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This article explores AI as a tool for human expression and creativity, contrasting it with labor-saving technologies and arguing that making things is more fulfilling than consuming.

Netris raises $15M Series A from a16z to help AI neoclouds go live faster by automating network setup and operations for GPU clusters.

a16z's new partner Josh Elman points out that the world of consumer internet is ushering in a moment of rebuilding. The old world is already built, and the door to new opportunities is open again.

a16z's Josh Elman says that children who grew up on Roblox and Minecraft will expect to be able to remix and control all the software they use, a trend that will influence future product design.

a16z is leading Probook AI's Series A funding round. Probook builds an AI front office for the trades, starting with dispatch, and operates in hundreds of locations.

Probook, an AI operating system for home services, announces $40M in funding from Sequoia and a16z, with claims of significant operational improvements for clients.

a16z published an in-depth article arguing that SpaceX is turning space into a key part of AI infrastructure, because the bottleneck for AI is energy, and orbit, the Moon, and Mars will become future data centers.

The article discusses the complexity of US manufacturing recovery in a thread format, pointing out that the weak spot is capital stock rather than demand, and mentions that AI is driving investment, but what is truly lacking are the machines that make machines.

An a16z investor offers an ancient and thought-provoking answer to the question of AI replacing most jobs, sparking a discussion on personal core value.

A newly minted VC investor recounts his visit to Andreessen Horowitz, reflecting on the firm's 'American Dynamism' manifesto and its resonance with the e/acc movement, while noting the Art Deco decor and expressing interest in investing.

A behind-the-scenes breakdown of a video made by the a16z new media team, featuring painstaking 3D visuals, custom composed music, and a tool built to sort through thousands of archived footage.

a16z released four charts showing that AI is reshaping manufacturing reshoring, drinking trends, search clicks, and SaaS stock prices, indicating that companies unable to tell an AI story are being left behind.

a16z partner Olivia Moore shared 6 signals after intensive YC company meetings, believing that AI is rewriting the rules of business.

a16z's Justine Moore released a new map of the AI assistant landscape in iMessage, arguing that the next battleground for consumer AI is text messaging, not standalone apps.

A major shift has occurred in the visual AI field: top tools no longer directly generate final outputs, but instead generate the source code behind them. a16z partner Yoko Li has provided an in-depth analysis of this.

Former members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have launched a startup called Special, backed by a16z and other former DOGE members, to build an AI-driven operating system for critical American industries like senior care.

The article argues that the next frontier of visual AI is generating code (e.g., SVG, HTML/CSS, React components) instead of raw pixels, enabling editability, iteration, and integration into professional design and development workflows.

Fei-Fei Li explains robotics as embodied machines requiring spatial intelligence, and discusses how 3D generation technologies enable creating infinite digital worlds, unlocking a multiverse for creativity, training, and storytelling.

ExaAILabs raised $250M in Series C funding at a $2.2B valuation, led by a16z. The company focuses on organizing web data for AI agents.

The post cites Silicon Valley VC godfather Marc Andreessen's view, pointing out that the correlation between IQ and success is only 0.4, and that generalists (who integrate resources and understand human nature) are often more likely to gain social power and wealth than high-IQ specialists.