16 Minutes News by a16z

Feb 21 2022 71 ep. 21 mins 4k

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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 culture trends, news, and the future -- especially as ‘software eats the world’. It features industry experts, business leaders, and other interesting thinkers and voices from around the world. This podcast is produced by Andreessen Horowitz (aka “a16z”), a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm. Multiple episodes -- and now shows -- are released every week; visit a16z.com for more details and to sign up for our newsletters and other content as well!

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Parasite, the Malaria (Tech & Science) Edition

Feb 21 2022 38 mins

with @rvenkayya @jorgecondebio @smc90 As with all of the episodes on this show about tech & science trends in the news, and where they are on the long arc of innovation -- this one is actually a story of human ingenuity over 100 years in the making, with the ultimate breakthrough in a malaria vaccine just last year. How is fighting a parasite vs a virus different?

Crypto at Congress: 'Watershed' Moment for Regulation and Web3

Dec 20 2021 12 mins

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 regulation, and specifically, two recent federal government hearings in the news that were focused on crypto and therefore the related trend of web3. In contrast to the model of web2 — typified by very broadly used but also very cen

Inside the GameStop Drama; The U.S. Constitution, Auctioned

Dec 03 2021 21 mins

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 where we are on the long arc of innovation. Today’s episode actually features a look back at the GameStop saga — the stock market drama that some headlines described as a “David-and-Goliath battle” that quote “upended Wall St

Steam Halts Web3 Games; FDA Approves Prostate Cancer AI

Oct 26 2021 20 mins

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 Valve Software, which operates the massive gaming platform Steam, added a rule against games that use blockchain technologies or that allow users to exchange cryptocurrencies or NFTs – this rule appeared on its “What you shouldn’t publish

mRNA for Flu Vaccine? AI Protein-Folding Goes Open Source

Aug 02 2021 16 mins

In today’s episode we have two short segments, both on bioscience topics: [0:00] Moderna has started clinical trials for a flu vaccine, called mRNA-1010, that is based on the same mRNA technology that Moderna and Pfizer used for their COVID vaccines, and that several other companies including Sanofi and Glaxo all are actively working on for the influenza use case. Our experts ar

Opioid Crisis - How, Who, and Tech

Jul 25 2021 18 mins

with @jorgecondebio @vijaypande @smc90 Given recent news of drug company settlements, policy moves, and more, this episode is a rerun of one of our early explainers on the opioid crisis -- how do opioids work; who's to blame; and where does (and doesn't) tech come in?

Ransomware Attacks on the Rise; Hackers Target IoT

Jun 09 2021 12 mins

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. In today's episode we’re talking about the latest developments and trends in cybercrime – including the trends of ransomware, and, attacks on physical infrastructure. First (0:00 - 6:07), we have the recent attack on the meat proce

Science (and Tech), the Endless Frontier

May 24 2021 10 mins

with @martin_casado @smc90 Given recent news and discussions around the Endless Frontiers Act, we re-released this episode about that and innovation funding/ R&D

Malaria Vaccine Breakthrough, Beyond the Buzz

May 01 2021 36 mins

with @jorgecondebio @rvenkayya @smc90 In this special 2x explainer episode, we dig into what's hype/ what's real about news of a breakthrough malaria vaccine candidate, beyond the headlines and beyond the buzz: data, science, tech, innovation.

Apple Event: Desktop-Tablet Convergence, Cord-Cutting, "Find Anything," & More

Apr 24 2021 13 mins

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 events! — we focus on the latest coming out of Apple’s event this week. The company announced a bunch of things, ranging from new device colors and form factors to podcast services, but in this episode we asked regular guest Ste