This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on April 25th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Google beat expectations for the start of the year, but the big risks lie further ahead. Having lost three court cases in succession, many are now wondering whether we are approaching the end of Google as we know it. As an investor, it is easy […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on April 14th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg is being taken to court as his company’s future hangs in the balance. If he loses, the company could face a forced sale worth billions. On Monday, the trial begins that could change social media forever. The American competition authority FTC is […]
Lina Khan made Silicon Valley switch political allegiance Published in Svenska Dagbladet, 2024-10-15. Translated from Swedish. As long as the money kept flowing in, venture capitalists didn’t need to care about politics. A young lawyer changed that. Now the liberal tech power centre of Silicon Valley is a pillar of the conservative movement that wants to make Trump president. The audience cheers. The stage is framed by stone, with an engraved reminder about the importance […]
Nobel Prizes for Google — which may now be broken up Published in Svenska Dagbladet, 2024-10-09. Translated from Swedish. Two Nobel Prizes linked to AI went to Google this week. But it is ordinary search ads that have paid for the development behind them — and now those ads are under threat. Most companies would be thrilled to have had even one Nobel Prize recipient among their staff at any point. Google has just received […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on January 17th, 2024. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. A court ruling on the so-called “Apple tax” looked set to cost the American tech giant billions. But a similar case reveals how the company plans to circumvent the court’s intent. Critics have called it a tax — but one levied by one of the […]
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 […]
TikTok tanked Meta's stock and exposed a new kind of competitor. But it may also be Zuckerberg's best shield against US antitrust pressure.
This column was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on May 31st, 2021. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. In the recently concluded trial against the gaming giant Epic, it looks promising for Apple. But even a possible win would be less significant than one might think. And Apple’s legal problems are far from over. Wearing a white shirt, a slim gray tie, and a […]
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 October 27th, 2020. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. He that seeks – he shall find, with the help of Google. That is why the company is getting sued in what has been called a historic case in the United States. What is striking, however, is everything that the lawsuit does not focus on […]
