(Ep: 500) Building a Tech Audience When Everyone’s Doomscrolling

About this episode

In this episode, Bernie Smith discusses running a tech publication amidst fast-paced digital changes and shares insights on AI, cybersecurity, and building reader trust.

#BernieSmith #GigabyteMagazine #TechNews #TechJournalism #ArtificialIntelligence #AINews #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #Robotics #DigitalMedia #OnlinePublishing #CreatorEconomy #TechTrends #Storycomic #PodcastInterview Every 100 episodes, I keep a weird little tradition alive: I interview another Barney or Bernie Smith. This time it’s Bernie Smith, CEO of Gigabyte Magazine, a tech outlet focused on what’s happening right now in AI, cybersecurity, robotics, and tech culture. We talk about what it takes to run a modern digital publication when the internet moves fast and attention spans move faster: how Bernie decides what’s worth covering, how he separates signal from noise, and how you build reader trust when everyone’s skeptical. We also get practical—simple cybersecurity habits regular people and small businesses can adopt, what Bernie thinks is truly useful in AI versus what’s overhyped, and what robotics changes are most likely to show up in everyday life sooner than folks expect. Then we finish with some rapid-fire fun: best and worst tech trends, tools he can’t live without, and what he’d tell anyone trying to start a niche media brand today. The Title sequence was designed and…

People in this episode

Hosts: Morgan Quaid, Gregory Giordano, Greg, Michael Winn, Higgins802, Von Allan, Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos, Marek Bennett, Donna Carr Roberts, Andrew Gronosky, Simki Kuznick, Matt

Guest: Bernie Smith

Topics covered

• tech journalism
• AI
• cybersecurity
• robotics
• digital media
• creator economy

Keywords

• Doomscrolling
• Tech Trends
• Online Publishing

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Gigabyte Magazine

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