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MINI TECH SCROLL: AO3 exits beta after 17 years, OpenAI acquires tech show + Australia's youth social media ban flops
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The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from April 8th, 2026.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:44 OpenAI acquires viral tech talk show, TBPN
11:00 AO3 exits beta
15:10 The Australian under-16s social media ban isn’t working
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Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/technology/tbpn-silicon-valley.html
https://jdahl.substack.com/p/breaking-down-the-magic-behind-tbpn
https://openai.com/index/openai-acquires-tbpn/
https://www.wired.com/story/openai-acquires-tbpn-buys-positive-news-coverage/