16 Minutes News by a16z
84 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 104 ratings16 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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Episodes
What's Up With All These Fintech Acquisitions; SEC Rules
February 28, 2020 18:15 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBThis episode of 16 Minutes on the news covers: all the recent fintech acquisitions! from Intuit announcing it's acquiring Credit Karma this week to Morgan Stanley announcing it's acquiring E-trade last week to Visa acquiring Plaid last month, and so on -- what’s going on, why, and why now? -- with a16z general partner Anish Acharya; recent hearing on SEC's complaint against Telegram, which turns out not to be about cryptocurrency at large, a particular subset of cryptocurrencies, or whethe...
Coronavirus Updates
February 19, 2020 06:00 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBThis episode covers the latest updates since our previous deep-dive on the novel coronavirus outbreak. We cover the latest developments -- new name, new declarations, new numbers, new definitions -- as well as: practical implications for the U.S. healthcare system given how it works today, and where we might go in the future -- with a16z general partner Julie Yoo, given our vantage point in tech; and how the rt-PCR test works, and other updates about what the data do and don't tell us, and...
16 Minutes on the News #22: Epic Battles in Healthcare, FICO Changes
February 07, 2020 03:00 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBThis episode of 16 Minutes on the news covers: FICO credit score changes, what are they, do they matter? -- with a16z fintech general partners Angela Strange and Anish Acharya; electronic health record provider Epic's letter urging hospitals to oppose government regulations that would make it easier for patients and companies to access medical information, and where is the Plaid of healthcare? -- at 10:19 with a16z bio general partner Julie Yoo; ...in conversation with Sonal Chok...
Epic Battles in Healthcare, FICO Changes
February 07, 2020 03:00 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBThis episode of 16 Minutes on the news covers: FICO credit score changes, what are they, do they matter? -- with a16z fintech general partners Angela Strange and Anish Acharya; electronic health record provider Epic's letter urging hospitals to oppose government regulations that would make it easier for patients and companies to access medical information, and where is the Plaid of healthcare? -- at 10:19 with a16z bio general partner Julie Yoo; ...in conversation with Sonal Chokshi. Bac...
16 Minutes on the News #21: Coronavirus Outbreak
January 30, 2020 00:52 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBThis episode of 16 Minutes on the news from a16z is all about the recent coronavirus outbreak -- or rather, a new type of coronavirus called 2019-nCoV for 2019 novel coronavirus. Since it's an ongoing and fast-developing news cycle, we take a quick snapshot for where we are, what we know, and what we don't know, and discuss the vantage point of where tech comes in. Topics covered include: definition of a virus, categories of coronaviruses origins and spread how this stacks up so ...
Coronavirus Outbreak
January 30, 2020 00:52 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBThis episode of 16 Minutes on the news from a16z is all about the recent coronavirus outbreak -- or rather, a new type of coronavirus called 2019-nCoV for 2019 novel coronavirus. Since it's an ongoing and fast-developing news cycle, we take a quick snapshot for where we are, what we know, and what we don't know, and discuss the vantage point of where tech comes in. Topics covered include: definition of a virus, categories of coronaviruses origins and spread how this stacks up so far again...
CES 2020 - Screens, 8K, 5G, Cars, Micromobility, Smart Home
January 18, 2020 07:30 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBThis episode of our news show teases apart what was just a concept, what's near from the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2020). Board partner Steven Sinofsky (in conversation with Sonal Chokshi) takes us on a quick tour of the based on his annual field trip report from the floor. Topics covered include: folding screens and 8K displays 5G, wi-fi 6, new millimeter wave 5G transportation: cars, voice, micromobility smart home automation and security batteries and USB-C Articles/ he...
Regulating AI; Negative Interest Rates (#19)
January 13, 2020 05:15 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBIn this 19th episode of our news show, where we cover recent headlines from our vantage point in tech, we cover the following news items (in conversation with Sonal Chokshi): recent moves to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) software including the White House's recent guidance (and op-ed from the U.S. CTO) on AI in general, as well as limits to exports of specific AI software that went into effect this week -- with operating partner Frank Chen (whose talk was cited in an earlier White H...
Personal Genomics - Hype vs Reality (#18)
January 06, 2020 05:30 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBFor our first episode of 2020 -- #18 of our show 16 Minutes, where we cover recent headlines, the a16z way, from our vantage point in tech, and especially what's hype/ what's real -- we do one of our special deep-dive episodes on a single topic: personal genomics. It’s a turn of the decade — and January-appropriate! — look backward/ look forward given recent and past retrospective and prospective pieces in the media on the promise, and perils, of the ability to sequence one’s DNA and what i...
