# Friday Wrap-Up: A President's View on Global Power and Learning from Big Tech

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Podcast: [In Good Company with Nicolai Tangen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-good-company-with-nicolai-tangen-5384475)
Published: 2026-09-25T07:32:55+00:00
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Duration seconds: 668

## Resource

On this week's Friday Wrap-Up, Marthe Skaar catches up with Nicolai Tangen, joining from San Francisco, to break down his podcast conversation with Alexander Stubb, President of Finland. They discuss Stubb's view that the world is at a major geopolitical turning point, why he believes the Global South will shape what comes next, and how tech giants like Nvidia and Apple now rival entire countries in size. Nicolai also shares what he's learned visiting Microsoft, Nvidia, and other tech companies on the West Coast of the US, and makes the case for "sauna diplomacy." Tune in! Listen to In Good Company with Alexander Stubb, President of Finland: https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/president-alexander-stubb-a-changing-world-order/id1614211565?i=1000791211827 The Friday Wrap-Up is hosted by Marthe Skaar, Chief of Communications and External Relations, together with Nicolai Tangen, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management, and produced by Isabelle Karlsson. New episodes of In Good Company air every Wednesday, with the Friday Wrap-Up following each week to break it all down Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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