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Better Offline is a weekly show exploring the tech industry’s influence and manipulation of society - and interrogating the growth-at-all-costs future that tech’s elite wants to build.  Combining narrative-form storytelling, one-on-one interviews and panel-based discussions, Better Offline cuts through the buzzwords and obfuscation of the tech industry, investigating and evaluating the schemes and scams of everyone from cryptocurrency scumbags to the greediest of the venture capital elite. Tech industry veteran Ed Zitron and a dynamic coterie of guests will help listeners understand the who, how and why of how tech’s most powerful players are changing the world - for better or for worse.
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Better Offline is a weekly show exploring the tech industry’s influence and manipulation of society - and interrogating the growth-at-all-costs future that tech’s elite wants to build.  Combining narrative-form storytelling, one-on-one interviews and panel-based discussions, Better Offline cuts through the buzzwords and obfuscation of the tech industry, investigating and evaluating the schemes and scams of everyone from cryptocurrency scumbags to the greediest of the venture capital elite. Tech industry veteran Ed Zitron and a dynamic coterie of guests will help listeners understand the who, how and why of how tech’s most powerful players are changing the world - for better or for worse.
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Published 2025-07-25

The Hater's Guide To The AI Bubble, Pt. 3

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In part three of this week's three-part Better Offline, Ed Zitron walks you through how AI agents don’t really exist, how deceitful AI marketing has become, and why everything is brittle as a result.

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In part three of this week's three-part Better Offline, Ed Zitron walks you through how AI agents don’t really exist, how deceitful AI marketing has become, and why everything is brittle as a result.

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Discord: chat.wheresyoured.at

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Published 2025-07-24

The Hater's Guide To The AI Bubble, Pt, 2

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In part two of this week's three-part Better Offline, Ed Zitron walks you through how little money there is in generative AI, how Anthropic and OpenAI are killing their own customers, and why there may never be a profitable LLM company.

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In part two of this week's three-part Better Offline, Ed Zitron walks you through how little money there is in generative AI, how Anthropic and OpenAI are killing their own customers, and why there may never be a profitable LLM company.

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Published 2025-07-23

The Hater's Guide To The AI Bubble, Pt. 1

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In part one of this week's three-part Better Offline, Ed Zitron walks you through how the US stock market rests on the back of GPU sales, and how a lack of any real business returns spells doom for the AI bubble long-term.

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In part one of this week's three-part Better Offline, Ed Zitron walks you through how the US stock market rests on the back of GPU sales, and how a lack of any real business returns spells doom for the AI bubble long-term.

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Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BetterOffline/ 

Discord: chat.wheresyoured.at

Ed's Socials:

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Published 2025-07-18

Monologue: The Updated Pale Horses of the AIpocalypse

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In this week’s monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through the pale horses of the AIpocalypse - and how the AI bubble’s deepest weakness is that it’s almost entirely based on vibes.

Anthropic’s new data center in Indiana: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/technology/amazon-ai-data-centers.html

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In this week’s monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through the pale horses of the AIpocalypse - and how the AI bubble’s deepest weakness is that it’s almost entirely based on vibes.

Anthropic’s new data center in Indiana: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/technology/amazon-ai-data-centers.html

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Discord: chat.wheresyoured.at

Ed's Socials:

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Published 2025-07-16

Radio Better Offline: Brian Koppelman, Cherlynn Low & Mike Drucker

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Welcome to Radio Better Offline, a tech talk radio show recorded out of iHeartRadio's studio in New York City.

Ed Zitron is joined in studio by actor, writer and producer Brian Koppelman, Engadget Managing Editor Cherlynn Low and comedian Mike Drucker to talk about the current state of the tech industry, what AI can actually do, and what the tech industry looks like in the next year.

Anthropic and OpenAI Have Begun The Subprime AI Crisis
https://www.wheresyoured.at/anthropic-and-openai-have-begun-the-subprime-ai-crisis/
Anthropic Is Bleeding Out
https://www.wheresyoured.at/anthropic-is-bleeding-out/

Brian Koppelman
https://www.instagram.com/briankoppelman/

Mike Drucker
https://bsky.app/profile/mikedrucker.bsky.social
https://mikedrucker.substack.com/
Good Game, No Rematch: A Life Made of Video Games
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/good-game-no-rematch-mike-drucker?variant=43103018024994
https://www.amazon.com/Good-Game-No-Rematch-Video/dp/1335012699
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/good-game-no-rematch-mike-drucker/1145272268 

Cherlynn Low
https://www.engadget.com/about/editors/cherlynn-low 
https://bsky.app/profile/cherlynn.bsky.social
https://www.instagram.com/cherlynnstagram/

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Welcome to Radio Better Offline, a tech talk radio show recorded out of iHeartRadio's studio in New York City.

Ed Zitron is joined in studio by actor, writer and producer Brian Koppelman, Engadget Managing Editor Cherlynn Low and comedian Mike Drucker to talk about the current state of the tech industry, what AI can actually do, and what the tech industry looks like in the next year.

Anthropic and OpenAI Have Begun The Subprime AI Crisis
https://www.wheresyoured.at/anthropic-and-openai-have-begun-the-subprime-ai-crisis/
Anthropic Is Bleeding Out
https://www.wheresyoured.at/anthropic-is-bleeding-out/

Brian Koppelman
https://www.instagram.com/briankoppelman/

Mike Drucker
https://bsky.app/profile/mikedrucker.bsky.social
https://mikedrucker.substack.com/
Good Game, No Rematch: A Life Made of Video Games
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/good-game-no-rematch-mike-drucker?variant=43103018024994
https://www.amazon.com/Good-Game-No-Rematch-Video/dp/1335012699
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/good-game-no-rematch-mike-drucker/1145272268 

Cherlynn Low
https://www.engadget.com/about/editors/cherlynn-low 
https://bsky.app/profile/cherlynn.bsky.social
https://www.instagram.com/cherlynnstagram/

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Published 2025-07-11

Make Fun Of Them, Pt. 2

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In part two of this week's two-part Better Offline, Ed Zitron makes a plea to the tech media - to stop automatically accepting what the tech executives have to say, and to admit that these people sound really, really stupid, even if they use long words.

