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mRNA for Flu Vaccine? AI Protein-Folding Goes Open Source from 2023-12-12T19:10:08.598754

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 ...

Inside the GameStop Drama; The U.S. Constitution, Auctioned from 2023-12-12T19:10:08.588619

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.  Listen

Parasite, the Malaria (Tech&Science) Edition from 2022-02-22T07:34:41

original episode notes and transcript here: 

https://future.a16z.com/podcasts/malaria-vaccine-tech-science-news/ 

Longtime podcast showrunner (2014-202...

Crypto at Congress:'Watershed'Moment for Regulation and Web3 from 2021-12-20T21:17:45

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 feder...

Steam Halts Web3 Games; FDA Approves Prostate Cancer AI from 2021-10-26T18:53:35

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 platfor...

Opioid Crisis - How, Who, and Tech from 2021-07-26T05:45:59

Given recent news of drug company settlements, calls to action, policy moves, an...

Malaria Vaccine Breakthrough, Beyond the Buzz from 2021-06-02T01:15:36.537148

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 headline...

Science (and Tech), the Endless Frontier from 2021-05-25T04:20:23

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

Semiconductor Shortage and the Global Supply Chain Squeeze from 2021-04-15T01:04:51.042941

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 – s...

NFTs: What, Where, How, Why, Who from 2021-03-28T07:59:29

with @ljxie @jessewldn @smc90

This deep-dive (one of our 3-4X explainer episodes here) teases apart what's hype/ what's real and the what, where, how, why, who -- answering questions top o...

The U.S. Vaccine Rollout from 2021-03-20T03:08:42

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 wi...

The Johnson & Johnson Vaccine and COVID Efficacy Rates from 2021-03-16T01:52:11

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 ...

Fortnite, Esports, Gaming, and Entertainment (#3) from 2021-02-10T03:39:14.951764

News and trends covered this week include:
* the inaugural Fortnite World Cup
* esports
* gaming
* social networks
* the future of entertainment
…with @andrewchen @dcoolica...

The Opioid Crisis (#4) from 2021-02-10T03:39:14.951092

News and trends covered this week include:
* data on where and who
* how opioids work
* who's to blame?
* managing pain and where tech come in
…with @jorgecondebio @vijaypand...

CRISPR: Policy, Platform, Trials (#11) from 2021-02-10T03:39:14.945974

News and trends covered this week -- all about the latest policy and in practice implication for CRISPR -- include:
* California law requiring labels for self-editing kits (that don't exist ye...

Ok Boomer; Microtransaction Fraud in Games (#13) from 2021-02-10T03:39:14.944316

News and trends covered this week include:
* the OK Boomer meme, what it means given current and coming tech shifts around meme-to-merchandise, ecommerce, video, app design, and the future of ...

Personal Genomics - Hype vs Reality (#18) from 2021-02-10T03:39:14.940074

News and trends covered this week include personal genomics, given recent and past retrospective and prospective pieces in the media on the topics of DNA sequencing, personalized medicine, criminal...

Epic Battles in Healthcare, FICO Changes from 2021-02-10T03:39:14.937120

News and trends covered this week include, with @smc90:
* FICO credit score changes -- with @astrange @illscience
* EPIC's letter, regulations around medical records -- with @julesyoo

Gaming & Chrome OS/Steam; Going Cashless; Coronavirus Latest from 2021-02-10T03:39:14.934706

with @tocelot @andrewchen @arampell @smc90

We cover: (1) the implications for the gaming and device ecosystem if Google decides to bring Steam support to Chrome OS; (2) what NYC legislator...

A Faster, Cheaper Test -- Will It Really Democratize Coronavirus Testing? from 2021-02-10T03:39:14.925357

with @vintweeta @smc90

Abbott Lab's latest COVID-19 test, which was just approved by the FDA, takes 15 minutes and will cost $5 -- making it a potential "game changer" in this pandemic... ...

Nvidia + Arm from 2021-02-10T03:39:14.923075

with @stevesi @withfries2 @smc90

We cover the latest news since Nvidia announced its intent to acquire Arm (including recent geopolitical concerns around the deal). But what's hype, what's...

AlphaFold! Protein Folding, Beyond the Hype from 2021-02-10T03:39:14.918806

with @vijaypande @smc90

We cover the news around Google DeepMind's AlphaFold system outperforming all others in the 14th biennial CASP challenge, which tracks progress, key metrics, and ...

Anatomy of a Hack: SolarWinds and Ripples Beyond from 2021-02-10T03:39:14.914629

with @stevenadair joeldelagarza @smc90

In this special “3x”-long episode of our (otherwise shortform) news analysis show 16 Minutes, we cover the SolarWinds hack, one of the largest known ...

Beyond Bezos: Amazon, Cloud, and CEO Transitions from 2021-02-10T03:39:14.913418

with @martin_casado @zoranbasich @smc90

Amazon just announced that its founder and CEO Jeff Bezos will transition to the role of Executive Chair and that CEO of Amazon Web Services Andy J...

Dall-E AI for Images; Direct Listings, SEC Ruling for Issuing Shares from 2021-01-26T23:21:51

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.

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All about Section 230, In the News from 2021-01-16T09:00

Given recent news and events, we re-released this episode all about section 230 of the Communications Decency Act

FinCEN Crypto Rule; Haven Healthcare Breakup from 2021-01-11T08:09:35

We're covering two trends in this week’s episode of "16 Minutes," where we talk about the news, tech trends, and the long arc of innovation: 

#1 FinCEN, the Treasury Department's financial...

U.S. Government Hacked; Scaling Ethereum from 2020-12-16T03:10:01

with Joel de la Garza @smc90 @ali01 @zoranbasich

This week, we cover (1) the news that broke very recently about how hackers spied on U.S. Treasury emails and other federal agencies; and (...

Transparency in Pricing, Ruling Healthcare from 2020-11-20T19:55

with @julesyoo @justin_larkinMD @smc90

The U.S. government issued the latest in a series of “historic" rules for healthcare a few weeks ago, and these two rules are intended to increase pr...

Apple Silicon: A Long Game, Changing the Game from 2020-11-18T05:55:44

with @stevesi @smc90

Apple recently announced the first new lineups of devices based on Apple Silicon M1 chips, which officially came out today. And since there’s already plenty of analysi...

Covid Vaccine! Beyond Science via Press Release from 2020-11-14T07:48:07

with @vintweeta @jorgecondebio @smc90

A vaccine for COVID seems to be (almost) here... or is it? What's hype/ what's real beyond the headlines (and beyond the press release), when it come...

Gaming Is Among Us from 2020-10-25T18:32:06

with @tocelot @smc90

The online multiplayer game Among Us has had a tipping point of late -- including the news that a major politician livestream-played it earlier this week -- so why now...

A Nobel for CRISPR! When, Who, How, What Now from 2020-10-10T23:16:38

with @vijaypande @jorgecondebio @smc90

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded this week to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna for the revolutionary CRISPR/Cas9 "genetic scissors"...

Tiktok and 'Seeing Like an Algorithm' from 2020-09-18T23:31:53

with @eugenewei @smc90

In this special "2x" episodes of 16 Minutes, we cover the algorithm that powers TikTok, the short video platform that grabbed massive marketshare in cultures and mar...

Apple and the 'Doctor’s Office on a Wrist' from 2020-09-17T04:45:08

with @grapealope @vijaypande @smc90

With Apple's announcing new watches, new sensors, and services for healthcare, are we really, finally seeing a wedge from fitness into data for clinical...

Teladoc & Livongo, Is Virtual Care Fully Here? from 2020-08-10T16:00

with @julesyoo @vijaypande @smc90

The $18.5B merger of Teladoc and Livongo is a big deal not just because of the dollars and validation in public markets, but because it's aimed at creatin...

