Romain Dillet

@romain.bsky.social

I run Hypertext.fyi, an opinionated tech newsletter. Former TechCrunch reporter. I live in Paris.

In my latest newsletter featuring words written by a real human, I wrote about the business model of AI companies finally catching up with the AI models, OpenAI becoming "the company behind Codex" (not ChatGPT) and a small tidbit on Temu and the DSA. Have a look:

The metered AI era

Hi everyone, I hope you had a nice week despite the intense heat wave that is currently happening. I’d like to thank Box once again for supporting Hypertext as its very first sponsor. Feel free to share this email with a friend, it really helps 💌 Sign up here. The

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I launched my tech newsletter last week. After 10+ years covering startups and tech in Europe, I wanted to build something more focused: a smart briefing for people who want to understand what’s really happening in tech, beyond the headlines. 👉 hypertext.fyi/anthropic-th...

Anthropic, the European unicorn ripper?

Hi everyone, I hope you enjoy this week’s edition of Hypertext. Feel free to share it with a friend, it really helps 💌 Sign up here. The phrase of the week is clearly a variation of “the new Claude M...

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OpenAI’s TBPN acquisition says something bigger about the changing narratives around AI companies. A few years ago, Mistral wanted to be the anti-OpenAI. Now, their media strategies are starting to swap places. hypertext.fyi/a-tale-of-tw...

A tale of two narratives

OpenAI just acquired TBPN, the daily streaming show focused on Silicon Valley (if you’re not familiar with TBPN, the New York Times wrote a good profile a few months ago). This is insane news for both...

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