In this week's Better Offline monologue, Ed Zitron runs you through Anthropic’s claims it will be non-GAAP EBITDA profitable for Q2 2026 by having SpaceX discount its compute costs, and how said revenues don’t match up with its CFO’s sworn affidavit or previous reporting on its finances.

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In this week's Better Offline monologue, Ed Zitron runs you through Anthropic&rsquo;s claims it will be non-GAAP EBITDA profitable for Q2 2026 by having SpaceX discount its compute costs, and how said revenues don&rsquo;t match up with its CFO&rsquo;s sworn affidavit or previous reporting on its finances. Companion newsletter: <a href="https://www.wheresyoured.at/anthropics-profitability-swindle/">https://www.wheresyoured.at/anthropics-profitability-swindle/</a>
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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.

Monologue: Anthropic Is Not Profitable Unless You Remove Its Costs

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In this episode, Ed Zitron is joined by Steve Burke of GamersNexus to talk about NVIDIA’s alleged GPU shipments to China, how AI is choking the PC gaming industry, and how mad Jensen Huang keeps getting on podcasts.

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In this episode, Ed Zitron is joined by Steve Burke of GamersNexus to talk about NVIDIA&rsquo;s alleged GPU shipments to China, how AI is choking the PC gaming industry, and how mad Jensen Huang keeps getting on podcasts. 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! GamersNexus: Yes, This All Seems Very Legitimate - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUbJDrL6ZfM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUbJDrL6ZfM</a>&nbsp; Support GamersNexus&rsquo; AI Surveillance Dystopia Series: <a href="https://store.gamersnexus.net/ai-dystopia">https://store.gamersnexus.net/ai-dystopia</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/gamersnexus">https://www.youtube.com/gamersnexus</a>
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AI Versus The PC Industry With GamersNexus

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In this week's Better Offline monologue, Ed Zitron runs you through how LLMs and the obsession with AI is actively destroying the fabric of the tech industry.

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Monologue: AI Is Making The Tech Industry Weak

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On this week’s Better Offline, Ed Zitron is joined by the hosts of the Ben & Emil show to talk about how the markets have been driven insane by semiconductor buzz and social media hysteria.

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On this week&rsquo;s Better Offline, Ed Zitron is joined by the hosts of the Ben &amp; Emil show to talk about how the markets have been driven insane by semiconductor buzz and social media hysteria. <a href="https://benandemilshow.com/">https://benandemilshow.com/</a>
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The Insanity of the Markets with Ben & Emil

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Monologue: Anthropic Is Not Profitable Unless You Remove Its Costs

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