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In part two of this week's two-part Better Offline, Ed Zitron makes a plea to the tech media - to stop automatically accepting what the tech executives have to say, and to admit that these people sound really, really stupid, even if they use long words.

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Published 2025-07-10

Monologue: Is Anthropic Killing Cursor?

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In this week’s monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through how Anthropic jacked up prices on its largest customer Cursor - and how it’s a sign that the Subprime AI Crisis has begun.

Premium Newsletter covering this:
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Bluesky thread summarizing: https://bsky.app/profile/edzitron.com/post/3ltfabnj3ec23 

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In this week’s monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through how Anthropic jacked up prices on its largest customer Cursor - and how it’s a sign that the Subprime AI Crisis has begun.

Premium Newsletter covering this:
https://www.wheresyoured.at/anthropic-and-openai-have-begun-the-subprime-ai-crisis/

Bluesky thread summarizing: https://bsky.app/profile/edzitron.com/post/3ltfabnj3ec23 

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Ed's Socials:

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Published 2025-07-09

Make Fun Of Them, Pt. 1

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In part one of this week's two-part Better Offline, Ed Zitron walks you through a radical new idea: make fun of CEOs, tear down their legacies and push back on their empty promises.

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In part one of this week's two-part Better Offline, Ed Zitron walks you through a radical new idea: make fun of CEOs, tear down their legacies and push back on their empty promises.

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Published 2025-07-04

Monologue: You Should Get Into Vinyl

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In this week’s monologue, Ed Zitron talks about why you should get into vinyl, and why analog music is so much fun in the digital age.

U-Turn Audio: https://uturnaudio.com/pages/turntables
Discogs: Discogs.com

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In this week’s monologue, Ed Zitron talks about why you should get into vinyl, and why analog music is so much fun in the digital age.

U-Turn Audio: https://uturnaudio.com/pages/turntables
Discogs: Discogs.com

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Published 2025-07-02

Radio Better Offline: Gare Davis, Victoria Song, Allison Morrow

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Welcome to Radio Better Offline, a tech talk radio show recorded out of iHeartRadio's studio in New York city.

Ed Zitron is joined in studio by Allison Morrow of CNN, Victoria Song of The Verge and Gare Davis of It Could Happen Here to talk about the fairy tale of AGI, AI boosters’ religious attachment to the industry’s success, and how the tech industry fears admitting they’re out of ideas.

Allison Morrow

https://www.cnn.com/profiles/allison-morrow
https://bsky.app/profile/amorrow.bsky.social
AI warnings are the hip new way for CEOs to keep their workers afraid of losing their jobs
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/18/business/ai-warnings-ceos

Victoria Song

https://www.theverge.com/authors/victoria-song 
https://bsky.app/profile/vicmsong.bsky.social

The Unbearable Obviousness of AI Fitness Summaries
https://www.theverge.com/fitness-trackers/694140/ai-summaries-fitness-apps-strava-oura-whoop-wearables

Gare Davis
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jm6ufvsw3hg5zgdpnd3zb4tv
https://www.instagram.com/hungrybowtie

It Could Happen Here
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/

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Welcome to Radio Better Offline, a tech talk radio show recorded out of iHeartRadio's studio in New York city.

Ed Zitron is joined in studio by Allison Morrow of CNN, Victoria Song of The Verge and Gare Davis of It Could Happen Here to talk about the fairy tale of AGI, AI boosters’ religious attachment to the industry’s success, and how the tech industry fears admitting they’re out of ideas.

Allison Morrow

https://www.cnn.com/profiles/allison-morrow
https://bsky.app/profile/amorrow.bsky.social
AI warnings are the hip new way for CEOs to keep their workers afraid of losing their jobs
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/18/business/ai-warnings-ceos

Victoria Song

https://www.theverge.com/authors/victoria-song 
https://bsky.app/profile/vicmsong.bsky.social

The Unbearable Obviousness of AI Fitness Summaries
https://www.theverge.com/fitness-trackers/694140/ai-summaries-fitness-apps-strava-oura-whoop-wearables

Gare Davis
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jm6ufvsw3hg5zgdpnd3zb4tv
https://www.instagram.com/hungrybowtie

It Could Happen Here
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/

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Ed's Socials:

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Monologue: Did OpenAI Steal Another Startup's Idea?

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In this week’s monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through the murky lawsuit between OpenAI’s soon-to-be-acquired hardware wing and Iyo, a company they met with multiple times that makes a similar-sounding product with a near-identical name. 

Sam Altman tweets: https://x.com/sama/status/1937606794362388674
Jason Rugolo tweets: https://x.com/jasonRugolo/status/1936933761964511721

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In this week’s monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through the murky lawsuit between OpenAI’s soon-to-be-acquired hardware wing and Iyo, a company they met with multiple times that makes a similar-sounding product with a near-identical name. 

Sam Altman tweets: https://x.com/sama/status/1937606794362388674
Jason Rugolo tweets: https://x.com/jasonRugolo/status/1936933761964511721

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Published 2025-06-25

NVIDIA Vs. The Media ft. GamersNexus

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In this episode, Ed Zitron is joined by Steve Burke of GamersNexus to talk about NVIDIA’s approach to the media, AI pushing out real tech at Computex, and the weird world of consumer graphics.

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In this episode, Ed Zitron is joined by Steve Burke of GamersNexus to talk about NVIDIA’s approach to the media, AI pushing out real tech at Computex, and the weird world of consumer graphics.

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Published 2025-06-20

Monologue: OpenAI Vs. Microsoft

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In this week’s monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through OpenAI’s desperate attempts to lean on Microsoft to change the terms of their agreement, and how the entire AI bubble may rest on this negotiation. 

