Tech
Technology leaders shaping software, chips, platforms, infrastructure and digital systems.
Nikesh Arora Made Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity’s Consolidator. Now He Has to Make the Stack Work as One
Nikesh Arora turned Palo Alto Networks into cybersecurity’s leading consolidator. CyberArk and Chronosphere now make integration—not another acquisition—the defining test of his platform strategy.
Scott Wu Joined Devin With Windsurf. The Combined Product Must Earn a US$26 Billion Valuation
A InfluenceAsia examination of how Scott Wu is turning Cognition's integration of the Windsurf editor into Devin's agentic workflow and its 2026 expansion into London, Japan and Singapore into a test of economics, execution and durable leadership.
Harshil Mathur Made Razorpay an Omnichannel Platform. Regulation Must Become a Competitive Edge
A InfluenceAsia examination of how Harshil Mathur is turning Razorpay's expansion from online payment gateway into a broader omnichannel, banking-software and merchant operating platform into a test of economics, execution and durable leadership.
Sualeh Asif Took Cursor Beyond Autocomplete. The Product Must Preserve Developer Judgement
A InfluenceAsia examination of how Sualeh Asif is turning Cursor's expansion from assisted editing into agents that can plan, change and review work across a codebase into a test of economics, execution and durable leadership.
Zohran Mamdani Put Affordability at the Centre of New York. Delivery Will Decide the Economics
A InfluenceAsia examination of how Zohran Mamdani is turning Mamdani's first year as mayor, in which an affordability mandate has moved from campaign language into bus, consumer-protection, childcare and digital-service execution into a test of economics, execution and durable leadership.
Aravind Srinivas Turned Search Into a Computer. Perplexity Must Now Make the Economics Legible
A InfluenceAsia examination of how Aravind Srinivas is turning Perplexity's 2026 shift from an answer engine towards Perplexity Computer, an agentic system that executes research and work rather than merely returning links into a test of economics, execution and durable leadership.
Alexandr Wang Put Evaluation at the Centre of Meta's AI Reset. Governance Must Keep Pace
A InfluenceAsia examination of how Alexandr Wang is turning Meta's effort to turn the data, evaluation and operational disciplines associated with Scale AI into a repeatable development system for its new generation of models into a test of economics, execution and durable leadership.
Surya Midha Moved From Mercor's Operations Desk to Its Chair. Governance Must Catch Up With Growth
A InfluenceAsia examination of how Surya Midha is turning Midha's transition from operating leadership to chairman as Mercor scales a global marketplace for experts who train and evaluate AI systems into a test of economics, execution and durable leadership.
