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16 Minutes on the News is a short news podcast where we cover the top headlines of the week, the a16z podcast way -- why are these topics in the news; what's real, what's hype from our vantage point; and what are our experts' quick takes on these trends? About the a16z Podcast: Discusses tech and c...
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Parasite, the Malaria (Tech & Science) Edition
original episode notes and transcript here:
https://future.a16z.com/podcasts/malaria-vaccine-tech-science-news/
Longtime podcast showrun...
Crypto at Congress: 'Watershed' Moment for Regulation and Web3
Welcome to 16 Minutes, our podcast where we discuss tech trends in the news and their impact on the long arc of innovation. Today’s topic is crypto re...
Inside the GameStop Drama; The U.S. Constitution, Auctioned
Welcome to 16 Minutes, our show on the a16z podcast network where we talk about tech trends that are dominating news headlines, industry buzz, and whe...
Steam Halts Web3 Games; FDA Approves Prostate Cancer AI
Welcome to 16 Minutes, our show where we talk about tech trends in the news. We have two segments today:
1) The announcement recently that Valv...
mRNA for Flu Vaccine? AI Protein-Folding Goes Open Source
In today’s episode we have two short segments, both on bioscience topics:
[0:00] Moderna has started clinical trials for a flu vaccine, c...
Opioid Crisis - How, Who, and Tech
Given recent news of drug company settlements, calls to action, policy moves, and more, this episode is a rerun of one of our very early explainers (e...
Ransomware Attacks on the Rise; Hackers Target IoT
Welcome to 16 Minutes, the a16z show where we talk about tech trends in the news, what’s hype and what’s real, and the long arc of innovation.
I...
Science (and Tech), the Endless Frontier
Given recent buzz and ongoing debates around the Endless Frontiers Act -- which some have described as “the most important piece of legislation no one...
Malaria Vaccine Breakthrough, Beyond the Buzz
Playing out against the backdrop of a global pandemic (including recent massive surges in regions around the world) is the news that came out a week a...
Apple Event: Desktop-Tablet Convergence, Cord-Cutting, "Find Anything," & More
In this week’s episode of 16 Minutes, our show where we cover tech trends in the news — and also cover themes from company developer and innovation ev...
J&J Vaccine Pause; FBI Accesses Servers in Exchange Hack
We have two brief segments in today’s episode: News and analysis of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine pause, and the widespread hack of Microsoft Ex...
NFTs: What, Where, How, Why, Who
This deep-dive -- one of our occasional 2-4X explainer episodes on 16 Minutes; (past such episodes have covered everything from Section 230 and Tiktok...
The U.S. Vaccine Rollout
Today on our news analysis show 16 Minutes — since this show is all about teasing apart what’s hype/ what’s real and where we are on the long arc of i...
The Johnson & Johnson Vaccine and COVID Efficacy Rates
In today's episode of our news analysis show 16 Minutes, our topic is the ongoing buzz and the mixed news around the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which...
Semiconductor Shortage and the Global Supply Chain Squeeze
In this week’s episode of 16 Minutes, our show where we talk about tech trends in the news, what’s hype/ what’s real, and where we are on the long arc...
When Christie's Meets Crypto — The NFT Moment
In this week’s episode of 16 Minutes — where we talk about tech trends in the news, what’s hype/ what’s real, and where we are on the long arc of inno...
China Steams Ahead in Gaming; MetaHuman Creator and the Uncanny Valley
We have two brief segments — taking up less than 16 Minutes! — in this week’s episode of "16 Minutes," where we talk about tech trends in the news, wh...
Beyond Bezos: Amazon, Cloud, and CEO Transitions
Amazon just announced this week that its founder and CEO Jeff Bezos "will transition to the role of Executive Chair in the third quarter of 2021 and [...
Anatomy of a Hack: SolarWinds and Ripples Beyond
In this special “3x”-long episode of our (otherwise shortform) news analysis show 16 Minutes -- past such 2-3X explainer episodes have covered section...
Dall-E AI for Images; Direct Listings, SEC Ruling for Issuing Shares
We've got segments on artificial intelligence and IPO innovation in today's episode of 16 Minutes, where we take a look at the news and what it means...
All about Section 230, In the News
All about section 230 of the Communications Decency Act -- what does and doesn't it say? How does this law play out against broader questions and deba...
FinCEN Crypto Rule; Haven Healthcare Breakup
We're covering two trends in this week’s episode of "16 Minutes," where we talk about the news, tech trends, and the long arc of innovation:
U.S. Government Hacked; Scaling Ethereum
We're back to covering multiple items on our show 16 Minutes -- which covers the news, occasional explainers, and teases apart what's hype/ what's rea...
AlphaFold! Protein Folding, Beyond the Hype
In this episode of our show 16 Minutes -- where we talk about the headlines, and where we are on the long arc of tech trends -- we cover the news arou...
Transparency in Pricing, Ruling Healthcare
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Apple Silicon: A Long Game, Changing the Game
We cover the latest coming out of Apple’s event last week, where they announced the first new lineups of devices based on Apple Silicon M1 chips, whic...
Covid Vaccine! Beyond Science via Press Release
A vaccine for COVID seems to be (almost) here... or is it? What's hype/ what's real beyond the headlines (and beyond the press release), when it comes...
Gaming Is Among Us
Aliens are among us. Well, the online multiplayer game Among Us is -- a murder mystery set in space, where the group must figure out who the alien imp...
A Nobel for CRISPR! When, Who, How, What Now
"It's CRISPR!" This week, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to scientists Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna (also an a16z co-founder,...
Nvidia + Arm
We cover the latest news since Nvidia (maker of GPUs among other things) announced its intent to acquire Arm (provider of silicon IP for system-on-chi...
Tiktok and 'Seeing Like an Algorithm'
In one of our special "2x" episodes of 16 Minutes (32ish minutes;) -- our show where we quickly cover the headlines and tech trends, offering analysis...
Apple and the 'Doctor’s Office on a Wrist'
We cover the latest coming out of Apple's event yesterday, focusing on their new watches (including a lower price model); new sensors (including blood...
A Faster, Cheaper Test -- Will It Really Democratize Coronavirus Testing?
In this episode of 16 Minutes, we cover the recent news around the FDA's Emergency Use Authorization approval of Abbott Lab's latest COVID-19 test, wh...
Teladoc & Livongo, Is Virtual Care Fully Here?
In this episode of 16 Minutes -- our show where we cover recent headlines; tease apart what's hype/ what's real; and help orient where we are, trends-...
GPT-3, Beyond the Hype
In this special "2x" explainer episode of 16 Minutes -- where we talk about what's in the news, and where we are on the long arc of various tech trend...
Funding Science & Innovation; Remote Work & Future Silicon Valley
This holiday break episode of 16 Minutes on the News (#36) covers two timely and still developing-news topics:
#1 The National Science Foundatio...
Apple App Clips, Program the Offline World!
A number of features were announced at Apple's WWDC/ Worldwide Developers Conference this week, but this episode of 16 Minutes on the News focuses on...
Videogames as Medicines -- So What Is/Isn't a Digital Drug?
The FDA just approved the first ever videogame that can now be legally marketed and prescribed as a medicine. It's a game called EndeavorRX (formerly...
Snapchat & Bitmoji: Mobile, Social, Cloud Gaming, Identity
At last week's Snap Partner Summit, a number of announcements -- including a navigation redesign and Bitmoji for Games -- have broader implications fo...
Section 230 CDA: Content Moderation, Free Speech, the Internet
In this special "2x" episode (#32) of our news show 16 Minutes -- where we quickly cover the headlines and tech trends, offering analysis, frameworks,...