Swiss Identity

At Art Basel, art is business – at Basel Social Club, it’s a party

This content was published on Jun 19, 2026 Since 2022, Basel Social Club has offered a free-spirited counterpoint to Art Basel.

Workplace

Holcim spins off Amrize in biggest Swiss M&A deal in 2025

This content was published on Jun 17, 2026 In June last year, Holcim announced it completed the spinoff of its North American business Amrize. The deal valued at $33.7 billion valuation was the biggest Swiss M&A deal in 2025.

Uber and WeRide: driverless taxis coming soon to Zurich

Workplace

Uber and WeRide to bring self-driving taxis to Zurich

This content was published on Jun 17, 2026 Zurich is set to become the first region in Switzerland to offer on-demand self-driving taxis.

Parliament increases VAT for the 13th AVS pension

Swiss Politics

Swiss House backs VAT hike; rejects mixed financing for 13th pension

This content was published on Jun 17, 2026 Swiss Parliament approves VAT hike to fund the 13th AHV pension payment but rejects mixed funding proposal.

Climate adaptation

Swiss government warns of severe heatwave

This content was published on Jun 17, 2026 Swiss authorities issue top-level heatwave warning.

KOF: Oil price shock is putting a bigger dent in the economy than expected

Workplace

Oil price shock weighs heavily on Swiss economy growth

This content was published on Jun 17, 2026 Swiss economic growth forecast drops to 0.8% this year due to rising oil prices.

Culture

Picasso painting sold for $35 million at Art Basel

This content was published on Jun 17, 2026 Picasso painting is sold for $35M at Art Basel as major galleries report record-breaking sales.

Dominant images of masculinity are widespread in Switzerland

Demographics

One in three Swiss young men believes in ‘dominant male’

This content was published on Jun 16, 2026 These men are more likely to condone violence and hold misogynistic and anti-LGBTQ+ attitudes, a new study shows.

A large-scale cannabis study is set to begin in the canton of St. Gallen

Demographics

Swiss canton St Gallen launches large-scale cannabis study

This content was published on Jun 16, 2026 For five years, around 3,300 people in northeastern Switzerland will be able to buy cannabis legally as part of a major study.

The project, conducted at ETH Zurich, involved two connected cryostats that cooled superconducting units called qubits, which behave according to quantum mechanics.Credit.

Swiss AI

A Swiss scientific achievement that’s totally random

This content was published on Jun 15, 2026 Encryption systems rely on “random” numbers, but conventional computers can’t generate them perfectly. New research at the Swiss federal technology institute ETH Zurich shows that quantum physics can.

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