Better Offline

Working In The Dot Com Bubble ft. Matt Rosoff

January 26, 2026·55 min·4-min readconversationaltechnology
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In this episode of Better Offline, host Ed Zitron interviews Matt Rosoff, editor-in-chief of The Register and a veteran of the dot com era, to draw parallels and contrasts between the 1990s tech bubble and today’s AI boom. Rosoff recounts his time at CNET during the dot com explosion,

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Matt Rosoff

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Mentions

Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Matt RosoffEd ZitronSatya Nadella

Companies

CNETPets.comCosmo.comNvidiaThe Register

Products & Tools

Digital DispatchCreative Nomad

Topics

Artificial IntelligenceCybersecuritySoftware EngineeringStartupsTech IndustryTech NewsVenture Capital

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