Columns and blog posts, written over the years on a variety of websites.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on December 18th, 2020. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. “We’re standing up to Apple for small business everywhere.” That is what Facebook wrote in a series of full-page ads in American newspapers this week. The situation for Apple is now beginning to resemble a two-front war when both Silicon Valley and the media world attack […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on December 9th, 2020. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Artists often complain about the payouts from Spotify – but this week Bob Dylan had reason to thank them instead. Spotify has boosted the value of his song catalogue, which has been sold for around $300 million. During the early 2000s, the music industry looked rather […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on December 2nd, 2020. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. $27.7 billion may sound expensive. But it is not the buyer Salesforce who pays the really high price in this deal – it is the seller, Slack. It is notoriously difficult to sell enterprise IT to large companies. The sales processes are long, the agreements are […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on November 29, 2020. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. SvD’s exposé of the app companies shows how difficult it is to prevent and catch those who exploit children. But the fact that the technology is used in a way that was not intended is no excuse. Instead, it should be the starting point for a […]
