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Perspectives on Tech Sector Activism Going into 2024

Harvard Corporate Governance

Prior to 2023, the fundamental metric for tech companies that attracted shareholder activism was frequently top-line performance. However, with the recent underperformance of tech stocks, activists are intensifying their scrutiny of both past and potential purchases and underlying company operations to drive better return on capital.

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AMA: Amin Fard, Managing Director of Lyon Tech

Vested

Today we sat down with Amin Ford, the Managing Director of Lyon Tech , to talk about the importance of team togetherness, why walking meetings are a productivity tool, and why you are right where you need to be.

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Tech Companies Lean on Cyber to Go Faster and Gain Trust

Harvard Corporate Governance

Tech company leaders name cyber security as both the greatest threat and greatest operational priority. National Sector Leader of Technology, Media & Telecommunications, and Vijay Jajoo is Principal of Cyber Security Services, at KPMG LLP. This post is based on their KPMG memorandum.

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How Big Tech Coopts Disruption – and What to Do About It

Reynolds Holding

Our economy is dominated by five aging tech giants – Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft. But in the last 20 years, no company has commercialized a new technology in a way that threatens the tech giants. We start with the premise that the tech giants are smart. That is precisely what the tech giants are doing.

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Interested In Smart Motorcycle Helmets? GoPro Snaps Up Forcite for Tech-Infused Helmets

Benzinga

The company said it intends to boost Forcite’s vision to provide a safer, more dynamic motorcycling experience through tech-enabled motorcycle helmets with the long-term goal of tech-enabling other categories of helmets over. The financial terms were not disclosed. Full story available on Benzinga.com

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Shining a Sustainability Light on the Darker Side of Big Tech

Harvard Corporate Governance

Big Tech has grown incredibly large, fueled by the unprecedented collection, processing and analysis of digital data. In our view, shining a sustainability light on the dark side of Big Tech can yield important insights into risks that traditional (non-ESG) approaches may under-appreciate. Strine, Jr. discussed on the Forum here ).

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Five U.S. Cases Targeting Big Tech

NYT M&A

For years, Apple, Google, Meta and other tech giants operated unfettered. Now, regulators are taking steps to compel them to make major shifts to their products and businesses.