Masayoshi Son used Saudi Arabia's oil riches to help him become one of the world's most powerful tech investors. But that relationship is now threatening to come back and bite him.
Almost 30 million Facebook users' phone numbers and email address were accessed by hackers in the biggest security breach in the company's history, Facebook said on Friday.
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has become the latest top business leader to distance himself from the Saudi government as it faces mounting questions over its role in the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Facebook on Thursday, just weeks before the US midterm elections, announced that it had removed more than 800 pages and accounts that the company said violated its rules "against spam and coordinated inauthentic behavior."
Tech stocks have led the market higher for the past few years. Now they are taking a big tumble as the broader market pulls back. Are the best days behind Apple and FANG stocks Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google?
Just 80 miles east of Silicon Valley, one of the wealthiest regions in the country, is Stockton, California — once known as America's foreclosure capital.
Transsion, a China-based smartphone manufacturer, is outpacing Apple and Samsung in Africa. It sells devices that take better selfies of dark skin and have features like a keyboard in Swahili.
NEOM, Saudi Arabia's "mega city" project has appointed tech executives such as SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick and Facebook board member Marc Andreessen as advisors.
From app developers to tech behemoths such as Google and Facebook, companies have spent years working to make consumer technology as addictive as possible. However, that's starting to change, and we could be at the precipice of a shift in how software is designed.
The restaurant business isn't just about how good the food tastes -- atmosphere and service are important, too. But increasingly, social media is taking on a bigger role and influencing food options offered, restaurant design and marketing.