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

Out of the corner of shame — into the ‘strategic reserve’

March 3, 2025
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on March 3rd, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. While Musk searches through the machinery of state looking for waste, Trump has found a new way to spend Americans’ tax money — on cryptocurrencies. This creates a new problem for those who believe in bitcoin. “Many Americans don’t realise that the US government is […]

Relief — but the threat from China remains

February 27, 2025
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on February 27th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Nvidia’s strong results show that AI investment continues to grow. But the pressure mounts with each quarter, while concern over China’s DeepSeek lingers. And the key question remains. This was probably not how Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s CEO, had envisioned his career. In 1993 he founded […]

Swedish media’s worst-kept secret

February 25, 2025
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on February 25th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. After the catastrophic Viaplay deal, media group Schibsted is getting its revenge. It is buying TV4 from Telia for 6.55 billion kronor. Schibsted Media’s transformation can now begin in earnest. It has been Swedish media’s worst-kept secret. Just over a year ago, Schibsted Media’s CEO […]

This is the definitive end

February 18, 2025
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on February 18th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Following SvD’s report that Scania is buying a factory from Northvolt, the next question immediately arises: who — or what — might buy the rest? It was painted as a corporate empire in the green transition — before the first factory had even opened. Northvolt […]

The high priest behind the DOGE philosophy

February 16, 2025
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on February 16th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Elon Musk is turning Washington DC upside down with DOGE. Behind the idea of running the US like a tech company lies a Silicon Valley philosophy — shaped by a handful of people. In the spring of 2012, a particular document was circulated among entrepreneurs […]

Caught off guard — now the US will hit back

January 30, 2025
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on January 30th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The much-discussed AI model DeepSeek has crashed the stock market — and pushed tech development into a geopolitical phase. Now Trump and Zuckerberg are desperately searching for a countermove that can stop China from seizing the throne. “I think there are a number of original […]

Fear of DeepSeek shakes the stock market

January 27, 2025
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on January 27th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Hundreds of billions have been invested in AI chips, making Nvidia the world’s most highly valued company. Now a small Chinese player is challenging the need for those investments — and the markets are beginning to shake. On 27 March 2000, Cisco became the world’s […]

Decision-makers know something we don’t

January 20, 2025
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on January 20th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. TikTok is banned — and permitted again a few hours later. The law says one thing and the incoming president says another. But both American and Chinese decision-makers have one thing in common: they know something we don’t. “TikTok is definitely a threat to national […]

China’s budget AI is changing the market

January 19, 2025
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on January 19th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Countless billions have been spent by tech giants to develop the best AI models. Now the next era is beginning — with budget versions from China that are completely changing the rules of the game. “Have you got a Panadol?” Ever since paracetamol was launched […]

Will Trump or MrBeast save TikTok?

January 17, 2025
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on January 17th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The deadline expires this weekend. But will one of the world’s most popular apps really disappear? SvD’s tech analyst Björn Jeffery explains what happens when the espionage-accused TikTok is banned in the United States. Yes — at present it looks that way. The US law […]