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A Nuclear Comeback: Are New Reactors the Answer?
Episode 775
Nuclear energy accounts for 20% of the electricity in the United States, but remarkably, 2023 marked the commissioning of the U.S.'s first new nuclea…
2 years, 1 month ago
Intelligence in the Age of AI with new CTO of the CIA
Episode 774
Artificial intelligence has taken the world by storm. But despite the hype around personalized avatars or podcast language translation, artificial in…
2 years, 1 month ago
From Silicon Valley to the Pentagon: The Future of Defense Innovation
Episode 773
The last few decades have been a period of transition for defense. An increasing number of startups have begun to rival large defense primes, the ind…
2 years, 1 month ago
What is American Dynamism?
Episode 772
American Dynamism. A term coined by a16z General Partner, Katherine Boyle, two years ago, when she and David Ulevitch founded the firm's American Dyn…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Quest for True Signal: How Zynga Spotted Mobile
Episode 770
You might recognize the name Mark Pincus but we almost guarantee you recognize the game Farmville.
Mark Pincus is the founder and longtime CEO of Zyn…
2 years, 2 months ago
Beyond Uncanny Valley: Breaking Down Sora
Episode 771
In early 2024, the notion of high fidelity, believable AI-generated video seemed a distant future to many. Yet, a mere few weeks into the year, OpenA…
2 years, 2 months ago
Fraying Wires: The Decentralization of the Electric Grid
Episode 769
The electric grid needs an update.
In this explainer, a16z Partner Ryan McEntush discusses the escalating complexity of the grid, unveils its vulnera…
2 years, 2 months ago
Fixing Higher Education & New Startup Opportunities with Marc and Ben
Episode 768
"The Ben & Marc Show" features a16z's co-founders Ben Horowitz & Marc Andreessen. In this episode, Marc and Ben continue their in-depth exploration o…
2 years, 2 months ago
Read Write Own: A New Era
Episode 767
with @cdixon @rhhackett
Welcome to the web3 with a16z crypto podcast. I'm Robert Hackett, an editor here at a16z crypto, and I'm here with Chris Dixon…
2 years, 3 months ago
The What, Who, and When with IPOs
Episode 766
In 2022 and 2023, US IPOs hit decade lows after the record high of 2021. Now, in 2024, will the IPO window reopen?
In this episode, we revisit a conve…
2 years, 3 months ago