GPT-3, Beyond the Hype from 2020-07-29T23:56:29

with @withfries2 @smc90

What's real, what's hype when it comes to all the recent buzz around the language model GPT-3? What is "it", how does it work, where does it fit into the arc of bro...

Funding Science & Innovation; Remote Work & Future Silicon Valley from 2020-07-10T03:44:41

with @martin_casado @chrislyons @davidu @smc90

For this holiday break episode we cover two timely yet still developing-news topics: (1) That the National Science Foundation could rebrand a...

Apple App Clips, Program the Offline World! from 2020-06-29T03:30:08

with @fromedome @conniechan @smc90

Apple "App Clips" and "App Clip Codes" were announced at WWDC this week -- but what are they really? They're part of a broader trend, with implications f...

Videogames as Medicines -- So What Is/Isn't a Digital Drug? from 2020-06-21T19:05:04

with @nikillinit justinlarkin @vijaypande @smc90

The FDA just approved the first ever videogame that can now be legally marketed and prescribed as a medicine -- it's for 8-12 year olds wit...

Snapchat & Bitmoji: Mobile, Social, Cloud Gaming, Identity from 2020-06-21T19:00:04

with @tocelot @farming_xp @smc90

Recent Snap features announced around navigation redesign, Snap Games, and Bitmoji for Games have broader implications for the gaming industry and future o...

Section 230 CDA: Content Moderation, Free Speech, the Internet from 2020-05-31T15:15

with @mmasnick @smc90

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has been in the headlines a lot recently, in the context of Twitter, the president's tweets, and an executive order put...

The Security and Privacy of Contact Tracing from 2020-05-23T07:03:07

with joeldelagarza @smc90

Contact tracing is a key strategy for preventing further spread of a disease like COVID-19, but approaches and frameworks vary in how, who, and where -- especiall...

CRISPR for Covid Testing and FDA EUAs from 2020-05-17T22:17:38

with @jorgecondebio @andy23tran and @smc90

Better and widespread testing is key to re-opening the economy. So we discuss the first authorized use of CRISPR for testing -- diagnostics, not ...

The Case of Zoom and Scaling Cloud Security from 2020-04-12T11:00

with joeldelagarza @davidu @smc90

Zoom has been in the headlines a lot lately for security related issues and concerns, while experiencing unprecedented growth as well as shift in its user...

Drugs & Debates: Real World Data, Randomized Controlled Trials from 2020-03-29T08:45

with @vijaypande @smc90

The debate around real world evidence vs. clinical trials given claims and concerns around particular drugs in the context of the novel coronavirus pandemic; the ro...

The Economic Virus - Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, and Small Business from 2020-03-22T17:34:19

with @arampell @smc90

How do we make sure the economy -- and especially small businesses -- survive the current coronavirus pandemic and public health crisis? How do the Fed, Congress, or ...

Hospitals' Historic Moment & the New Data Rules from 2020-03-14T23:12:41

with @julesyoo @vmocherla @smc90

It's been a historic week for healthcare, for more than one reason; we cover the latest HHS rules to provide patients more control of their data and how th...

What's Up With All These Fintech Acquisitions; SEC Rules from 2020-02-28T19:15

with @illscience @skupor @smc90

What's going on with all the spate of fintech acquisitions recently, and why now? Meanwhile, what's worrisome about using enforcement actions to make policy.

Coronavirus Updates from 2020-02-19T07:00:51

with @julesyoo @heyjudka @smc90

This episode shares the latest coronavirus and COVID-19 disease updates; implications for U.S. healthcare system readiness and evolution in future; and how ...

Coronavirus Outbreak from 2020-01-30T01:52:11

with @heyjudka @smc90

This episode is all about the recent coronavirus outbreak -- or rather, a new type of coronavirus called 2019-nCoV. Since it's an ongoing and fast-developing news cyc...

