Steven Boykey Sidley
Steven Boykey Sidley is a professor of practice at University of Johannesburg, columnist-at-large for Daily Maverick and a partner at Bridge Capital. His new book "It's Mine: How the Crypto Industry is Redefining Ownership" is published by Maverick451 in SA and Legend Times Group in UK/EU, available now. His columns can be found at https://substack.com/@stevenboykeysidley
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Death, taxes and the thinning of global news
- By Steven Boykey Sidley
- . Jul 31, 2025
Like many of my colleagues and friends who have always consumed daily news as a matter of habit and pleasure, there is, of late, a
Artificial Intelligence 1, Copyright 0
- By Steven Boykey Sidley
- . Jul 23, 2025
I have written previously about the hot war between creators of content and the “foundation” AI companies like ChatGPT, which hoovered up as much content
What if the rest of the world says f*** you to Trump?
- By Steven Boykey Sidley
- . Jul 17, 2025
I do not follow Norwegian anything, other than a good TV series I saw recently. I do follow US tariffs, because it is big and
Never a dull moment: Elon’s new political party and the flight of investors
- By Steven Boykey Sidley
- . Jul 8, 2025
On Friday, Elon Musk announced the formation of a new political party, the America Party, with himself as primary funder and ideological core − and
Tesla’s Robotaxi launch – last chance saloon?
- By Steven Boykey Sidley
- . Jul 2, 2025
“To say that Tesla’s future is dependent on robotaxis is a bit of an understatement. Tesla has to completely decimate this industry or be left
War in Iran – how to hold more than one position in your head at the same time
- By Steven Boykey Sidley
- . Jun 26, 2025
The New York Times paraphrased Israeli columnist Nahum Barnea this week. He notes that it is possible to house four positions in one brain. For
Iran – there is only one good way for this to end
- By Steven Boykey Sidley
- . Jun 17, 2025
It was clear from the start of the Israeli strikes on Iran that they had been meticulously planned (for well over a year, according to
Trump/Musk – what if you were forced to choose?
- By Steven Boykey Sidley
- . Jun 11, 2025
I had many things I wanted to write about this week − stuff happening all over the place: AI, crypto, tech, energy, Ukraine, the Middle
Of Trump, tacos, chickens and the nastiest of questions
- By Steven Boykey Sidley
- . Jun 3, 2025
On 2 May, Financial Times writer Robert Armstrong used the term TACO in an article, defining it as “Trump Always Chickens Out.” He was referring
Flooding the zone – Google’s response to the threat of obsolescence
- By Steven Boykey Sidley
- . May 28, 2025
More than a year ago, I mentioned in an article that I had stopped using Google Search entirely. I had switched to a then little-known