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16 Minutes News by a16z

Sonal Chokshi

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 vanta...

Episodes

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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 showrunner...

00:38:05Feb 22, 2022

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...

00:12:20Dec 20, 2021

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 buz...

00:21:11Dec 3, 2021

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 V...

00:20:10Oct 26, 2021

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, call...

00:16:49Aug 2, 2021

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 exp...

00:18:30Jul 26, 2021

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 innovatio...

00:12:09Jun 9, 2021

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 legislat...

00:10:46May 25, 2021

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 ou...

00:36:20May 2, 2021

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 inn...

00:13:34Apr 25, 2021

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 Mi...

00:15:16Apr 19, 2021

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...

00:56:22Mar 28, 2021

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 lon...

00:18:13Mar 20, 2021

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 vacci...

00:12:08Mar 16, 2021

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 th...

00:17:05Mar 7, 2021

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 a...

00:12:15Feb 25, 2021

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 th...

00:11:41Feb 20, 2021

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...

00:17:20Feb 6, 2021

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 cover...

00:48:28Feb 1, 2021

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...

00:20:48Jan 26, 2021