The a16z Show

Crypto Fund 5: We Raised $2.2B. Here’s Why.

crypto has evolved from an ideological movement into a more pragmatic, product-focused ecosystem, shaped by real-world use cases and increasing regulatory clarity

Decoder with Nilay Patel

That UL safety logo is a lot more complicated than it looks

UL's been around for more than 100 years; it started as a way for insurance companies to standardize fire and safety testing as electricity was the new technology spreading into homes.

Decoder with Nilay Patel

That UL safety logo is a lot more complicated than it looks

UL's been around for more than 100 years; it started as a way for insurance companies to standardize fire and safety testing as electricity was the new technology spreading into homes. But now it's everywhere, and "safety" in tech doesn't just mean the hardware.

Semafor

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr on the NFL's Streaming Push, Iran Coverage, and Media M&A

In the media space, I would say the biggest northstar that we have is we're trying to effectively constrain the power of the large national programmers while empowering local TV stations.

The Business of Tech

RUC shock: the future of pay‑per‑kilometre driving

That turns what has been an automatic tax into a new layer of admin and compliance, another bill to track, another system to understand, and potentially another source of anxiety and a cost of living crisis.

Freakonomics Radio

In a Driverless World, Who Loses and Who Wins?

In blue cities across the country, unions and politicians want to ban self-driving cars.

Decoder with Nilay Patel

Prediction markets want to be the news

It's becoming increasingly untenable for prediction markets to sit in the middle of the tension between gambling on the news and trying to self-regulate such that they don't encourage insider trading.

TED

My Year Living with a Robot | Emily Kate Genatowski | TED

The history of technological progress and its accompanying regulatory frameworks teach us that our future with AI and robotics won't only be decided by these large, sweeping philosophical discussions, but through practicality, through the answering of thousands of practical questions that arise from the simple minutia of sharing everyday life.