The groupthink boom: what three top VCs really think about the AI frenzy This week at TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC event in Athens — part of the Panathenea festival taking place in the city — I sat down with Niko Bonatsos of Verdict Capital, Andreas Stavropoulos of Threshold Ventures, and Ben Blume of Atomico to ask about the current state of venture investing, the wave of mega-IPOs that SpaceX is...

Antisemitism 'allowed to come into the open' says Bondi victim's daughter9 hours agoKaty WatsonAustralia correspondentAFP via Getty ImagesSheina Gutnick's father was killed while trying to stop the Bondi gunmenThe daughter of a Bondi Beach attack victim has described how, since the shooting, she has received messages saying she too should have been killed.Sheina Gutnick was the first witness...

What's it like to negotiate with Iran? We asked people who have done it A Pakistani Ranger walks past a billboard for the U.S.-Iran peace talks in Islamabad on April 12, 2026. The talks, led by Vice President JD Vance, produced no concrete movement toward a peace deal....

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Mexico City breaks Guinness Record with giant football training sessionA sea of people took over Mexico City's Zocalo square on Sunday, breaking the Guinness World Records for largest football lesson.The city's main square became an open-air training ground with 9,500 people practicing football drills under the guidance of instructors.Organisers said the turnout surpassed the previous Guinness...