16 Minutes on the News #18: Personal Genomics - Hype vs Reality
January 06, 2020 05:30 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBFor our first episode of 2020 -- #18 of our show 16 Minutes, where we cover recent headlines, the a16z way, from our vantage point in tech, and especially what's hype/ what's real -- we do one of our special deep-dive episodes on a single topic: personal genomics. It’s a turn of the decade — and January-appropriate! — look backward/ look forward given recent and past retrospective and prospective pieces in the media on the promise, and perils, of the ability to sequence one’s DNA a...
Star Wars in Fortnite; Encryption Ultimatum (#17)
December 21, 2019 07:30 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBOn this show, we cover recent headlines, the a16z Podcast way -- what’s hype, what’s real; why they matter from our vantage point in tech -- and this week, we cover the following news (in conversation with Sonal Chokshi): Star War trailer premieres in... Fortnite? What's the significance of the latest Star Wars trailer debuting inside a video game over a movie theater or TV or even YouTube and Facebook? It has to do with the bigger picture of games, social networks, and virtual worlds; so w...
16 Minutes on the News #17: Star Wars in Fortnite; Encryption Ultimatum
December 21, 2019 07:30 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBOn this show, we cover recent headlines, the a16z Podcast way -- what’s hype, what’s real; why they matter from our vantage point in tech -- and this week, we cover the following news (in conversation with Sonal Chokshi): Star War trailer premieres in... Fortnite? What's the significance of the latest Star Wars trailer debuting inside a video game over a movie theater or TV or even YouTube and Facebook? It has to do with the bigger picture of games, social networks, and virtual wor...
16 Minutes on the News #16: Direct Listings NYSE SEC; Vaping Apps & Apple, CBD & FDA
December 16, 2019 03:45 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBThis is the 16th episode of 16 Minutes, our news show where we cover the top headlines, the a16z Podcast way: what’s real / what’s hype; why they matter from our vantage point in tech. This week, we cover the following news (in conversation with Sonal Chokshi): NYSE & SEC back and forth over direct listings -- The NYSE recently proposed allowing companies to raise capital during direct listings (currently, they're different than IPOs in that there is no offering); the SEC rejected...
Direct Listings NYSE SEC; Vaping Apps & Apple, CBD & FDA (#16)
December 16, 2019 03:45 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBThis is the 16th episode of 16 Minutes, our news show where we cover the top headlines, the a16z Podcast way: what’s real / what’s hype; why they matter from our vantage point in tech. This week, we cover the following news (in conversation with Sonal Chokshi): NYSE & SEC back and forth over direct listings -- The NYSE recently proposed allowing companies to raise capital during direct listings (currently, they're different than IPOs in that there is no offering); the SEC rejected it; and ...
Alternative Data for Credit; Retail Shopping Shifts (#15)
December 16, 2019 03:15 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBThis is the 15th episode of 16 Minutes, our news show where we cover the top headlines, the a16z Podcast way: what’s real / what’s hype; what's interesting from our vantage point in tech. This week (after a brief hiatus for our annual innovation event and November holidays), we cover the following news... in conversation with Sonal Chokshi: use of alternative data in credit underwriting -- Five federal regulatory agencies (the Federal Reserve Board, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau,...
16 Minutes on the News #15: Alternative Data for Credit; Retail Shopping Shifts
December 16, 2019 03:15 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBThis is the 15th episode of 16 Minutes, our news show where we cover the top headlines, the a16z Podcast way: what’s real / what’s hype; what's interesting from our vantage point in tech. This week (after a brief hiatus for our annual innovation event and November holidays), we cover the following news... in conversation with Sonal Chokshi: use of alternative data in credit underwriting -- Five federal regulatory agencies (the Federal Reserve Board, the Consumer Financial Protectio...
Pharma Drones; Veteran Health Records; Light to Voice Hacks (#14)
November 15, 2019 21:30 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBThis is the 14th episode of 16 Minutes, our weekly-ish news show where we quickly cover the top headlines of the week, the a16z Podcast way: what’s real, what’s hype from our vantage point in tech. This week, we cover the following news -- with a16z experts general partner Julie Yoo and market dev partner Venkat Mocherla from the bio team, and former CSO/ a16z security operating partner Joel de la Garza -- in conversation with Sonal Chokshi: UPS drones deliver prescriptions -- For the first...
