Hi, I'm Ed Zittron, 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 15 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 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 so that you can see it's actually pretty straightforward.

Somebody's using software or hardware to get rich, sometimes their 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. I want you to be smarter

and more aware of your digital lives, all 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 directly from the rocking core of the tech economy,

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