Two senior partners are leaving Peak XV amid strategy shift

Two senior partners are leaving Peak XV, the largest India-focused venture capital firm, four sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch.  Shailesh Lakhani, a 17-year veteran of the firm, and Abheek Anand, who co-led Southeast Asian investments, are departing, said the sources, who asked not […]

Roblox, Discord, OpenAI and Google found new child safety group

Roblox, Discord, OpenAI and Google are launching a nonprofit organization called ROOST, or Robust Open Online Safety Tools, which hopes “to build scalable, interoperable safety infrastructure suited for the AI era.” The organization plans on providing free, open-source safety tools to public and private organizations to […]

Elon Musk’s rapid unscheduled disassembly of the US government

Almost 250 years after the Declaration of Independence, America has gotten herself a new king. His name is Elon Musk. “Wait a minute,” you may be saying. “What about President Donald Trump?” Trump ran, much like Silvio Berlusconi before him, primarily to avoid prosecutions. He […]

The Sonos app fiasco: how a great audio brand nearly ruined its reputation

In May 2024, Sonos released a completely rebuilt and overhauled mobile app for Android and iOS. The new software was meant to improve performance, make the app feel more customizable, and allow for new features in the future. But customers immediately complained about countless bugs, […]