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The fight with Facebook where everyone might lose

February 22, 2021

This column was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on February 22nd, 2021. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. From having lived in symbiosis – to now being in open conflict. The media companies may have emerged victorious from the first round against the tech giants, but it risks becoming an expensive story that leaves few, if any, winners, writes SvD’s tech analyst Björn Jeffery. […]

The Game Stop hysteria is about to get worse

February 18, 2021

by Björn Jeffery

SvD Näringsliv

This column was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on February 18th, 2021. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The hysteria has barely subsided before it is time for the political aftermath. But when the Game Stop mess now reaches Congress, there’s a big risk that things derail again. The legislator’s knowledge about the internet is simply too low, writes SvD’s Björn Jeffery who lists […]

Facebook’s Clubhouse clone will fail

February 13, 2021

by Björn Jeffery

SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on February 13th, 2021. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. It didn’t even take a week from Mark Zuckerberg guest starring on Clubhouse to the news that Facebook was developing a clone. The pattern of cloning products is recognizable – but rarely works. SvD’s tech analyst Björn Jeffery explains why. In April 2012, Kevin Systrom received […]

The n00b of Wall Street

February 4, 2021

by Björn Jeffery

SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on February 4th, 2021. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Live streamed portfolio analysis. Derivatives as entertainment. The Wall Street Bets forum represents a new generation of stock traders who have borrowed their influences from the computer game world. At the same time as the hedge funds was tearing their hair over extreme losses in Gamestop, […]

Apple snubbed Tesla – now they are competing for the cars of the future

January 28, 2021

by Björn Jeffery

SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on January 28th, 2021. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Elon Musk wanted to sell Tesla – but did not even get a meeting with Apple’s CEO Tim Cook. Today, they are about to become competitors instead. But both have a common view on how the cars of the future will be developed – electric and […]

A stock market bubble filled with anger

January 28, 2021

by Björn Jeffery

SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on January 28th, 2021. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. First the Capitol was stormed by users from internet forums. Now it’s Wall Street’s turn. The Gamestop story is a perfect storm of pent-up anger and risky financial instruments that are now traded at the touch of a button. In the early 2000s, the American journalist […]

The gloves are off in the Biden-Zuckerberg fight

January 23, 2021

by Björn Jeffery

SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on January 23rd, 2021. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. “I think he’s a real problem.” Joe Biden‘s statement about Mark Zuckerberg means that the gloves are off in the battle between Washington and Silicon Valley. Suddenly, almost everything felt normal again. Just a couple of hours had passed since Joe Biden took over as president […]

No one wins in a lawless land for tech companies

January 15, 2021

by Björn Jeffery

SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on January 15th, 2021. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The uncertainty about what applies when infrastructure giants such as Amazon Web Services shuts down individual companies benefits no one. In August 2017, after the riots in Charlottesville, USA, Cloudflare decided to shut down the Nazi site The Daily Stormer. Cloudfare is a company that provides […]

The storming of the Capitol is a failure for Twitter and Facebook

January 10, 2021

by Björn Jeffery

SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on January 11th, 2021. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The fact that Twitter and Facebook closed down Donald Trump’s accounts doesn’t only reveal how arbitrarily their own policies are enforced – it also shows the failure of politicians in regulating them. With two weeks left of Donald Trump’s presidency, what critics have constantly asked for […]

Opened 300 restaurants in one day – without any kitchens

December 24, 2020

by Björn Jeffery

SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on December 24th, 2020. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. An American Youtube star opened 300 new restaurants in one day. Without either staff or premises. The phenomenon “ghost kitchens” is expected to reshape the restaurant world – and already exists in Sweden. “Ghost kitchens” – or “cloud kitchens” as they are also called – can […]