenAI-Musk trial, Coinbase’s 14% layoffs, AI model oversight and Meta’s capex dilemma.
John Collison pushes back on AI doom for coders
John Collison argues AI is not killing software engineering, and that technical fundamentals make AI tools more useful.
TBPN turns itself into a multiplayer simulator
TBPN shows off a playable simulator of its own show, with live production cues, guests, and a soundboard rhythm mini-game.