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Swiss chip industry fuelled by research, not cash windfalls

Swiss researchers are active in designing next generation semiconductors

This content was published on Jul 15, 2025 Many countries are pouring billions into their semiconductor industries, but Swiss funds focus on research.

Trained on the “Alps” supercomputer at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) in Lugano, the new LLM marks a milestone in open-source AI and multilingual excellence, according to its developers.

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Swiss universities to release multilingual AI programme

This content was published on Jul 9, 2025 This summer researchers at Swiss universities will make available a large language model (LLM), an AI programme trained on vast amounts of data, developed on public infrastructure.

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AI giants accused of hiding environmental footprint

This content was published on Jul 8, 2025 The boom in artificial intelligence (AI) comes with environmental costs that are still largely hidden.

ABB expands business in China with three new robot families

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ABB expands robotics business in China

This content was published on Jul 2, 2025 ABB is expanding its robotics business in China with new AI-enabled robots from Shanghai.

AI investigates the secret lives of foxes and co. in the Alps

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Swiss National Park snoops on secret lives of wildlife with AI

This content was published on Jun 16, 2025 Swiss National Park uses AI to snoop on the behaviour of wild animals when no-one is looking.

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Swiss Reddit study on fake news stirs ethics debate

This content was published on Jun 11, 2025 A controversial fake news study on the social media platform Reddit, has highlighted the ethical challenges of conducting research on society.

The fake news study on Reddit failed to inform particpants in advance

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How a fake news study tested ethical research boundaries

This content was published on Jun 10, 2025 A controversial fake news study on Reddit has highlighted the ethical responsibilities of conducting studies on society.

Data centres use four times more electricity than the average

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Data centres use four times more electricity than average

This content was published on Jun 5, 2025 The power consumption of data centres, used in particular for AI, is four times higher than average, warns the International Telecommunication Union.

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Microsoft invests $400 million in Swiss AI expansion

This content was published on Jun 2, 2025 Among other things, the existing data centres in the Geneva and Zurich regions are being expanded as part of this investment.

Switzerland has road tested some 30 driverless vehicle projects

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Swiss roads could see driverless vehicles within three years

This content was published on May 27, 2025 A recent Swiss law change has raised the possibility of automated vehicles operating in real-life conditions in around three years.

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