Influence Archive

Leaders in the tech community are being pulled into a debate about their corporate responsibility in San Francisco and beyond.

People talk about money from “the Saudis.” But it’s not that simple. Who exactly are “the Saudis,” anyway?

MJD tells Recode’s Kurt Wagner that the low success rate in tech investing scares him: “I grew up with no money, so it’s like, I got money, I’m gonna try to keep it as long as I can.”

Here’s what to watch for as Davos in the Desert begins.

Recode’s Kara Swisher and NYU’s Scott Galloway discuss the links between Jamal Khashoggi’s killers and the tech industry on this episode of Pivot.

Clegg is joining Facebook as global head of communications and public policy.

Thiel is giving $1 million to the Club for Growth, a hardline conservative advocacy group.

Garcetti isn’t committed to running for president yet — but he’s been thinking a lot about it.

“They’ll have a day or two of training,” he said.

Systrom has no idea what he wants to do next, but he knows he won’t just be sitting on a beach.

Sort them by tech talent, rent and commute times.

It’s likely to include Maryanna Saenko, an investor at Khosla Ventures.