16 Minutes on the News #14: Pharma Drones; Veteran Health Records; Light to Voice Hacks
November 15, 2019 21:30 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBThis is the 14th episode of 16 Minutes, our weekly-ish news show where we quickly cover the top headlines of the week, the a16z Podcast way: what’s real, what’s hype from our vantage point in tech. This week, we cover the following news -- with a16z experts general partner Julie Yoo and market dev partner Venkat Mocherla from the bio team, and former CSO/ a16z security operating partner Joel de la Garza -- in conversation with Sonal Chokshi: UPS drones deliver prescriptions -- For ...
16 Minutes on the News #13: Ok Boomer; Microtransaction Fraud in Games
November 04, 2019 04:00 - 17 minutes - 16 MBThis is the 13th episode of 16 Minutes, our weekly-ish news show where we quickly cover the top headlines of the week, the a16z Podcast way: what’s real, what’s hype from our vantage point in tech. This week, we cover the following news -- with a16z experts general partner Connie Chan and D'arcy Coolican from the consumer team, and former CSO/ a16z security operating partner Joel de la Garza -- in conversation with Sonal Chokshi: OK Boomer meme and meaning -- What makes this meme n...
Ok Boomer; Microtransaction Fraud in Games (#13)
November 04, 2019 04:00 - 17 minutes - 16 MBThis is the 13th episode of 16 Minutes, our weekly-ish news show where we quickly cover the top headlines of the week, the a16z Podcast way: what’s real, what’s hype from our vantage point in tech. This week, we cover the following news -- with a16z experts general partner Connie Chan and D'arcy Coolican from the consumer team, and former CSO/ a16z security operating partner Joel de la Garza -- in conversation with Sonal Chokshi: OK Boomer meme and meaning -- What makes this meme news, give...
16 Minutes on the News #12: Crypto Regulations; ATM Fees
October 20, 2019 12:15 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBThis is the 11th episode of 16 Minutes, our weekly news show where we quickly cover the top headlines of the week, the a16z Podcast way: what’s real, what’s hype from our vantage point in tech. This week, we cover the following news -- with a16z experts managing partner Scott Kupor and general partner in fintech Angela Strange, respectively, in conversation with Sonal Chokshi: crypto & regulation/policy updates from the SEC and IRS -- including the SEC releasing an announcement tha...
Crypto Regulations; ATM Fees (#12)
October 20, 2019 12:15 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBThis is the 11th episode of 16 Minutes, our weekly news show where we quickly cover the top headlines of the week, the a16z Podcast way: what’s real, what’s hype from our vantage point in tech. This week, we cover the following news -- with a16z experts managing partner Scott Kupor and general partner in fintech Angela Strange, respectively, in conversation with Sonal Chokshi: crypto & regulation/policy updates from the SEC and IRS -- including the SEC releasing an announcement that it sett...
CRISPR: Policy, Platform, Trials (#11)
October 08, 2019 20:31 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBThis 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 d...
CRISPR! Policy, Platform, Trials (#11)
October 08, 2019 20:31 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBThis 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 ...
Amazon Healthcare, Oculus & VR/AR, Google Quantum Supremacy? (#10)
September 30, 2019 02:00 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBOur 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...
All the Recent Phone Hacks (#9)
September 23, 2019 02:30 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBThis 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 Cy...
Apple Camera, Services; Wearables - Where are We (#8)
September 16, 2019 18:00 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBThis 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 t...
Apple Card, BEC Scams Federal Indictment (#7)
August 25, 2019 20:30 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBThis 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 ge...
Health Claims Data, Corporate Breaches (#6)
August 12, 2019 00:40 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBThis 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...
Fed Real-time Payments, Death of Retail (#5)
August 12, 2019 00:30 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBwith @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...
The Opioid Crisis (#4)
August 04, 2019 15:10 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBThis 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 ...
Fortnite, Esports, Gaming, and Entertainment (#3)
August 04, 2019 15:00 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBThis 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 ep...
Mobile Malware, Drug Pricing (#2)
July 28, 2019 17:00 - 19 minutes - 18 MBThis 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, ...
Neuralink & Brain Interfaces, TikTok, FaceApp, iHeartRadio (#1)
July 21, 2019 16:45 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBIntroducing 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...