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Swiss TV antenna gets demolished with dynamite

This content was published on May 25, 2018 The 122-metre-high Swisscom broadcasting tower "La Barillette" in Western Switzerland was blown up on Thursday.

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Frugal lifestyles on display in Swiss open-air museum

This content was published on May 23, 2018 A peak inside the rural buildings of the Ballenberg open-air museum offers a rare view of life in Switzerland in previous centuries.

Proliferating ‘crypto foundations’ cause concern

This content was published on May 22, 2018 In its annual report, SwissFoundations says that the financial and foundation regulators are more closely scrutinising so-called ‘crypto foundations’ following a high-profile corporate governance row at the Zug-based Tezos Foundation, which was set up to manage the $232 million (CHF231 million) raised by its ICO last year. The annual report states that since the formation…

A revolutionary discovery at EPFL

This content was published on May 21, 2018

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Being generous makes you feel happier, a study reveals

This content was published on May 19, 2018 Generous behaviour really does make you happier, new research by Zurich neuroscientists has found.

Switzerland tarred by fresh crypto scandal

This content was published on May 18, 2018 The row bears some of the hallmarks of the recent Tezos scandal that brought unwanted global attention to the self-styled Crypto Valley in canton Zug. In this case the key actors are German and the dispute may end up in the Berlin courts. But the fact that the company was established in Baar last October…

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Will Facebook influence the 2019 Swiss elections?

This content was published on May 17, 2018 Facebook is reportedly planning to deploy its controversial “I’m a voter” button in Switzerland ahead of parliamentary elections next year.

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Research questions the fabric of our universe

This content was published on May 17, 2018 Experts at two different Swiss institutions have recently published research that challenges the standard model of the cosmos and its properties.

Meet the researchers challenging the scientific status quo

This content was published on May 17, 2018 Science is always a work in progress, and any theory or finding, published in even the most prestigious journal, could someday be turned on its head.

Bosses not worried by rise of robots

This content was published on May 17, 2018 Digitalisation will create more jobs than it dismantles, according to an international study. Swiss employers are optimistic.

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