This is the 11th episode of 16 Minutes, a weekly show where we quickly 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 in tech. This week, we do a 20-ish minute deep-dive on CRISPR, to tease apart the FUD from the facts given a bunch of recent news (not research!) around the gene-editing platform. The news implications range from policy to practice: At the end of July, one of the first laws to directl...
Oct 08, 2019•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our news podcast, 16 Minutes -- where we quickly cover the top headlines of the week, the a16z way (why are these topics in the news; what's real, what's hype from our vantage point of tech trends) -- is now only available as its own show feed, separately from the main a16z Podcast... so be sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts if you want our weekly news & tech take! This is the tenth episode of the show, and this week we cover a variety of topics with the following a16z experts: Ama...
Sep 30, 2019•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is episode #9 of our news show , 16 Minutes , where we quickly cover recent headlines of the week, the a16z way -- why they’re in the news; why they matter from our vantage point in tech -- and share our experts’ views on the trends involved. This week we do a short but deep dive to tease apart the FUD from the facts on all the phone hacks of late (also, arguably, one of the worst years on record for certain device manufacturers) -- given the following news: Just this week, the FBI’s Cyber ...
Sep 23, 2019•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is episode #8 of our news show , 16 Minutes , where we quickly cover recent headlines of the week, the a16z way -- why they're in the news; why they matter from our vantage point in tech -- and share our experts' views on these trends. This week we cover, with the following a16z experts: Apple's latest event announcing new products and services across mobile, TV, and gaming; where is (and isn't) innovation happening, and what's next -- with a16z's Benedict Evans ; wearables and health track...
Sep 16, 2019•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is episode #7 of our news show, 16 Minutes, where we quickly cover recent headlines of the week, the a16z way -- why they're in the news; why they matter from our vantage point in tech -- and share our experts' views on these trends. This week we cover, with the following a16z experts: Apple releasing a credit card, and what it means beyond the card features itself , what it means for consumer credit (and recession risks ), and the financial ecosystem overall -- with new a16z fintech genera...
Aug 25, 2019•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is episode #6 of our new show, 16 Minutes, where we quickly cover recent headlines of the week, the a16z way -- why they're in the news; why they matter from our vantage point in tech -- and share our experts' views on these trends as well. This week we cover, with the following a16z experts: health claims, insurance & big tech, and healthcare data liquidity -- with a16z bio partner Julie Yoo; Capital One data breach, cloud security, and corporate hacks -- with a16z operating partner fo...
Aug 12, 2019•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast with @astrange @jeff_jordan and @smc90 This is episode #5 of our new show, 16 Minutes, where we quickly cover recent headlines of the week, the a16z way -- why they're in the news; why they matter from our vantage point in tech -- and share our experts' views on these trends as well. This week we cover, with the following a16z experts: Federal Reserve real-time payment and settlement service FedNow, the U.S. payments rail, and fintech -- with a16z general partner Angela Strange; Barney's bankrup...
Aug 12, 2019•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is episode #4 of our new show, 16 Minutes, where we quickly cover recent headlines of the week, the a16z way -- why they're in the news; why they matter from our vantage point in tech -- and share our experts' views on these trends as well. This week we do a short but deep dive on the opioid crisis, given recent data around where and who was behind the manufacturing and distribution of specific opioids: How do opioids work, why these drugs? Who's to blame? What are other directions for mana...
Aug 04, 2019•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is episode #3 of our new show, 16 Minutes, where we quickly cover recent headlines of the week, the a16z way -- why they're in the news; why they matter from our vantage point in tech -- and share our experts' views on these trends as well. This week we do a short but deep dive on esports , given recent news of the inaugural Fortnite World Cup champion, and how this all fits into the broader trends in gaming , social networks , and the future of entertainment . Our a16z experts in this epis...
Aug 04, 2019•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is episode #2 of our new show, 16 Minutes, where we quickly cover recent headlines of the week, the a16z way -- why they're in the news; why they matter from our vantage point in tech -- and share our experts' views on these trends as well. This week we cover, with the following a16z experts: mobile malware and a recent report of a new kind in the wild and security in a post-perimeter world -- with a16z general partner Martin Casado; drug pricing given recent proposals on the table, sharing...
Jul 28, 2019•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Introducing our new podcast, 16 Minutes, 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? This is the first episode of the show, and this week we cover the below topics with the following experts: Neuralink’s recent news/ event/ whitepaper and the trend of brain-computer interfaces -- with a16z bio general partner Vijay...
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