Roelof Botha is stepping down as Sequoia’s steward after seven years, passing leadership to partners Alfred Lin and Pat Grady. The transition comes during a period of internal controversy and follows the firm’s recent launch of $950 million in new funds.
Spotify crossed 700 million monthly active users in Q3 2025, growing 11% year-over-year to 713 million. The company is positioning itself as an “operating system for audio” while transitioning leadership to co-CEOs in January.
Scale AI’s CFO is pushing back against claims the company became a “zombie” after Meta’s massive investment. Despite losing OpenAI and other clients, he says recent government contracts prove the company’s vitality. The data labeling firm just secured nearly $200 million in Defense Department deals.
The explosion of evergreen funds is creating a dangerous dynamic in private markets. With capital that needs immediate deployment, managers may be making poorer investment decisions just to put money to work.
Samsung is reportedly planning an ambitious sales target for its Galaxy S26 lineup. This comes as the company’s mobile revenue finally approaches 2013 peak levels after nearly a decade of stagnation.
Despite Microsoft ending free support for Windows 10 on October 14, the operating system still commands over 40% of the Windows market. The slow migration to Windows 11 reveals deep problems with Microsoft’s hardware compatibility requirements and upgrade strategy.
Palantir’s stock dropped 7% on Tuesday as valuation concerns overshadowed another strong earnings beat. CEO Alex Karp went on CNBC to blast short sellers, calling their positions “market manipulation” and “super triggering.”
NVIDIA has achieved volume production of its advanced Blackwell AI chips in the United States within just nine months. CEO Jensen Huang credits Taiwanese partners including TSMC, Foxconn, Wistron, Amkor, and SPIL for making this possible through their US investments and round-the-clock work.
Microsoft confirmed a broken update displayed “end of support” warnings to Windows 10 Enterprise and LTSC users who actually have years of support remaining. The company says affected devices are still receiving security updates despite the alarming message. Admins need to apply Known Issue Rollback
Spotify’s video podcast strategy is showing impressive growth numbers, with nearly 400 million users streaming video content. The company just reported beating revenue expectations but still saw its stock slip on mixed guidance.
