Jan Koum

Editor’s note: The external, unpaid contributor who authored this story is no longer part of Benzinga’s contributor network. This content is under review for accuracy. This article is part of the Daxsen Lifexury series. Jan Koum, the visionary co-founder of the widely popular messaging...

Ukraine is known as the breadbasket of Europe. The country — second-largest on the continent after Russia — has also produced several notable entrepreneurs through the years. As the Russian invasion of Ukraine brings the latter into sharp focus of the world, here are some people...

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) was trading lower by more than 1.5 percent early Wednesday morning. The stock has been crushed this week amid reports of a potential data breach. Here is a summary of the latest developments. Cambridge Analytica Suspends CEO Cambridge Analytica, the data analytic firm...

A judge in Brazil ordered Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) to shut down its messaging app WhatsApp – again. As of 2:00 p.m. ET on Monday, WhatsApp's users in Brazil no longer had access to the popular messaging app. According to CNN, Facebook failed to release data to the government as part of an...

Zillow Group, Inc.-Class C (NASDAQ: Z), Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS), Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA) and Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEC) were among the key insider transactions last week. Director Jay Hoag acquired 2,269,337 shares of Zillow, a real estate information provider, paying $19....

This week, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s decision to push back against a federal court order asking the company to unlock a smartphone used by a suspect in the San Bernardino terror attack made waves in the tech world. Apple CEO Tim Cook said that unlocking the phone would require Apple to create...

In the past, transparency between billionaires and the average-Joe was considerably cloudier than today. Twitter has changed that. So, who are the best billionaires to follow on the platform? That's up to the individual user. But here's 15 to keep an eye on. 1) Carl Icahn (...

Here's a look at the top tickers trending on StockTwits.com Facebook: $16 billion acquisition On Wednesday, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) announced that is acquiring mobile messaging leader WhatsApp for $16 billion in stock and cash in addition to $3 billion worth of restrict stock units. WhatsApp has...

The cat is out of the bag. Or should we say, "the Whatsapp is out of the bag?" Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) unleashed a bombshell Wednesday evening, announcing it will purchase WhatsApp in a deal totaling $19 billion in cash, stock and units. Facebook holders and tech heads are struggling to wrap...

Like a pair of designer jeans, if you’re going to pay that kind of money, they better be really good! That about sums up what investors are saying about Facebook’s (NASDAQ: FB) newly-announced acquisition of mobile messaging startup WhatsApp. In a deal announced Wednesday afternoon, Facebook...

As the war to acquire talent, users and growth rages on in Silicon Valley, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) announced its latest salvo with the $16 billion dollar acquisition of WhatsApp. The news was broken in an SEC Form 8-K filed after the close Wednesday. The deal, which will lead WhatsApp to become a...