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Columns and blog posts, written over the years on a variety of websites.

An enormous success? Quite the opposite

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This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on April 27th, 2026. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The Swedish tech industry sees the multi-billion sale of Cursor as an enormous success. Beyond one individual Swede’s personal finances, it should reasonably be exactly the opposite. It did not take many minutes before Stockholm was jubilant over the coding tool Cursor’s proposed sale to […]

New CEO inherits Apple’s biggest problem

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This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on April 21st, 2026. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Tim Cook leaves behind a well-run Apple — but without the same lustre. Now his successor John Ternus faces decisive choices. In a bright atrium at Apple Park, hardware chief John Ternus walks past. It is January 2024 and speculation about the Apple succession is […]

Anxiety grows at the elite’s conference

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This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on April 20th, 2026. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Must humanity merge with AI to survive? At the TED conference, anxiety about the development is growing — and exposing a rift in the elite’s view of what lies ahead. It smells of pine inside the Vancouver Convention Center. The TED conference is taking place […]

Apple’s trump card — hidden in the phone

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This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on April 9th, 2026. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. While competitors spend hundreds of billions on AI, Apple sits tight. It looked like a major mistake. But the next phase of AI development could be Apple’s revenge. In a red leather armchair on a stage sits Steve Jobs. It is 2010, the year before […]

Crisis at OpenAI — now they’re changing strategy

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This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on April 2nd, 2026. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. With ChatGPT, OpenAI launched the biggest tech trend in a decade. It looked unbeatable. But now CEO Sam Altman’s operation is shaking. What is happening inside the world’s leading AI company? It is an unusual gathering of powerful figures standing in a row in the […]

The game is rigged — and that’s the point

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This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on March 31st, 2026. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Is it geopolitical analysis or gambling? Prediction markets have suddenly taken on a prominent role in geopolitics. But now questions are being raised about corruption — and military risks. “Will American troops land in Iran before… 31 March?” The question is not merely geopolitical — […]

Social media is facing a crisis

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This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on March 25th, 2026. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Meta and YouTube caused a young girl to suffer anxiety and depression. An American jury has now established this in a landmark case. The verdict opens the door to an avalanche of similar cases — and could tear down the tech giants’ unique legal protection. […]

Can she stop the flight to the US?

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This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on March 19th, 2026. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The EU is reaching out to the startup world with its new proposal “EU Inc.” Regulations for starting companies are to be simplified. But it misses the region’s most pressing problem. It is the day before Christmas Eve 2025. In Berlin, a startup is trying […]

A collapse in confidence — and it could get worse

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This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on March 16th, 2026. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Kinnevik’s CEO is dismissed on the spot, a short-seller report sends the share price tumbling — and a newly installed board member is to conduct an “impartial evaluation” of the business. The crisis at the venerable investment company continues. But why did it become acute […]

The threat to Lovable: their own partner

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This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on March 13th, 2026. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Billions are flowing into the Swedish AI successes Lovable and Legora. Everything seems to be pointing upward. But major risks are now emerging — and they do not come from the competition, but from a considerably closer and more sensitive direction. In the Apple world, […]