Introducing: Better Offline

Better Offline is a weekly show exploring the tech industry’s growing influence over society, and how startups, venture capitalists and big tech firms are looking to change the future - for better or for worse.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hi. I'm Met Zetron, host of the Better Offline podcast
on the Cool Zone Media network. I've been both a
tech writer and a tech executive for the last fifteen years,
and I've seen this industry grow from a bunch of
dorks building things in their garage into a multi trillion
dollar behemoth that has monetized every corner of our lives.
Better Offline is a podcast where I'll lead you through

(00:21):
the good, the bad, and the stupid of the tech industry,
cutting through the fanciful jargon and telling you exactly what
executives like Tim Cook, Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, and Elon
Musk are really planning to do with your future. Tech
can often feel confusing and monolithic, and it's my job
to break down the biggest stories that you can see.
It's actually pretty straightforward. Somebody's using software or hardware to

(00:43):
get rich. Sometimes that benefits you, and sometimes it hurts you.
Sometimes it means that Google makes their search results worse
because they want to make more money. Sometimes it means
that you don't see your friends on Instagram because they
need to sell more ads. And sometimes it means that
shady foreign entities use massive compute resources to pump up
the price of cryptocurrencies, conning customers into losing billions of dollars.

(01:05):
I want you to be smarter and more aware of
your digital lives or while understanding the agendas of those involved,
be they big tech entities like Microsoft and Meta, or
untrustworthy little startup founders that are working on innovative new
ways to trick you into giving them access to your data.
I'm your guide to the future, even if the future
can be a little bit intimidating. I'll bring you tales

(01:26):
directly from the rock and core of the tech economy,
joined by a rotating cast of the smartest people in
the industry, including researchers, journalists, and some of the other
members of the Cool Zone media team. No nonsense, no buzzwords,
no bullshit, just a crystal clear window into a world
that quietly finds new and innovative ways to make billionaires rich.
Listen to Better Offline on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts,

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or wherever else you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening.