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From Elon Musk’s headline‑grabbing $29 billion haul to Pichai and Nadella’s tech‑savvy empires, these CEOs dominate headlines not just in Silicon Valley, but also throughout the Middle East and North Africa.  Their achievements such as AI breakthroughs, streaming, massive IPOs, make them household names in Gulf boardrooms and Arab news outlets. Controversies over pay, ethics, and labor practices spark lively debate …

Meta Platforms is undertaking a decisive change in its AI infrastructure strategy, announcing the sale of $2.04 billion in data center assets to external partners, while scaling back some internal builds. This initiative, announced in early August 2025, reflects a shift toward co-development models designed to ease the burden of soaring infrastructure costs, while enabling faster AI expansion. Co‑Development Over …

Kuok Hui Kwong, who is the daughter of the Malaysian billionaire, Robert Kuok, was appointed the new C.E.O. of Shangri-La Asia, which is one of the largest hotel firms in Asia. On 1st August, Kuok Hui Kwong was appointed as the new CEO of the luxurious hotel chain, which signalled a major change in its leadership. This decision is meant …

To enroot its financial Ruth in Australia, the Singapore-based DBS Group has disclosed that it will be doubling its lending collection within the country in a span of five years. This ambitious growth plan is one that the bank, the largest banking institution in the world by assets and in Southeast Asia, is looking forward to using an avenue of …

Donald Trump’s FBI Director, Kash Patel, has been able to amass a great wealth of about 6 million dollars through various sources of income, which is a great financial achievement in the history of the first Indian-American to head the federal agency. He has been able to amass his wealth through shrewd business investments, literature, and investment portfolios that demonstrate …

OTT platforms are becoming inevitable in our routine life, because we need an off or a break which is well-spent with quality entertainment. This has led to the boom of diverse ott platforms across the world. Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, HBO, and Disney+ are some of the front runners in the streaming industry both globally and in the Asian regions …

NextRise 2025-the biggest startup and tech event in Asia-is ready to take place in Seoul on June 26-27 at COEX, one of the major convention hubs of the city. Bright startups, investors, and tech experts from all over the world come together annually for their biggest share yet. Last year, the crowd for the 2024 edition was massive in Gangnam, …

30-year-old Lucy Guo has now made it into the record books because she has been the youngest self-made woman billionaire in the whole world. Importantly, at this age, she is already richer than Taylor Swift, the pop music phenomenon, and idol of millions. #UpdateAt 30, Lucy Guo became the world's youngest self-made female billionaire, surpassing Taylor Swift, due to her …

We’re going to talk about the new CEO of Plant by Interior: Mr. Tan, not for his leadership but for his appointments in many Chinese tech companies, some of which are connected to China’s military activities, users of semiconductors, and the major chipmaker in China itself. His investment activities in China are, therefore, a matter of recording and dating in …

President Donald Trump established a temporary tariff hold during a significant policy change but immediately enforced brutal 125% import taxes against China. The two largest international economies confront each other more fiercely in their continuing trade conflict. China started to tax every product from the US by 84% on Thursday after implementing the action. According to the Chinese Commerce Ministry …