Speaker 1: Hi. I'm Met Zetron, host of the Better Offline podcast
Speaker 1: on the Cool Zone Media network. I've been both a
Speaker 1: tech writer and a tech executive for the last fifteen years,
Speaker 1: and I've seen this industry grow from a bunch of
Speaker 1: dorks building things in their garage into a multi trillion
Speaker 1: dollar behemoth that has monetized every corner of our lives.
Speaker 1: Better Offline is a podcast where I'll lead you through
Speaker 1: the good, the bad, and the stupid of the tech industry,
Speaker 1: cutting through the fanciful jargon and telling you exactly what
Speaker 1: executives like Tim Cook, Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, and Elon
Speaker 1: Musk are really planning to do with your future. Tech
Speaker 1: can often feel confusing and monolithic, and it's my job
Speaker 1: to break down the biggest stories that you can see.
Speaker 1: It's actually pretty straightforward. Somebody's using software or hardware to
Speaker 1: get rich. Sometimes that benefits you, and sometimes it hurts you.
Speaker 1: Sometimes it means that Google makes their search results worse
Speaker 1: because they want to make more money. Sometimes it means
Speaker 1: that you don't see your friends on Instagram because they
Speaker 1: need to sell more ads. And sometimes it means that
Speaker 1: shady foreign entities use massive compute resources to pump up
Speaker 1: the price of cryptocurrencies, conning customers into losing billions of dollars.
Speaker 1: I want you to be smarter and more aware of
Speaker 1: your digital lives or while understanding the agendas of those involved,
Speaker 1: be they big tech entities like Microsoft and Meta, or
Speaker 1: untrustworthy little startup founders that are working on innovative new
Speaker 1: ways to trick you into giving them access to your data.
Speaker 1: I'm your guide to the future, even if the future
Speaker 1: can be a little bit intimidating. I'll bring you tales
Speaker 1: directly from the rock and core of the tech economy,
Speaker 1: joined by a rotating cast of the smartest people in
Speaker 1: the industry, including researchers, journalists, and some of the other
Speaker 1: members of the Cool Zone media team. No nonsense, no buzzwords,
Speaker 1: no bullshit, just a crystal clear window into a world
Speaker 1: that quietly finds new and innovative ways to make billionaires rich.
Speaker 1: Listen to Better Offline on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts,
Speaker 1: or wherever else you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening.