A researcher describes developing an economic theory over several months with help from Anthropic's Opus and Fable AI models, which surfaced counterarguments and relevant papers during the process. The work has evolved into a formal paper co-authored with a researcher from the Stockholm School of Economics, building on the task-based automation framework of Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu and Pascual Restrepo. The paper claims to combine classical economic scarcity models with technology-driven wage effects to explain how aggregate wages are set, a question the author says mainstream economics has not fully resolved.
wilsoniumite.com
· 2026-09-07
Eric Selin, founder of Statichost.eu based in Stockholm, has launched a static website hosting service built entirely on European infrastructure. The platform avoids American providers like AWS and Cloudflare at every layer, from git-based deployment to content delivery.
statichost.eu
· 2026-09-04
Cherry Ventures general partner Sophia Bendz discussed on TechCrunch's Equity podcast why Sweden's startup scene, home to companies like Legora and Lovable, is thriving. Dealroom data shows the ecosystem has already raised $2.8 billion this year and is on pace to reach $5 billion, up from $3.2 billion last year but still below the 2021 peak of $8.5 billion.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-08-28
Stockholm's Lovable recently raised $400 million at a $13.3 billion valuation, nearly doubling its worth in just eight months, while fellow Swedish startups Legora and Neko Health are also posting strong growth. TechCrunch's Equity podcast spoke with Cherry Ventures partner Sophia Bendz about the factors fueling this Nordic startup momentum.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-08-26
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