WSJ: OpenAI and Microsoft Tensions Are Reaching a Boiling Point https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-and-microsoft-tensions-are-reaching-a-boiling-point-4981c44f 
The Information: OpenAI Seeks New Financial Concessions From Microsoft, a Top Shareholder https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-seeks-new-financial-concessions-microsoft-top-shareholder?rc=kz8jh3
The Information: OpenAI Starts Selling ChatGPT at a Discount, Hurting Microsoft
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-starts-selling-chatgpt-discount-hurting-microsoft?rc=kz8jh3
Data Center Dynamics: Crusoe secures $750m credit facility from Brookfield
https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/crusoe-secures-750m-credit-facility-from-brookfield/
The Information: Oracle CEO Says OpenAI’s Stargate Venture ‘Not Formed Yet’
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/oracle-ceo-says-openais-stargate-venture-formed-yet?rc=kz8jh3

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In this week’s monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through OpenAI’s desperate attempts to lean on Microsoft to change the terms of their agreement, and how the entire AI bubble may rest on this negotiation. 

WSJ: OpenAI and Microsoft Tensions Are Reaching a Boiling Point https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-and-microsoft-tensions-are-reaching-a-boiling-point-4981c44f 
The Information: OpenAI Seeks New Financial Concessions From Microsoft, a Top Shareholder https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-seeks-new-financial-concessions-microsoft-top-shareholder?rc=kz8jh3
The Information: OpenAI Starts Selling ChatGPT at a Discount, Hurting Microsoft
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-starts-selling-chatgpt-discount-hurting-microsoft?rc=kz8jh3
Data Center Dynamics: Crusoe secures $750m credit facility from Brookfield
https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/crusoe-secures-750m-credit-facility-from-brookfield/
The Information: Oracle CEO Says OpenAI’s Stargate Venture ‘Not Formed Yet’
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/oracle-ceo-says-openais-stargate-venture-formed-yet?rc=kz8jh3

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Published 2025-06-18

Radio Better Offline: Pablo Torre and David Roth

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Welcome to Radio Better Offline, a tech talk radio show recorded out of iHeartRadio's studio in New York city.

Ed Zitron is joined in studio by Pablo Torre of Pablo Torre Finds Out and David Roth of Defector to talk about independent media, what makes a compelling show, and what it’s like raising a turtle.

Pablo Torre Finds Out: https://www.youtube.com/@PabloTorreFindsOut
Investigating Belichick's Girlfriend: The Power of Jordon Hudson, Revealed
https://youtu.be/As5P5TA-ERk?si=-PfM7fZ-Tw8S-yQc
Hank Azaria on His Bruce Springsteen Tribute Band, Apu and Finding His True Voice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rnyMXm1ThQ

David Roth
https://defector.com/author/david-roth
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Welcome to Radio Better Offline, a tech talk radio show recorded out of iHeartRadio's studio in New York city.

Ed Zitron is joined in studio by Pablo Torre of Pablo Torre Finds Out and David Roth of Defector to talk about independent media, what makes a compelling show, and what it’s like raising a turtle.

Pablo Torre Finds Out: https://www.youtube.com/@PabloTorreFindsOut
Investigating Belichick's Girlfriend: The Power of Jordon Hudson, Revealed
https://youtu.be/As5P5TA-ERk?si=-PfM7fZ-Tw8S-yQc
Hank Azaria on His Bruce Springsteen Tribute Band, Apu and Finding His True Voice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rnyMXm1ThQ

David Roth
https://defector.com/author/david-roth
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Published 2025-06-13

The Era of the Business Idiot, Part 3

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In part three of this week's three-part Better Offline, Ed Zitron walks you through how the era of the Business Idiot has led to a dramatic deceleration in innovation - and how the tech media must fight back against their ridiculous narratives to save Silicon Valley.

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Published 2025-06-12

The Era of the Business Idiot, Part 2

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In part two of this week's three-part Better Offline, Ed Zitron walks you through how Business Idiots demanded we all return to the office to hide their own lack of utility - and how this directly led to their desperation to adopt generative AI.

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Published 2025-06-11

The Era of the Business Idiot, Part 1

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In part one of this week's three-part Better Offline, Ed Zitron walks you through how Business Idiots have captured our society, with middle management losers breeding out true meritocracy and value-creation in favor of symbolic growth and superficial intelligence.

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In part one of this week's three-part Better Offline, Ed Zitron walks you through how Business Idiots have captured our society, with middle management losers breeding out true meritocracy and value-creation in favor of symbolic growth and superficial intelligence.

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Published 2025-06-06

Monologue: The AI Job Loss Con

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In this week’s monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through how the media is misleading you about AI job loss as a form of propaganda for OpenAI and Anthropic - and the Business Idiots behind it.

CNN - The ‘white-collar bloodbath’ is all part of the AI hype machine - https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/30/business/anthropic-amodei-ai-jobs-nightcap
Oxford Economics - Educated but unemployed, a rising reality for college grads - https://www.oxfordeconomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/US-Educated-but-unemployed-a-rising-reality-for-college-grads.pdf  
Axios - AI is keeping recent college grads out of work - https://www.axios.com/2025/05/29/ai-college-grads-work-jobs

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In this week’s monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through how the media is misleading you about AI job loss as a form of propaganda for OpenAI and Anthropic - and the Business Idiots behind it.