CES 2020 - Screens, 8K, 5G, Cars, Micromobility, Smart Home from 2020-01-18T08:30

Field trip report from CES 2020 with @stevesi @smc90. Topics covered include screens, 8K TV, 5G, transportation, smart home, USB-C.

Regulating AI; Negative Interest Rates (#19) from 2020-01-13T06:15

News and trends covered this week include, with @smc90:
* White House general principles for regulating AI and recent government export controls on specific AI software -- with @withfries2
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Star Wars in Fortnite; Encryption Ultimatum (#17) from 2019-12-21T08:30:22

News and trends covered this week include:
* Star Wars trailer in Fortnite, gaming, and future of social -- with @tocelot
* Congress warns tech companies to take action on encryption, or e...

Direct Listings NYSE SEC; Vaping Apps & Apple, CBD & FDA (#16) from 2019-12-16T04:45

News and trends covered this week include:
* NYSE and SEC back and forth over direct listings, and other structural factors at play -- with @skupor
* Apple bans vaping apps, FDA issues war...

Alternative Data for Credit; Retail Shopping Shifts (#15) from 2019-12-16T04:15

News and trends covered this week include:
* use of alternative data in credit underwriting, federal regulators, and innovation — with @seema_amble @rexsalisbury
* big annual shopping days...

Pharma Drones; Veteran Health Records; Light to Voice Hacks (#14) from 2019-11-15T22:30

News and trends covered this week include:
* UPS drones deliver prescriptions, what it means and what next -- with @julesyoo @vmocherla
* Apple opens health records service to veterans, bu...

Crypto Regulations; ATM Fees (#12) from 2019-10-20T14:15

News and trends covered this week include:
* crypto regulatory moves with SEC settling charges for an unregistered ICO and IRS issuing guidance on taxation for hard forks and airdrops -- with ...

Amazon Healthcare, Oculus & VR/AR, Google Quantum Supremacy? (#10) from 2019-09-30T04:00

News and trends covered this week include:
* Amazon's move into care delivery, initially for employees, what it means for incumbents and startups, the future of healthcare -- with @julesyoo @j...

All the Recent Phone Hacks (#9) from 2019-09-23T04:30

News and trends covered this week include:
* FBI's latest note on social engineering of two-factor authentication
* Simjacker spyware via SMS
* Google Project Zero vs. Apple, and Appl...

Apple Camera, Services; Wearables - Where are We (#8) from 2019-09-16T20:00

News and trends covered this week include:
* Apple event, product, services across mobile, TV, gaming -- with @benedictevans
* wearables, fitness trackers, and watches in healthcare -- wit...

Apple Card, BEC Scams Federal Indictment (#7) from 2019-08-25T22:30

News and trends covered this week include:
* Apple credit card -- with @illscience
* BEC scams and massive federal grand jury indictment -- with Joel de la Garza
…hosted by @smc90.

Health Claims Data, Corporate Breaches (#6) from 2019-08-12T02:40

News and trends covered this week include:
* health claims data, insurance & big tech -- with @julesyoo
* Capital One data breach, cloud, corporate hacks -- with Joel de la Garza
…host...

Fed Real-time Payments, Death of Retail (#5) from 2019-08-12T02:30

News and trends covered this week include:
* real-time payments, Federal Reserve, banks, and fintech -- with @astrange
* Barney's bankruptcy, the death of retail, and ecommerce -- with @je...

Mobile Malware, Drug Pricing (#2) from 2019-07-28T19:00

News and trends covered this week include:
* mobile malware and security in a post-perimeter world -- with @martin_casado
* drug pricing proposals, why drug pricing is so hard, and what is...

Neuralink & Brain Interfaces, TikTok, FaceApp, iHeartRadio (#1) from 2019-07-21T18:45

News and trends covered this week include:
* Neuralink’s recent news/ event/ whitepaper and the trend of brain-computer interfaces -- with @vijaypande
* TikTok video influencers and AI-dri...