Author: Björn Jeffery

Schibsted had to do something

December 11, 2023
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on December 11th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. After years of disappointing shareholders, Schibsted’s news operations are to be delisted. What was once a sideline — the marketplaces — has now taken over the company entirely. In 1948, Swedish entertainer Karl Gerhard sang a cheerful little melody with the line: “We make up […]

Two things stand out about the Viaplay crisis

December 1, 2023
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on December 1st, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Small investors are being wiped out as major shareholders step in to rescue Viaplay with new money. And one recently arrived owner is conspicuously absent from the new shareholder list: Norwegian media group Schibsted. More than six hours after the deadline, Viaplay’s latest quarterly report […]

The current Viaplay probably won’t exist much longer

November 28, 2023
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on November 28th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Viaplay is pushing back its quarterly figures once again. All focus is now on which owners will step forward and want to reshape the company. When listed companies report their quarterly figures, the conversation usually turns to how they have performed against market expectations. The […]

A trivial conflict — Tesla won’t back down

November 27, 2023
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on November 27th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Two realities collide as Tesla sues the Swedish state. The American challenger is used to going its own way — and is unlikely to yield even to Sweden’s powerful unions. A three-metre inflatable rat is standing on a pavement in San Francisco. It looks, to […]

The giant blow could trigger a new crypto crisis

November 22, 2023
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on November 22nd, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, has been fined 45 billion kronor after admitting that Hamas, ISIS, and al-Qaeda were on its customer list. CEO Changpeng Zhao becomes the next crypto figure forced to resign. Could this trigger another crisis? When things were at their […]

The risk he took has now exploded

November 20, 2023
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on November 20th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The drama around Sam Altman and OpenAI has clearly shaken Microsoft. Now CEO Satya Nadella is taking AI development into his own hands. Our current era of AI development can be traced back to a single decision made around four years ago. It was not […]

Sam Altman ousted from OpenAI: Who controls AI now?

November 18, 2023
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on November 18th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. AI development’s leading spokesperson, Sam Altman, has been fired as CEO of OpenAI. Just hours earlier, he was on stage in front of both the US and Chinese presidents. The aftershocks have only just begun. If you get into a car in the northern part […]

Seven American tech stocks are deciding your pension

November 16, 2023
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on November 16th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The influential S&P 500 is said to show how the American stock market is doing. But in practice, it is seven individual tech stocks that are holding the entire index — and millions of Swedish pension savers — under their wings. The city of Omaha, […]

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Store borrows Apple’s playbook

November 7, 2023
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on November 7th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. OpenAI has borrowed the strategy of Silicon Valley’s most successful company. Now they want to become the app store of the AI era. It is called “Cerebral Valley” these days — something like Brain Valley or the Intellectual Valley. The small hipster neighbourhood in San […]

Sam Bankman-Fried is convicted — but it’s not over yet

November 3, 2023
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on November 3rd, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The guilty verdict against Sam Bankman-Fried came after just a few hours. A historic fraud has been exposed — but it is not over yet. An entire room of interns stood watching an odd man flipping a coin in the office, over and over again. […]