CES 2026: Part Ten (Epilogue)

<p>Welcome to Better Offline&rsquo;s coverage of the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show - a standup radio station in the Palazzo Hotel with an attached open bar where reporters, experts and various other characters bring you the stories from the floor. <br /><br />In our CES epilogue, Ed is joined by author, activist and journalist Cory Doctorow, tech bubble newsletter writer Ed Ongweso Jr. and CES bartender Phil Broughton to talk about this year&rsquo;s coverage, the upcoming venture apocalypse, and what we expect from 2026.<br /><br />EXCLUSIVE CES SALE! Get a *permanent* $10 off an annual subscription to my newsletter through January 13 2025: <br /><a href="https://edzitronswheresyouredatghostio.outpost.pub/public/promo-subscription/cue848p5sc">https://edzitronswheresyouredatghostio.outpost.pub/public/promo-subscription/cue848p5sc</a></p> <p>Ed Ongweso Jr.: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/bigblackjacobin.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/bigblackjacobin.bsky.social</a></p> <p>Cory Doctorow: <a href="http://pluralistic.net/">http://pluralistic.net/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.eff.org/">https://www.eff.org/</a>&nbsp;<br /><br />Phil Broughton: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/funranium.bsky.social/">https://bsky.app/profile/funranium.bsky.social/</a></p> <p>The Tech Bubble Newsletter:&nbsp;<a href="https://thetechbubble.substack.com/">https://thetechbubble.substack.com/</a>&nbsp;<br /><br />Matt Osowski: <a href="https://www.mattosowski.com/">https://www.mattosowski.com/</a>&nbsp;<br /><br />Donate in Sean-Paul&rsquo;s honor: <a href="https://www.perc-epilepsy.org/">https://www.perc-epilepsy.org/</a></p> <p>---</p> <p>LINKS: <a href="https://www.tinyurl.com/betterofflinelinks">https://www.tinyurl.com/betterofflinelinks</a></p> <p>Newsletter: <a href="https://www.wheresyoured.at/">https://www.wheresyoured.at/</a></p> <p>Reddit: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/BetterOffline/">https://www.reddit.com/r/BetterOffline/</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>Discord: <a href="https://discord.com/invite/QUUQUP9szv">chat.wheresyoured.at</a></p> <p>Ed's Socials:</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/edzitron">https://twitter.com/edzitron</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/edzitron">https://www.instagram.com/edzitron</a></p> <p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/edzitron.com">https://bsky.app/profile/edzitron.com</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.threads.net/@edzitron">https://www.threads.net/@edzitron</a></p> <p>Email Me: <a href="mailto:ez@betteroffline.com">ez@betteroffline.com</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>