CNN - The ‘white-collar bloodbath’ is all part of the AI hype machine - https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/30/business/anthropic-amodei-ai-jobs-nightcap
Oxford Economics - Educated but unemployed, a rising reality for college grads - https://www.oxfordeconomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/US-Educated-but-unemployed-a-rising-reality-for-college-grads.pdf  
Axios - AI is keeping recent college grads out of work - https://www.axios.com/2025/05/29/ai-college-grads-work-jobs

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Published 2025-06-04

The Truth About Software Development with Carl Brown

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In this episode, Ed Zitron is joined by Carl Brown, a veteran software developer and host of The Internet of Bugs, to talk about the realities of software development, what coding LLMs can actually do, and how the media gets it wrong about software engineering at large.

https://www.youtube.com/@InternetOfBugs

New GitHub Copilot Research Finds 'Downward Pressure on Code Quality' - https://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2024/01/25/copilot-research.aspx
Report: AI coding assistants aren’t a panacea - https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/21/report-ai-coding-assistants-arent-a-panacea/

Internet of Bugs Videos to watch:
Debunking Devin: "First AI Software Engineer" Upwork lie exposed!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNmgmwEtoWE&t=3s
AI Has Us Between a Rock and a Hard Place
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJGNqnq-aCA
Software Engineers REAL problem with "AI" and Jobs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQmN6xSorus&list=PLv0sYKRNTN6QhoxJdyTZTV6NauoZlDp99
AGILE & Scrum Failures stuck us with "AI" hype like Devin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C1Rxa9DMfI&t=1s

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In this episode, Ed Zitron is joined by Carl Brown, a veteran software developer and host of The Internet of Bugs, to talk about the realities of software development, what coding LLMs can actually do, and how the media gets it wrong about software engineering at large.

https://www.youtube.com/@InternetOfBugs

New GitHub Copilot Research Finds 'Downward Pressure on Code Quality' - https://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2024/01/25/copilot-research.aspx
Report: AI coding assistants aren’t a panacea - https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/21/report-ai-coding-assistants-arent-a-panacea/

Internet of Bugs Videos to watch:
Debunking Devin: "First AI Software Engineer" Upwork lie exposed!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNmgmwEtoWE&t=3s
AI Has Us Between a Rock and a Hard Place
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJGNqnq-aCA
Software Engineers REAL problem with "AI" and Jobs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQmN6xSorus&list=PLv0sYKRNTN6QhoxJdyTZTV6NauoZlDp99
AGILE & Scrum Failures stuck us with "AI" hype like Devin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C1Rxa9DMfI&t=1s

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Published 2025-05-30

Monologue: Don't Buy A Switch 2, Get A Handheld Gaming PC

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In this week’s monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through the awesome world of handheld gaming PCs - and why you should pick one up over a Nintendo Switch 2.

Rog Ally X: https://rog.asus.com/us/gaming-handhelds/rog-ally/rog-ally-x-2024/
Lenovo Legion Go S: https://amzn.to/4kgZCKD
MSI Claw: https://amzn.to/43PPNNG

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Rog Ally X: https://rog.asus.com/us/gaming-handhelds/rog-ally/rog-ally-x-2024/
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Published 2025-05-28

The Better Offline Mailbag

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In this episode, Ed Zitron is joined by producer Sophie Lichterman to answer questions about life, technology, and Better Offline itself.

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Published 2025-05-23

Monologue: Jony Ive and OpenAI's New BS Machine

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In this episode, Ed Zitron walks you through the ridiculousness of OpenAI acquiring Jony Ive’s pre-product hardware startup for $6.5bn in stock - and why it only proves how washed the company might be.

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WSJ: What Sam Altman Told OpenAI About the Secret Device He’s Making With Jony Ive
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/what-sam-altman-told-openai-about-the-secret-device-hes-making-with-jony-ive-f1384005

Bloomberg: OpenAI to Buy AI Device Startup From Apple Veteran Jony Ive in $6.5 Billion Deal
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-21/openai-to-buy-apple-veteran-jony-ive-s-ai-device-startup-in-6-5-billion-deal

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In this episode, Ed Zitron walks you through the ridiculousness of OpenAI acquiring Jony Ive’s pre-product hardware startup for $6.5bn in stock - and why it only proves how washed the company might be.

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WSJ: What Sam Altman Told OpenAI About the Secret Device He’s Making With Jony Ive
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/what-sam-altman-told-openai-about-the-secret-device-hes-making-with-jony-ive-f1384005

Bloomberg: OpenAI to Buy AI Device Startup From Apple Veteran Jony Ive in $6.5 Billion Deal
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-21/openai-to-buy-apple-veteran-jony-ive-s-ai-device-startup-in-6-5-billion-deal

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Saving Games Journalism With Giant Bomb

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In this episode, Ed Zitron is joined by Dan Ryckert, Jeff Bakalar and Jeff Grubb, the new owners of gaming website Giant Bomb, to talk about the hopeful, independent future for games journalism - and media at large.

http://www.giantbomb.com/join

Dan Ryckert: https://bsky.app/profile/danryckert.com
Jeff Grubb: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bdacp2cmuuyawx553cv2spdy
Jeff Bakalar: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tyuqlcnoqijzqor53ka2a7o2

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In this episode, Ed Zitron is joined by Dan Ryckert, Jeff Bakalar and Jeff Grubb, the new owners of gaming website Giant Bomb, to talk about the hopeful, independent future for games journalism - and media at large.

http://www.giantbomb.com/join

Dan Ryckert: https://bsky.app/profile/danryckert.com
Jeff Grubb: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bdacp2cmuuyawx553cv2spdy
Jeff Bakalar: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tyuqlcnoqijzqor53ka2a7o2

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Discord: chat.wheresyoured.at

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Published 2025-05-16

Monologue: How Better Offline Saved Me

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In this week's monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through the story of how writing The Man That Destroyed Google Search saved his life.

The Man That Destroyed Google Search: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-man-that-destroyed-google-search/id1730587238?i=1000653621646

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In this week's monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through the story of how writing The Man That Destroyed Google Search saved his life.

The Man That Destroyed Google Search: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-man-that-destroyed-google-search/id1730587238?i=1000653621646

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Discord: chat.wheresyoured.at

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Published 2025-05-14

Empires of AI With Karen Hao

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Ed Zitron is joined by Karen Hao, author of the book Empire of AI, to talk about the confusing world of OpenAI and the associated mind-poison of artificial general intelligence.

Book link: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/743569/empire-of-ai-by-karen-hao/
(all the buy links are available there)
Karen’s website: https://karendhao.com/
Twitter: https://x.com/_karenhao
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karendhao/
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/karenhao.bsky.social

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Ed Zitron is joined by Karen Hao, author of the book Empire of AI, to talk about the confusing world of OpenAI and the associated mind-poison of artificial general intelligence.

Book link: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/743569/empire-of-ai-by-karen-hao/
(all the buy links are available there)
Karen’s website: https://karendhao.com/
Twitter: https://x.com/_karenhao
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karendhao/
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/karenhao.bsky.social

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Published 2025-05-09

Monologue: Sam Altman's BS Eye Scanning Startup

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In this week’s monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through World, Sam Altman’s meaningless new “World” startup that trades you cryptocurrency for a scan of your eyeballs, and how it proves something is deeply wrong with our society.

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In this week’s monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through World, Sam Altman’s meaningless new “World” startup that trades you cryptocurrency for a scan of your eyeballs, and how it proves something is deeply wrong with our society.

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Newsletter: https://www.wheresyoured.at/

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BetterOffline/ 

Discord: chat.wheresyoured.at

Ed's Socials:

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Published 2025-05-07

Tariffs and The End Of Affordable Computing w/ Steve Burke

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In this episode, Ed Zitron is joined by Steve Burke of GamersNexus to talk about how tariffs are throwing the PC gaming industry into disarray, and how the era of affordable computing is coming to an end.

GamersNexus:
The End Of Affordable Computing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W_mSOS1Qts&t=2s&ab_channel=GamersNexus
https://www.youtube.com/gamersnexus
https://gamersnexus.net/
https://bsky.app/profile/gamersnexus.bsky.social
https://x.com/GamersNexus

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In this episode, Ed Zitron is joined by Steve Burke of GamersNexus to talk about how tariffs are throwing the PC gaming industry into disarray, and how the era of affordable computing is coming to an end.

GamersNexus:
The End Of Affordable Computing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W_mSOS1Qts&t=2s&ab_channel=GamersNexus
https://www.youtube.com/gamersnexus
https://gamersnexus.net/
https://bsky.app/profile/gamersnexus.bsky.social
https://x.com/GamersNexus

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Published 2025-05-02

I'm Mad As Hell, And I'm Not Gonna Take It Anymore

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In this episode, Ed Zitron walks you through all the signs that the bubble is bursting, and how hysterical boosters continue to desperately keep it from doing so.

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In this episode, Ed Zitron walks you through all the signs that the bubble is bursting, and how hysterical boosters continue to desperately keep it from doing so.

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You can also order a limited-edition Better Offline hat until 5/22/25! https://cottonbureau.com/p/CAGDW8/hat/better-offline-hat#/28510205/hat-unisex-dad-hat-black-100percent-cotton-adjustable

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Newsletter: https://www.wheresyoured.at/

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BetterOffline/ 

Discord: chat.wheresyoured.at

Ed's Socials:

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Published 2025-05-01

Monologue: Why We Need Tech Criticism More Than Ever

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In this week’s monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through why better tech criticism will lead to a better tech industry - and a better society at large.

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In this week’s monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through why better tech criticism will lead to a better tech industry - and a better society at large.

YOU CAN NOW BUY BETTER OFFLINE MERCH! Go to https://cottonbureau.com/people/better-offline and use code FREE99 for free shipping on orders of $99 or more.

You can also order a limited-edition Better Offline hat until 5/22/25! https://cottonbureau.com/p/CAGDW8/hat/better-offline-hat#/28510205/hat-unisex-dad-hat-black-100percent-cotton-adjustable

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Newsletter: https://www.wheresyoured.at/

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BetterOffline/ 

Discord: chat.wheresyoured.at

Ed's Socials:

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Published 2025-04-30

The BS Bubble

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In this episode, Ed Zitron walks you through why it’s so harmful that the media keeps taking OpenAI at its word - and responds to the most common critiques from AI boosters.

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In this episode, Ed Zitron walks you through why it’s so harmful that the media keeps taking OpenAI at its word - and responds to the most common critiques from AI boosters.

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You can also order a limited-edition Better Offline hat until 5/22/25! https://cottonbureau.com/p/CAGDW8/hat/better-offline-hat#/28510205/hat-unisex-dad-hat-black-100percent-cotton-adjustable

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Newsletter: https://www.wheresyoured.at/

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BetterOffline/ 

Discord: chat.wheresyoured.at

Ed's Socials:

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Published 2025-04-25

Monologue: The Tech I Actually Like

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In this week’s monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through the tech he actually likes, and how digital connections give him hope in the darkest times.

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Ascrono Macbook Dock https://amzn.to/3YHfSeO
Anker Nano Power Bank (10k mAh, USB-C Cable) https://amzn.to/44zjC5R
Anker 165W USBC battery with retractable cable: https://amzn.to/445Dwpa
Anker 250W GaN Prime Charger: https://amzn.to/42QOEVH
Anker MagGo 3-in-1 Charger: https://amzn.to/3YK26bt
Macbook Pro 16”: https://amzn.to/42HtiJc
Apple Watch Series 10: https://amzn.to/43XQ3uF
Apple Airpods Max: https://amzn.to/4cLb12n
Airpods Pro 2: https://amzn.to/3Er5SQd
Moonlander ZSA: https://www.zsa.io/moonlander
Apple Magic Trackpad: https://amzn.to/3GhYPtw
Pakt 25L Duffel: https://paktbags.com/products/25l-travel-duffel
Tonal: tonal.com

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In this week’s monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through the tech he actually likes, and how digital connections give him hope in the darkest times.

YOU CAN NOW BUY BETTER OFFLINE MERCH! Go to https://cottonbureau.com/people/better-offline and use code FREE99 for free shipping on orders of $99 or more.

