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Handout photograph released by Santa Clara, California, USA-based Intel Corp. on 12 November 2007 of processors on an Intel 45nm Hafnium-based High-k Metal Gate ''Penryn'' Wafer photographed with a US three cent stamp. Using an entirely new transistor formula, the processors incorporate 420 million transistors for each dual core chip, and 840 millions for each quad core chip. built using an entirely new transistor formula for 16 server and high-end PC processors that alleviates the wasteful electricity leaks that threaten the pace of future computer innovation. In addition to increasing computer performance and saving energy use, these processors also eliminate eco-unfriendly lead and, in 2008, halogen materials. The processors are the first to use Intel's Hafnium-based high-k metal gate (Hi-k) formula for the hundreds of millions of transistors inside these processors.

This content was published on Feb 1, 2025 Welcome to our selection of the most important – and most colourful – stories from Switzerland over the past seven days.

An eye-opening guide to Switzerland’s ear-splitting sirens

This content was published on Feb 1, 2025 Every year, on the first Wednesday in February, the sound of 7,200 sirens fills the Alpine air, startling anyone who doesn’t know it’s a test.

We close this Friday’s briefing with the picturesque Moelson mountain in Bulle, in canton Fribourg. Wishing you a wonderful weekend!

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Switzerland Today

This content was published on Jan 31, 2025 More issues for the Swiss Army, a proposal to tax rich pensioners and five years after Brexit: how are the Swiss Abroad in the UK affected? This and more in today’s briefing.

‘Confederation is a subsidy machine’: Swiss finance minister

This content was published on Jan 31, 2025 The Swiss government is a machine for distributing subsidies to various actors in the country, says finance minister Karin Keller-Sutter.

Amherd and army leadership defend procurement projects

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Swiss army chiefs defend botched procurement projects

This content was published on Jan 31, 2025 Swiss defense Minister and military heads defend against parliamentary and media criticisms of problematic procurement projects.

Born Marius Hügli, he is a dual citizen and holds passports from Australia and Switzerland.

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Marius Bear – bullied as a child, applauded as a musician

This content was published on Jan 31, 2025 Marius Bear represented Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Turin in 2022: but he was once a Swiss Abroad.

An employee fertilises egg cells with sperm, which is in a stable syringe, at the GYN-A.R.T. center for gynaecology, reproductive medicine, microsurgery, minimally invasive surgery and reproductive biology in Zurich, Switzerland,

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Switzerland Today

This content was published on Jan 30, 2025 In today’s briefing take a look at a story out of canton Basel City, where a tax return mishap has reached as far as the Bahamas.

Swiss jihadist’s parents receive suspended sentences

This content was published on Jan 30, 2025 The parents of the young jihadist who left for Syria to join the Islamic State have been given suspended sentences by the Federal Criminal Court.

In Switzerland, the idea has been discussed in various regions, but Geneva took the leap on January 1, implementing free travel for young people under 25 in training or on a low income. Elderly passengers now pay half price. The move has sparked political debate but has already been met with widespread public approval.

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Free public transport – a Geneva success story

This content was published on Jan 30, 2025 Young people who are studying or on a low income can now travel for free on public transport in Geneva in western Switzerland, while fares for elderly residents have been halved.

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Switzerland Today

This content was published on Jan 29, 2025 The second February 9 vote poll, a ban on international adoptions, work-life-balance and pensions: this in today's briefing.

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