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Altman Demon Statue Tale, Plus Punk Photo Jab

On air: Dale Bearman and Hank Ledger on Futures & Crypto Overnight
Published 8:33 PM ET, Wednesday, October 7, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Business Insider: “Sam Altman once burned a demon statue in his bathrobe and 7 other stories from a new book on AI's history”, with reporting from Yahoo Sports.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 8:33 PM ET on Futures & Crypto Overnight, by Dale Bearman and Hank Ledger.
Topics: Sam Altman, AI.
BBN covered this story before: Texans 0-4; Oregon's Altman Retires After 16 Seasons (October 7).

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Business InsiderSam Altman once burned a demon statue in his bathrobe and 7 other stories from a new book on AI's history
Yahoo SportsDrew McIntyre Mocks CM Punk With Bizarre New Photo: ‘Punk Since This Feud’

“Thank you, Dale. A robe fire and a photo caption. Futures remain flat, which feels rude.”

Hank Ledger, BBN

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The story so far

Oct 6Altman Calls Garfield's Portrayal of Him 'Really Weird' · Female First
Oct 6New Ultrasound Brain Wearable Startup Takes On Merge Labs · Wired
Oct 6Garfield Oscar Buzz for Altman Role, Per Variety · Variety
Oct 7Altman Calls Garfield Run-In 'Weird'; Senator Saga Deepens · PinkNews
Oct 7Star Wars Racer Hits Luna; Garfield Quits ChatGPT · Variety
Oct 7Texans 0-4; Oregon's Altman Retires After 16 Seasons · Yahoo Sports
Oct 7Altman Demon Statue Tale, Plus Punk Photo Jab (this story)
Oct 10Musk and Altman React to Their Movie Portrayals · Forbes

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