Opinion: Tech industry must accept greater social responsibility

Elon Musk recently testified in a securities fraud trial stemming from his 2018 tweet "funding secured" that "just because I tweet something does not mean people believe it or will act accordingly." It's hardly the first time that Musk made empty promises to investors. — AFP

The tech industry is facing its biggest challenge in decades. It's "next big thing" can't arrive too soon.

Fifteen years have gone by since since Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone at MacWorld in San Francisco. The product turned Apple into a US$3tril (RM12.7tril) company and helped pull the nation out of the Great Recession of 2008. It further cemented the Bay Area's reputation as the innovation capital of the world, creating tremendous wealth and goodwill for the industry.