Brussels strikes back at the tech giants
After seven years, the EU has its Digital Markets Act. A smorgasbord of rules for Apple, Google, Amazon, and Meta — with some unintended winners.
Author: Björn Jeffery
YouTube is a tough dilemma for Putin
Russia may be closing in on YouTube next. But the service is both a megaphone for Kremlin propaganda and a rare lifeline for independent Russian journalism.
Russia is building its own internet — with its own rules
Russia is following China's path toward a closed internet. With the Runet project and the 2019 sovereign-internet law, the building blocks for a splinternet are in place.
The tech giants profited from the propaganda — now they want to limit it
YouTube, Meta and Twitter now want to limit Russian state media. But for years they made millions from the same propaganda channels they're trying to contain.
Could crypto be the oligarchs’ way out of sanctions?
Crypto is anonymous, fast and global — the perfect tool for Russian oligarchs trying to dodge sanctions. But new analytics tools are making transactions more traceable than many think.
Amazon’s hidden business — worth more than many countries’ GDP
Amazon's advertising business brings in SEK 290 billion a year — bigger than Twitter, Snapchat and Pinterest combined — and it has been hiding in plain sight.
The heist of the century: a married couple laundered SEK 42 billion
A New York couple is suspected of laundering SEK 42 billion in bitcoin. The case shows both the traceability of crypto — and how much work the industry still has to do.
Microsoft’s gaming deal is a threat to Apple
As Microsoft and Sony consolidate the gaming industry, Apple's quiet dominance in mobile gaming is under threat. A Nintendo acquisition could be the answer.
Why TikTok, Zuckerberg’s nightmare, might also be his rescue
TikTok tanked Meta's stock and exposed a new kind of competitor. But it may also be Zuckerberg's best shield against US antitrust pressure.
New patents reveal Zuckerberg’s plans for the metaverse
Meta's metaverse patents show the business model: capture more personal data — including facial expressions — and serve better-targeted ads in 3D.