Columns and blog posts, written over the years on a variety of websites.
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on July 3rd, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. 34-year-old Lina Khan is the lawyer who has made Silicon Valley companies tremble. With a single article, she has turned how competition law is applied completely on its head. “Do you ever get angry? Is there anything that makes you furious?” The British law student […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on June 19th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Fewer streaming services and cheaper programming — that is the future that awaits as high interest rates and inflation force the TV giants to cut costs. “Max is the one to watch, because everyone in the family can see exactly what they want, whenever they […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on June 8th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The flamboyant visionary Jensen Huang likes to dress in black leather jackets. He is a rock star in the chip and semiconductor industry. Now Nvidia’s founder faces his greatest challenge — living up to the market’s expectations. The black leather jacket is on. The grey […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on June 3rd, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. On Monday, the tech world’s worst-kept secret will be revealed. Apple presents its new headset — its first major product launch in nearly a decade. Can Apple breathe life into yet another dormant market? On a sunny Sunday morning, Sergey Brin sits eating at a […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on May 26th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is on a charm offensive among politicians and journalists. He says he wants AI development regulated to avoid a future crisis. But his motives may not be entirely noble. Neat tie, dark blue suit, Sam Altman settled in front of the […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on May 16th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Google is positioning itself as the responsible player in artificial intelligence. It sounds good. But the stance could become complicated as competitors pick up the pace. There was no rock band performing. It was more like a tech festival — with AI as the theme. […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on May 9th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Twitter challenger Bluesky is the internet’s latest hype. But don’t count on it succeeding. There are good reasons why new social media platforms rarely manage to scale. Anyone who has ever been to a nightclub is familiar with the concept of “the queue.” The logic […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on May 8th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Behind the hype — and the anxiety — surrounding next-generation AI lies a simple question. Who controls the essential hardware? The answer has geopolitical implications. Should you mine for gold yourself, or sell pickaxes and shovels to those who do? The question from the gold […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on April 26th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. While the AI race continues, the core businesses of Microsoft and Google are performing well. That points to billions more in new AI investments to come. Something unusual happened to Sundar Pichai recently. The CEO of Alphabet — Google’s parent company — appeared on television. […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on April 21st, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. After Alecta’s billion-kronor blunder, Sweden’s institutional capital is now focused on one question: how do we avoid the same thing? The answer risks prolonging the tech winter considerably. A lot can happen in two years. In 2021, the tech market was booming. The list of […]