You can also order a limited-edition Better Offline hat until 5/22/25! https://cottonbureau.com/p/CAGDW8/hat/better-offline-hat#/28510205/hat-unisex-dad-hat-black-100percent-cotton-adjustable

Sasmsung 49” Odyssey OLED G9 https://amzn.to/3Gg5Qvb
Ascrono Macbook Dock https://amzn.to/3YHfSeO
Anker Nano Power Bank (10k mAh, USB-C Cable) https://amzn.to/44zjC5R
Anker 165W USBC battery with retractable cable: https://amzn.to/445Dwpa
Anker 250W GaN Prime Charger: https://amzn.to/42QOEVH
Anker MagGo 3-in-1 Charger: https://amzn.to/3YK26bt
Macbook Pro 16”: https://amzn.to/42HtiJc
Apple Watch Series 10: https://amzn.to/43XQ3uF
Apple Airpods Max: https://amzn.to/4cLb12n
Airpods Pro 2: https://amzn.to/3Er5SQd
Moonlander ZSA: https://www.zsa.io/moonlander
Apple Magic Trackpad: https://amzn.to/3GhYPtw
Pakt 25L Duffel: https://paktbags.com/products/25l-travel-duffel
Tonal: tonal.com

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Newsletter: https://www.wheresyoured.at/

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Published 2025-04-23

How Big Tech Is Losing Their Antitrust Trials feat. Jason Kint

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Ed Zitron is joined by Jason Kint, CEO of DCN, to talk about Google's recent antitrust trial losses, Meta's FTC case, and why it should give you hope for the future.

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Follow Jason: https://x.com/jason_kint

https://www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2025/04/17/google-ad-tech-illegal-monopoly-doj 
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-5364789/mark-zuckerberg-meta-ftc-antitrust-trial

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Ed Zitron is joined by Jason Kint, CEO of DCN, to talk about Google's recent antitrust trial losses, Meta's FTC case, and why it should give you hope for the future.

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OpenAI Is A Systemic Risk To The Tech Industry

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In the second part of this week’s two-part episode, Ed Zitron walks you through how OpenAI has become a systemic risk, one that may destroy CoreWeave, cost NVIDIA and Oracle billions, and break the back of an ailing tech industry.

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Monologue: How The Media Keeps Inflating Bubbles

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In this week's monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through how the media's lackluster approach to critiquing the powerful led to the needless, unsustainable AI bubble - and how things could change for the better.

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OpenAI Cannot Survive

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In the first part of this week's two-part episode, Ed Zitron walks you through how impossible it will be for OpenAI to stay alive - and how SoftBank’s attempts to help are materially harming the company.

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Published 2025-04-11

Monologue: OpenAI's Non-Profit Problem

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In this week's monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through the precarious nature of OpenAI's non-profit status - and how a petition to the California Attorney general is an existential threat to the company.

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Radio Better Offline: Allison Morrow, Paris Martineau & Ed Ongweso Jr.

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Welcome to Radio Better Offline, a tech talk radio show recorded out of iHeartRadio's studio in New York city.

Ed Zitron is joined in studio by Allison Morrow of CNN, Ed Ongweso Jr. of the Tech Bubble newsletter, and Paris Martineau of The Information to talk about the collapse of the AI bubble, the goofy “AI 2027” fan fiction that has gone viral in the tech industry, and how the tech media faces a reckoning once the bubble truly bursts.

 

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https://www.cnn.com/profiles/allison-morrow
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Ed Ongweso Jr.
https://thetechbubble.substack.com/
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Paris Martineau
https://www.theinformation.com/u/parismartineau?rc=kz8jh3
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https://ai-2027.com/

New York Times article on AI 2027 - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/technology/ai-futures-project-ai-2027.html

CNN - Apple’s AI isn’t a letdown. AI is the letdown - https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/27/tech/apple-ai-artificial-intelligence/index.html

CNN - The AI bubble may not be bursting, but tariff chaos is sure helping to deflate it https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/01/business/ai-bubble-markets-tariffs-nightcap/index.html

WSJ - How Is SoftBank Funding Its Mega Investment in OpenAI? A Lot of Debt - https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/openai-softbank-investment-debt-51b4a130

TechCrunch - OpenAI reportedly mulls buying Jony Ive and Sam Altman’s AI hardware startup - https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/07/openai-reportedly-mulls-buying-jony-ive-and-sam-altmans-ai-hardware-startup/

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Ed Zitron is joined in studio by Allison Morrow of CNN, Ed Ongweso Jr. of the Tech Bubble newsletter, and Paris Martineau of The Information to talk about the collapse of the AI bubble, the goofy “AI 2027” fan fiction that has gone viral in the tech industry, and how the tech media faces a reckoning once the bubble truly bursts.

 

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https://ai-2027.com/

New York Times article on AI 2027 - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/technology/ai-futures-project-ai-2027.html

CNN - Apple’s AI isn’t a letdown. AI is the letdown - https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/27/tech/apple-ai-artificial-intelligence/index.html

CNN - The AI bubble may not be bursting, but tariff chaos is sure helping to deflate it https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/01/business/ai-bubble-markets-tariffs-nightcap/index.html

WSJ - How Is SoftBank Funding Its Mega Investment in OpenAI? A Lot of Debt - https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/openai-softbank-investment-debt-51b4a130

TechCrunch - OpenAI reportedly mulls buying Jony Ive and Sam Altman’s AI hardware startup - https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/07/openai-reportedly-mulls-buying-jony-ive-and-sam-altmans-ai-hardware-startup/

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Monologue: OpenAI's Albatross

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In this week's monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through how OpenAI's new image generator has become a massive burden on the company, and how OpenAI’s melting GPUs are a bad omen for the future.

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OpenAI’s new image generator is now available to all users - https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/31/openais-new-image-generator-is-now-available-to-all-users/

OpenAI Forecast Shows Shift From Microsoft to SoftBank (citation for $13 billion number) - https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-forecast-shows-shift-from-microsoft-to-softbank?rc=kz8jh3

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OpenAI’s new image generator is now available to all users - https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/31/openais-new-image-generator-is-now-available-to-all-users/

OpenAI Forecast Shows Shift From Microsoft to SoftBank (citation for $13 billion number) - https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-forecast-shows-shift-from-microsoft-to-softbank?rc=kz8jh3

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Radio Better Offline: David "Shingy" Shing

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Welcome to Radio Better Offline, a tech talk radio show recorded out of iHeartRadio's studio in New York City.

In this episode, Ed Zitron is joined by famed “digital prophet” David “Shingy” Shing, who calls himself a “creative omnivore,” to talk about adtech, being a "digital prophet," and society's attraction to nostalgia.

https://www.shingy.com/

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In this episode, Ed Zitron is joined by famed “digital prophet” David “Shingy” Shing, who calls himself a “creative omnivore,” to talk about adtech, being a "digital prophet," and society's attraction to nostalgia.

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Monologue: High Noon for CoreWeave & AI

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In this week's monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through the wretched vibes surrounding CoreWeave's IPO and OpenAI's new funding, and the brittle state of the finances holding everything together.

Semafor: Microsoft chose not to exercise $12 billion Coreweave option

https://www.semafor.com/article/03/20/2025/microsoft-chose-not-to-exercise-12-billion-coreweave-option

The Information: CoreWeave Faces Reality Check on Bullish Growth Forecasts https://www.theinformation.com/articles/coreweave-faces-reality-check-bullish-growth-forecasts?rc=kz8jh3

The Financial Times: CoreWeave tests investor risk appetite with $7.5bn in looming debt repayments

https://www.ft.com/content/163c6927-2032-4346-857e-8e3787e4babc

Bloomberg: OpenAI Close to Finalizing Its $40 Billion SoftBank-Led Funding https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-26/openai-close-to-finalizing-its-40-billion-softbank-led-funding

My Newsletter: CoreWeave Is A Time Bomb

https://www.wheresyoured.at/core-incompetency/

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Semafor: Microsoft chose not to exercise $12 billion Coreweave option

https://www.semafor.com/article/03/20/2025/microsoft-chose-not-to-exercise-12-billion-coreweave-option

The Information: CoreWeave Faces Reality Check on Bullish Growth Forecasts https://www.theinformation.com/articles/coreweave-faces-reality-check-bullish-growth-forecasts?rc=kz8jh3

The Financial Times: CoreWeave tests investor risk appetite with $7.5bn in looming debt repayments

https://www.ft.com/content/163c6927-2032-4346-857e-8e3787e4babc

Bloomberg: OpenAI Close to Finalizing Its $40 Billion SoftBank-Led Funding https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-26/openai-close-to-finalizing-its-40-billion-softbank-led-funding

My Newsletter: CoreWeave Is A Time Bomb

https://www.wheresyoured.at/core-incompetency/

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Radio Better Offline: Andy Richter

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Welcome to Radio Better Offline, a tech talk radio show recorded out of iHeartRadio's studio in Los Angeles.

In this episode, Ed Zitron is joined by comedian Andy Richter to talk about how comedy and broadcast have evolved thanks to the internet. 

Follow Andy: https://bsky.app/profile/andyrichter.co
The Three Questions: https://teamcoco.com/podcasts/the-three-questions-with-andy-richter
The Andy Richter Call-in Show: https://www.siriusxm.com/blog/andy-richter-call-in-show
Sixteenth Minute (of Fame): https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-sixteenth-minute-of-fame-172216473/

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In this episode, Ed Zitron is joined by comedian Andy Richter to talk about how comedy and broadcast have evolved thanks to the internet. 

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The Three Questions: https://teamcoco.com/podcasts/the-three-questions-with-andy-richter
The Andy Richter Call-in Show: https://www.siriusxm.com/blog/andy-richter-call-in-show
Sixteenth Minute (of Fame): https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-sixteenth-minute-of-fame-172216473/

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Monologue: We Need To Talk About CoreWeave

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In this week's monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through CoreWeave, the first IPO of the AI bubble, and how its terrible finances, burdensome loans and questionable partners are cause for concern.

Newsletter: https://www.wheresyoured.at/core-incompetency/

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In this week's monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through CoreWeave, the first IPO of the AI bubble, and how its terrible finances, burdensome loans and questionable partners are cause for concern.

Newsletter: https://www.wheresyoured.at/core-incompetency/

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Radio Better Offline: Cherlynn Low, Alex Cranz & Victoria Song

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Welcome to Radio Better Offline, a tech talk radio show recorded out of iHeartRadio's studio in New York city.

In this episode, Ed Zitron is joined by tech reporters Alex Cranz, Cherlynn Low and Victoria song to talk about the broken promises of generative AI, and how useless things get funded far more than useful ones.

Alex Cranz: 
https://bsky.app/profile/cranz.bsky.social

Cherlynn Low:
https://www.engadget.com/about/editors/cherlynn-low/
https://x.com/cherlynnlow
https://bsky.app/profile/cherlynn.bsky.social

Victoria Song:
https://bsky.app/profile/vicmsong.bsky.social 
https://www.theverge.com/authors/victoria-song 

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Discord: chat.wheresyoured.at

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Welcome to Radio Better Offline, a tech talk radio show recorded out of iHeartRadio's studio in New York city.

In this episode, Ed Zitron is joined by tech reporters Alex Cranz, Cherlynn Low and Victoria song to talk about the broken promises of generative AI, and how useless things get funded far more than useful ones.

