The 16 Minutes on the News Podcast
16 Minutes on the News is a shortform (16-ish minutes) podcast where we analyze top headlines and/or buzzy events in the tech industry and beyond, covering why they matter; teasing apart what’s hype/ what’s real; and experts’ quick takes on the trends involved as well as where we are on the long arc of innovation.
February 22, 2022
Parasite, the Malaria (Tech & Science) Edition
Sonal Chokshi, Jorge Conde, and Rajeev Venkayya
December 20, 2021
Crypto at Congress: 'Watershed' Moment for Regulation and Web3
Tomicah TIllemann and Zoran Basich
December 3, 2021
Inside the GameStop Drama; The U.S. Constitution, Auctioned
Marc Andreessen and Ken Griffin
October 26, 2021
Steam Halts Web3 Games; FDA Approves Prostate Cancer AI
Jonathan Lai, Eddy Lazzarin, Eliezer Van Allen, Vineeta Agarwala, Jay Rughani, and Zoran Basich
August 2, 2021
mRNA for Flu Vaccine? AI Protein-Folding Goes Open Source
Jorge Conde, Zoran Basich, Vijay Pande, and Vineeta Agarwala
June 9, 2021
Ransomware Attacks on the Rise; Hackers Target IoT
Joel de la Garza, Zoran Basich, and Martin Casado
May 2, 2021
Malaria Vaccine Breakthrough, Beyond the Buzz
Rajeev Venkayya, Jorge Conde, and Sonal Chokshi
April 25, 2021
Apple Event: Desktop-Tablet Convergence, Cord-Cutting, "Find Anything," & More
Zoran Basich and Steven Sinofsky
April 19, 2021
J&J Vaccine Pause; FBI Accesses Servers in Exchange Hack
Zoran Basich, Joel de la Garza, Jorge Conde, and Vineeta Agarwala
March 16, 2021
The Johnson & Johnson Vaccine and COVID Efficacy Rates
Zoran Basich, Jorge Conde, and Lauren Richardson
March 7, 2021
Semiconductor Shortage and the Global Supply Chain Squeeze
Zoran Basich and Frank Chen
February 20, 2021
China Steams Ahead in Gaming; MetaHuman Creator and the Uncanny Valley
Zoran Basich and Jonathan Lai
February 6, 2021
Beyond Bezos: Amazon, Cloud, and CEO Transitions
Zoran Basich, Martin Casado, and Sonal Chokshi
February 1, 2021
Anatomy of a Hack: SolarWinds and Ripples Beyond
Joel de la Garza, Steven Adair, and Sonal Chokshi
January 26, 2021
Dall-E AI for Images; Direct Listings, SEC Ruling for Issuing Shares
Scott Kupor, Zoran Basich, and Frank Chen
January 11, 2021
FinCEN Crypto Rule; Haven Healthcare Breakup
Zoran Basich, Katie Haun, Julie Yoo, and Anthony Albanese
December 16, 2020
U.S. Government Hacked; Scaling Ethereum
Joel de la Garza, Ali Yahya, Zoran Basich, and Sonal Chokshi
November 20, 2020
Transparency in Pricing, Ruling Healthcare
Julie Yoo, Justin Larkin, and Sonal Chokshi
November 14, 2020
Covid Vaccine! Beyond Science via Press Release
Vineeta Agarwala, Jorge Conde, and Sonal Chokshi
October 10, 2020
A Nobel for CRISPR! When, Who, How, What Now
Sonal Chokshi, Vijay Pande, and Jorge Conde
September 17, 2020
Apple and the 'Doctor’s Office on a Wrist'
Sonal Chokshi, Vijay Pande, and Rachel Kalmar
September 2, 2020
A Faster, Cheaper Test -- Will It Really Democratize Coronavirus Testing?
Vineeta Agarwala and Sonal Chokshi
August 10, 2020
Teladoc & Livongo, Is Virtual Care Fully Here?
Vijay Pande, Sonal Chokshi, and Julie Yoo
July 10, 2020
Funding Science & Innovation; Remote Work & Future Silicon Valley
Martin Casado, David Ulevitch, Chris Lyons, and Sonal Chokshi
June 29, 2020
Apple App Clips, Program the Offline World!
Sonal Chokshi, Connie Chan, and Dan Frommer
June 21, 2020
Snapchat & Bitmoji: Mobile, Social, Cloud Gaming, Identity
Sonal Chokshi, Andrew Green, and Jonathan Lai
May 31, 2020
Section 230 CDA: Content Moderation, Free Speech, the Internet
Mike Masnick and Sonal Chokshi
April 12, 2020
The Case of Zoom and Scaling Cloud Security
Sonal Chokshi, Joel de la Garza, and David Ulevitch
March 29, 2020
Drugs & Debates: Real World Data, Randomized Controlled Trials
Sonal Chokshi and Vijay Pande
March 22, 2020
The Economic Virus - Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, and Small Business
Sonal Chokshi and Alex Rampell
March 14, 2020
Hospitals' Historic Moment & the New Data Rules
Julie Yoo, Venkat Mocherla, and Sonal Chokshi
March 8, 2020
Gaming & Chrome OS/Steam; Going Cashless; Coronavirus Latest
Jonathan Lai, Sonal Chokshi, Alex Rampell, and Andrew Chen
February 28, 2020
What's Up With All These Fintech Acquisitions; SEC Rules
Scott Kupor, Anish Acharya, and Sonal Chokshi
February 7, 2020
Epic Battles in Healthcare, FICO Changes
Julie Yoo, Sonal Chokshi, Anish Acharya, and Angela Strange