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OpenAI said External link Thursday it had acquired TBPN—short for Technology Business Programming Network—which specializes in lengthy daily live shows focused on technology and business.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Last year, it also acquired sports agencies Adopt and Bespoke.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

The company last year acquired a smaller parts maker that, like Magna, built a factory to supply GM electric pickups.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

It also has acquired or won approval to acquire three firms, and it’s secured a $190 million contract with the U.S.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

By the late 1800s, the problem of heredity had acquired a near-mystical aura of glamour, like a Fermat’s Last Theorem for biologists.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee