WEBVTT - Introducing: Better Offline

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<v Speaker 1>Hi. I'm Met Zetron, host of the Better Offline podcast

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<v Speaker 1>on the Cool Zone Media network. I've been both a

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<v Speaker 1>tech writer and a tech executive for the last fifteen years,

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<v Speaker 1>and I've seen this industry grow from a bunch of

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<v Speaker 1>dorks building things in their garage into a multi trillion

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<v Speaker 1>dollar behemoth that has monetized every corner of our lives.

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<v Speaker 1>Better Offline is a podcast where I'll lead you through

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<v Speaker 1>the good, the bad, and the stupid of the tech industry,

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<v Speaker 1>cutting through the fanciful jargon and telling you exactly what

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<v Speaker 1>executives like Tim Cook, Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, and Elon

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<v Speaker 1>Musk are really planning to do with your future. Tech

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<v Speaker 1>can often feel confusing and monolithic, and it's my job

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<v Speaker 1>to break down the biggest stories that you can see.

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<v Speaker 1>It's actually pretty straightforward. Somebody's using software or hardware to

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<v Speaker 1>get rich. Sometimes that benefits you, and sometimes it hurts you.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes it means that Google makes their search results worse

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<v Speaker 1>because they want to make more money. Sometimes it means

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<v Speaker 1>that you don't see your friends on Instagram because they

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<v Speaker 1>need to sell more ads. And sometimes it means that

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<v Speaker 1>shady foreign entities use massive compute resources to pump up

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<v Speaker 1>the price of cryptocurrencies, conning customers into losing billions of dollars.

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<v Speaker 1>I want you to be smarter and more aware of

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<v Speaker 1>your digital lives or while understanding the agendas of those involved,

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<v Speaker 1>be they big tech entities like Microsoft and Meta, or

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<v Speaker 1>untrustworthy little startup founders that are working on innovative new

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<v Speaker 1>ways to trick you into giving them access to your data.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm your guide to the future, even if the future

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<v Speaker 1>can be a little bit intimidating. I'll bring you tales

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<v Speaker 1>directly from the rock and core of the tech economy,

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<v Speaker 1>joined by a rotating cast of the smartest people in

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<v Speaker 1>the industry, including researchers, journalists, and some of the other

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<v Speaker 1>members of the Cool Zone media team. No nonsense, no buzzwords,

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<v Speaker 1>no bullshit, just a crystal clear window into a world

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<v Speaker 1>that quietly finds new and innovative ways to make billionaires rich.

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<v Speaker 1>Listen to Better Offline on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts,

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<v Speaker 1>or wherever else you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening.