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Manufacturing returning to Switzerland thanks to automation

Exactly how machines replacing human labour will affect the future job market remains unknown. But manufacturing making a comeback in Switzerland is one unexpected and welcome consequence. (SRF, swissinfo.ch)

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Peeking into the future

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Swiss fintech steps up global hub drive

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The Swiss researchers turning to crowdfunding

This content was published on Thanks to crowdfunding, Swiss university students can build an airplane and solve an energy problem. But is this the best way to finance good science?

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Would you take a pilotless plane?

This content was published on Pilotless planes could be in use within eight years and save airlines billions, according to a report by Swiss bank UBS. But customers are wary.

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Money talks in new Zurich museum

This content was published on Its collection includes some of the world’s oldest coins, including one minted 2,500 years ago at Lydia in Asia Minor, when currency first began to replace barter as a means of trading. Other gems include a Greek tetra drachma – or four-sided – coin dating from 455 BC, believed to be one of the world’s…

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