In this episode, Ed Zitron walks you through how Google used their monopolies over search and search advertising to scam advertisers - and why the entire tech industry should demand that Google is broken up and forced to compete like the rest of us. 

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In this episode, Ed Zitron walks you through how Google used their monopolies over search and search advertising to scam advertisers - and why the entire tech industry should demand that Google is broken up and forced to compete like the rest of us. 
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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.

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.

Better Offline

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.

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.

How Google Cheated Their Way To Billions

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In this week's Better Offline monologue, Ed Zitron breaks down why AI isn’t too big to fail, why no bailout is coming, and how people need to learn more about history before using it to justify burning billions of dollars.

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In this week's Better Offline monologue, Ed Zitron breaks down why AI isn&rsquo;t too big to fail, why no bailout is coming, and how people need to learn more about history before using it to justify burning billions of dollars.
This week&rsquo;s free newsletter: <a href="https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-subprime-ai-crisis-is-here/">https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-subprime-ai-crisis-is-here/</a>&nbsp; Premium newsletter tie-in out later today - save $10 off a year of my premium newsletter: <a href="https://edzitronswheresyouredatghostio.outpost.pub/public/promo-subscription/gzqwkv54e1">https://edzitronswheresyouredatghostio.outpost.pub/public/promo-subscription/gzqwkv54e1</a> &nbsp;
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Monologue: AI Isn't Too Big to Fail

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In this week’s Better Offline, Ed Zitron discusses Anthropic’s aggressive new rate limits, the leak of Claude Code’s source code, and the dread consequences of having software written 100% by LLMs.

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https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/31/anthropic_claude_code_source_code/ 
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In this week&rsquo;s Better Offline, Ed Zitron discusses Anthropic&rsquo;s aggressive new rate limits, the leak of Claude Code&rsquo;s source code, and the dread consequences of having software written 100% by LLMs. Free newsletter: The Subprime AI Crisis Is Here <a href="https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-subprime-ai-crisis-is-here/">https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-subprime-ai-crisis-is-here/</a>&nbsp; Save $10 off a year of my premium newsletter: <a href="https://edzitronswheresyouredatghostio.outpost.pub/public/promo-subscription/gzqwkv54e1">https://edzitronswheresyouredatghostio.outpost.pub/public/promo-subscription/gzqwkv54e1</a>&nbsp;- I&rsquo;d be so grateful! Peak hours announcement: <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/26/anthropic_tweaks_usage_limits/?ref=wheresyoured.at">https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/26/anthropic_tweaks_usage_limits/?ref=wheresyoured.at</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/31/anthropic_claude_code_source_code/">https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/31/anthropic_claude_code_source_code/</a>&nbsp; Boris on 100% of his code: <a href="http://x.com/bcherny/status/2004897269674639461">http://x.com/bcherny/status/2004897269674639461</a>&nbsp; Lenny interview with Boris: <a href="https://x.com/lennysan/status/2024896611818897438">https://x.com/lennysan/status/2024896611818897438</a>&nbsp; YOU CAN NOW BUY BETTER OFFLINE MERCH! go to <a href="https://cottonbureau.com/people/better-offline">https://cottonbureau.com/people/better-offline</a> use free99 for free shipping on orders of $99 or more. Buy our new &ldquo;FUCK DATA CENTERS&rdquo; shirts today! Newsletter: wheresyoured.at
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Monologue: What's Going On At Anthropic?

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In this week's Better Offline monologue, Ed Zitron talks about OpenAI killing Sora, and how the majority of announced data centers are either barely getting built or vaporware, with only 3GW of IT load coming online in 2025 in America, and only 5GW of data centers under construction worldwide.

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JustDario’s piece - The Data Center Frenzy Will Be Remembered As The Largest Waste Of Capital In History https://justdario.com/2025/10/the-data-centers-frenzy-will-be-remembered-as-the-largest-waste-of-capital-in-history/ (warning, my man has a lot of ads)

Sora burns $15m a day (Forbes) https://www.forbes.com/sites/phoebeliu/2025/11/10/openai-spending-ai-generated-sora-videos/

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In this week's Better Offline monologue, Ed Zitron talks about OpenAI killing Sora, and how the majority of announced data centers are either barely getting built or vaporware, with only 3GW of IT load coming online in 2025 in America, and only 5GW of data centers under construction worldwide. This week&rsquo;s free newsletter: <a href="https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-ai-industry-is-lying-to-you/">https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-ai-industry-is-lying-to-you/</a>
JustDario&rsquo;s piece - The Data Center Frenzy Will Be Remembered As The Largest Waste Of Capital In History <a href="https://justdario.com/2025/10/the-data-centers-frenzy-will-be-remembered-as-the-largest-waste-of-capital-in-history/">https://justdario.com/2025/10/the-data-centers-frenzy-will-be-remembered-as-the-largest-waste-of-capital-in-history/</a>&nbsp;(warning, my man has a lot of ads)
Sora burns $15m a day (Forbes)&nbsp;<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/phoebeliu/2025/11/10/openai-spending-ai-generated-sora-videos/">https://www.forbes.com/sites/phoebeliu/2025/11/10/openai-spending-ai-generated-sora-videos/</a>
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Monologue: The AI Industry Is Lying To You

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How Google Cheated Their Way To Billions

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