a16z's 6th Edition: The AI Empire Strikes Back
Host Emily Laird breaks down a16z’s March 2026 generative AI consumer app rankings, and the verdict is clear: AI is no longer the shiny new kid, it is the plumbing, the lighting, and the landlord. Fro...
24 Maalis 9min
a16z's 6th Edition: The AI Attention Game
Host Emily Laird breaks down a16z’s Top 100 Gen AI Consumer Apps like a box office chart for the internet age, less hype machine, more behavioral receipts. This episode explains why the ranking works ...
23 Maalis 10min
Prime Meltdown: The Amazon Engineer's Memo
Host Emily Laird breaks down Amazon’s outage week, where one stale wiki, one overconfident AI tool, and one very human decision turned into a retail-scale faceplant. This episode slices through the hy...
19 Maalis 11min
ChatGPT 5.4: From Clippy to Corporate Overlord
Host Emily Laird rips into ChatGPT 5.4, the model that’s less chatbot, more sleep-deprived analyst with full system access. From million-token memory to agent-style computer control, this episode expl...
18 Maalis 12min
Why AI Wearables Are Getting Banned (it seems obvious in a lot of scenarios... but...)
Host Emily Laird breaks down why AI wearables are setting off alarms in courtrooms, classrooms, clinics, casinos, and even cruise ships. This episode unpacks the backlash against smart glasses and pen...
17 Maalis 12min
AI Is Leaving the Chat: The Ambient Device Race Begins
Host Emily Laird breaks down the new race to put AI in your home, on your face, and maybe a little too deep in your personal space. From OpenAI’s camera speaker plans to Meta’s smart glasses and Apple...
16 Maalis 10min
Blockbuster Layoffs: AI Enters Its Villain Era
Host Emily Laird cracks open Block’s massive layoffs and the slick AI storyline wrapped around them. This episode digs into whether AI really swung the axe, or just gave Wall Street a shinier excuse t...
12 Maalis 9min
OpenAI’s $110B Bet on the Agent Economy
Host Emily Laird breaks down OpenAI’s $110 billion round like the blockbuster sequel where the budget gets bigger, the stakes get uglier, and suddenly everybody is talking in gigawatts instead of buzz...
11 Maalis 8min
