AI is frightening corporate executives – and forcing them to make layoffs. That’s what they want us to believe, anyway. So far, it looks more like a convenient excuse than a revolution. The CEO looks concerned. “We have made the difficult decision to reduce our workforce,” he says. We’ve heard it before. Variations on this theme are now everywhere in the business world – at tech companies especially. Coinbase is cutting 14 percent of its […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on March 5th, 2026. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. How are tech companies really performing on the stock market? SvD’s review shows that someone who invested 100,000 kronor a year ago could today have 91,000 kronor more — or less. And it all comes down to a single question. The Magnificent 7 is the […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on March 3rd, 2026. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The Gulf states’ billions have become a financial safety net for AI giants like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Nvidia. Now the conflict in Iran is shaking the stability on which these investments rest. If the money freezes, the effects could be brutal. On Sunday, an unusual […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on February 26th, 2026. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. AI is not quite as artificial as many believe. A new investigation by SvD reveals how private moments are shared with office workers in Africa, whose job it is to train AI systems. Invisible to the user — but absolutely crucial to the company. We […]