Alex Cranz: 
https://bsky.app/profile/cranz.bsky.social

Cherlynn Low:
https://www.engadget.com/about/editors/cherlynn-low/
https://x.com/cherlynnlow
https://bsky.app/profile/cherlynn.bsky.social

Victoria Song:
https://bsky.app/profile/vicmsong.bsky.social 
https://www.theverge.com/authors/victoria-song 

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Newsletter: https://www.wheresyoured.at/

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BetterOffline/ 

Discord: chat.wheresyoured.at

Ed's Socials:

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Published 2025-03-14

SoftBank and OpenAI's Dangerous Game

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In the second of this week's two-part series, Ed Zitron walks you through how SoftBank is mortgaging its future to keep OpenAI alive - and the dangerous consequences of over-funding an unprofitable, unsustainable company.

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In the second of this week's two-part series, Ed Zitron walks you through how SoftBank is mortgaging its future to keep OpenAI alive - and the dangerous consequences of over-funding an unprofitable, unsustainable company.

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Newsletter: https://www.wheresyoured.at/

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BetterOffline/ 

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Published 2025-03-13

Monologue: How Does This End?

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In this week's monologue, Ed Zitron walks through how reckless members of the media continue to inflate the AI bubble - and the detailed notes he's been taking along the way.

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In this week's monologue, Ed Zitron walks through how reckless members of the media continue to inflate the AI bubble - and the detailed notes he's been taking along the way.

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Newsletter: https://www.wheresyoured.at/

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BetterOffline/ 

Discord: chat.wheresyoured.at

Ed's Socials:

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Published 2025-03-12

Microsoft Cuts The Power To AI

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In the first of this week's two-part series, Ed Zitron walks you through how Microsoft pulling back from over a gigawatt of compute capacity is a dark omen for the so-called AI Revolution. 

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In the first of this week's two-part series, Ed Zitron walks you through how Microsoft pulling back from over a gigawatt of compute capacity is a dark omen for the so-called AI Revolution. 

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Discord: chat.wheresyoured.at

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Published 2025-03-07

Monologue: OpenAI Is Getting Desperate

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In this week's monologue, Ed Zitron goes through the underwhelming release of OpenAI's GPT-4.5 - and how OpenAI's rumored new pricing structure suggests this company is in trouble.

Here's the article cited from The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-plots-charging-20-000-a-month-for-phd-level-agents?rc=kz8jh3

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In this week's monologue, Ed Zitron goes through the underwhelming release of OpenAI's GPT-4.5 - and how OpenAI's rumored new pricing structure suggests this company is in trouble.

Here's the article cited from The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-plots-charging-20-000-a-month-for-phd-level-agents?rc=kz8jh3

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LINKS: https://www.tinyurl.com/betterofflinelinks

Newsletter: https://www.wheresyoured.at/

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BetterOffline/ 

Discord: chat.wheresyoured.at

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How Growth Is Killing Video Games

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In this episode, Ed Zitron is joined by Gita Jackson and Nathan Grayson of worker-owned games site Aftermath to talk about how the growth-at-all-costs mindset is destroying games, how fandom culture naturally feeds extremism, how Aftermath does games journalism differently, and how despite everything, great games are still being made.

Gita Jackson:
https://bsky.app/profile/xoxogossipgita.bsky.social 
https://aftermath.site/author/gita-jackson 

Nathan Grayson: 
https://aftermath.site/author/nathan-grayson
https://bsky.app/profile/nathangrayson.bsky.social

Stream Big: The Triumphs and Turmoils of Twitch and the Stars Behind the Screen
https://www.amazon.com/Stream-Big-Triumphs-Turmoils-Twitch/dp/1982156767

Article on Skin Deep from Aftermath: https://aftermath.site/skin-deep-steam-next-fest-demo-impressions-pc 

The New York Times: Video Games Can’t Afford to Look This Good
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/arts/video-games-graphics-budgets.html

Aftermath - Fuck WB
https://aftermath.site/warner-bros-discovery-games-wonder-woman-monolith-shut-down

Pyre - https://www.supergiantgames.com/games/pyre/
Supergiant Games - https://www.supergiantgames.com
Avowed - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2457220/Avowed/

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In this episode, Ed Zitron is joined by Gita Jackson and Nathan Grayson of worker-owned games site Aftermath to talk about how the growth-at-all-costs mindset is destroying games, how fandom culture naturally feeds extremism, how Aftermath does games journalism differently, and how despite everything, great games are still being made.

Gita Jackson:
https://bsky.app/profile/xoxogossipgita.bsky.social 
https://aftermath.site/author/gita-jackson 

Nathan Grayson: 
https://aftermath.site/author/nathan-grayson
https://bsky.app/profile/nathangrayson.bsky.social

Stream Big: The Triumphs and Turmoils of Twitch and the Stars Behind the Screen
https://www.amazon.com/Stream-Big-Triumphs-Turmoils-Twitch/dp/1982156767

Article on Skin Deep from Aftermath: https://aftermath.site/skin-deep-steam-next-fest-demo-impressions-pc 

The New York Times: Video Games Can’t Afford to Look This Good
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/arts/video-games-graphics-budgets.html

Aftermath - Fuck WB
https://aftermath.site/warner-bros-discovery-games-wonder-woman-monolith-shut-down

Pyre - https://www.supergiantgames.com/games/pyre/
Supergiant Games - https://www.supergiantgames.com
Avowed - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2457220/Avowed/

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Generative AI Is Not A Real Industry

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In the second of this week's two-part episode, Ed Zitron walks you through the dark truth of the generative AI industry - that consumer adoption of Claude, Gemini, Copilot and Perplexity is incredibly small, and it’s time to accept that there is nothing coming to justify the ruinous costs of Large Language Models. 

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In the second of this week's two-part episode, Ed Zitron walks you through the dark truth of the generative AI industry - that consumer adoption of Claude, Gemini, Copilot and Perplexity is incredibly small, and it’s time to accept that there is nothing coming to justify the ruinous costs of Large Language Models. 

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Newsletter: https://www.wheresyoured.at/

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Monologue: What Bursts A Bubble?

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In this week's monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through what's making everybody worried about the bubble bursting - and what other signs might tell you that the party's over for AI.

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Newsletter: https://www.wheresyoured.at/

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BetterOffline/ 

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