16 Minutes News by a16z
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!
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 71
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2022
Parasite, the Malaria (Tech & Science) Edition
original episode notes and transcript here:
https://future.a16z.com/podcasts/malaria-vaccine-tech-science-news/
Longtime podcast showrunner (2014-2022), primary host, and editor Sonal Chokshi shares …
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 regulation, and specifically, two recent federal go…
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 where we are on the long arc of innovation.
Today’s …
Steam Halts Web3 Games; FDA Approves Prostate Cancer AI
mRNA for Flu Vaccine? AI Protein-Folding Goes Open Source
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 (episode #4 of 16 Minutes, 2019) on the opioid cris…
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.
In today's episode we’re talking about the latest develop…
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's heard of” -- this episode is a rerun of an epi…
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 ago that a candidate "malaria vaccine becomes firs…
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 events! — we focus on the latest coming out of Appl…
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 Exchange Servers across the country (and the dramat…
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 to GPT-3 and the opioid crisis) -- teases apart …
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 innovation — we're taking a quick pulse-check with…
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 was the third vaccine for COVID approved under Em…
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 of innovation, the topic is semiconductors – spe…
When Christie's Meets Crypto — The NFT Moment
China Steams Ahead in Gaming; MetaHuman Creator and the Uncanny Valley
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 [CEO of Amazon Web Services] Andy Jassy will becom…
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 230, Tiktok, GPT-3, the opioid crisis, more -- w…
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 for the long arc of innovation.
In the first segme…