Samurai Startups: a16z Rides the Crypto Dragon to Japan!

Ben Horowitz couldn’t stop gushing about Japan’s defense and innovation game. “They’re like the ninja of tech,” he said, “quiet but deadly.” He also tipped his hat to Japan’s growing clout in the Indo-Pacific tech scene, where it’s becoming the cool kid at the party. Investors are eyeing Japan’s startup market like it’s the last ramen bowl at 2 AM, especially with all the regulatory red tape getting a snip.

Dutton Ranch review: The Yellowstone story continues in this soapy spin-off

This year brought us two new shows connected to Yellowstone. Marshals brings back Luke Grimes as Kayce Dutton, but his character wasn’t a standout in the original series, and the spin-off feels like a somewhat predictable action-police drama. It’s also not written by Taylor Sheridan, and that shows. The other new show, The Madison, is written by Sheridan and keeps the beautiful Montana scenery that was key to Yellowstone, but it follows a completely different set of characters.