This episode of 16 Minutes on the news covers:
- Google could bring Steam support to Chrome OS, according to an earlier unconfirmed report, and what that could mean for the broader gaming ecosystem, developers as well as devices — with a16z general partner Andrew Chen and Jonathan Lai on the consumer team;
- New York restaurants and retail establishments can no longer reject cash payments under legislation that was passed by the City Council there; what this says about the banking system more broadly, why it’s a regressive tax on the poor and therefore a progressive move — at 8:57 with a16z general partner Alex Rampell on the fintech team;
- updates on COVID-19 disease — at 16:44 based on latest reports from WHO and CDC as of Friday March 6.
…with Sonal Chokshi.
Contributors
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Andrew Chen is a General Partner for A16Z GAMES, focused on the intersection of tech and gaming — this includes AI, studios, infrastructure, and consumer apps.
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Jonathan Lai is a general partner and founding investor of A16Z GAMES at Andreessen Horowitz, where he focuses on investing at the intersection of games and consumer, social, web3, infrastructure, and fintech.
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Alex Rampell is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he leads the firm’s $1 billion Apps practice.
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Sonal Chokshi is Editor in Chief of Crypto at Andreessen Horowitz.
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