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🎙️ OpenAI takes the mic

Plus: Artemis crew is filming a documentary for NatGeo Friday, April 3, 2026 View in browser   Received this email from a friend? Sign up here. Reminder: We're going on spring break next week. But we'll be back on Saturday with some superb weekend reads. Today, scroll down for the latest on OpenAI, Joe Rogan, Beehiiv, "60 Minutes," Jeff Shell, "Super Mario Galaxy," and much more...   🎙️ OpenAI takes the mic OpenAI 's out-of-the-blue acquisition of TBPN, the online talk show, stunned the worlds of media and tech yesterday. But it's a continuation of a pattern that dates back a hundred years, to 1926, when RCA created NBC in part to sell radios.   Time and time again, pioneers of new platforms have also bought up content and influenced conversations ab out those platforms.    In this case, a live-streaming show with a small but loyal and influential audience — known ...