Michael Q. Zhu

May 2, 2024 | a16z.com | Justin Thaler |Sam Ragsdale |Michael Q. Zhu |Miles Jennings

Justin Thaler is Research Partner at a16z and an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Georgetown University.

May 2, 2024 | a16zcrypto.com | Justin Thaler |Sam Ragsdale |Michael Q. Zhu |Robert Hackett

Verifiable computing is a method for trustlessly outsourcing computation — and it’s a fast-developing area of technology that could help scale blockchains and, more broadly, decentralize the internet. We explore this world through the lens of zkVMs — or zero-knowledge virtual machines — tools that enable computers to prove that they ran programs correctly, as well as the SNARKs that enable them to work their magic.

Nov 23, 2023 | ggbmagazine.com | Michael Q. Zhu

Time flies. As 2023 draws to a close, we are approaching almost four years since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. While this may feel like a memory for many, the profound and lingering impacts of thepandemic in most Asia Pacific gaming markets cannot be overlooked. Nevertheless, a light at the end of the tunnel emerged earlier this year—gaming business volumes are trending at pre-pandemic levels in many jurisdictions, offering distinct signs of a long-awaited recovery.

Aug 24, 2023 | ggbmagazine.com | Michael Q. Zhu

Shannon Semenuk’s career in the gaming industry began in 2005 when she started as a slot customer service representative, and the atmosphere of operations on the gaming floor has been inspiring her for the prior 18 years as she’s worked her way up to director of slot operations at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa.