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'Fake News:' Former Engineer Joining Meta Refutes Sam Altman's $100M Golden Pass Accusation To Poach OpenAI Talent
Benzinga
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OpenAI engineers Lucas Beyer, Alexander Kolesnikov and Xiaohua Zhai have dismissed rumors that they each received a $100 million signing bonus to join Meta Platforms Inc. META. What Happened: The trio, who also set up OpenAI’s Zurich office last...
Switzerland’s $100B deeptech engine comes Into focus
Tech.eu
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June 26, 2025
Today, the launch of The Swiss Deep Tech Report 2025 spotlights how Switzerland has quietly become one of the world’s most advanced and efficient deeptech ecosystems. Curated in close collaboration with Dealroom.co, Startupticker and venture...
Switzerland's ebbing glaciers show new, strange phenomenon: holes like Swiss cheese
Crossroads Today - Texas
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RHONE GLACIER, Switzerland — Climate change appears to be making some of Switzerland's vaunted glaciers look like Swiss cheese: full of holes. Matthias Huss of the glacier monitoring group GLAMOS offered a glimpse of the Rhone Glacier, which feeds...
J.P. Morgan Elevates Its Swiss Presence
finews.com
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June 26, 2025
The foreign bank is sending a key figure in corporate banking, Lutz Karl, to Switzerland—signaling a clear strategic shift. J.P. Morgan is reorganizing its Corporate Banking operations in the DACH region. As of July 1, Lutz Karl—previously...
Iran hits Truth Social in cyberattack as expert warns US grid is 'Swiss cheese' ripe for 'pandemonium'
The Mirror US
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June 27, 2025
A cybersecurity expert says that Iran hit the US with cyber attacks last week and warned that "the current threats are just the opening salvo." After reports that Iranian hacker groups hit President Donald Trump's own website, Truth Social, world...
How Defense Stocks Became Investable for the ETF Industry
finews.com
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June 26, 2025
In the past, defense stocks were typically considered uninvestable. Today, there are large-scale defense ETFs. Martijn Rozemuller, CEO of VanEck Europe, explains how this change in thinking came about. He is also convinced that screening with...
Hurricane Katrina would cost $100 billion in 2024, Swiss Re
Digital Insurance
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June 26, 2025
Nearly 20 years after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans' population and economy have only partially recovered, according to a new Swiss Re report. As the costliest natural catastrophe in global insurance history, Hurricane Katrina...
Methanol Market Industry Analysis By Size, Share, Growth, Sourcing Strategy, Scope, Demand And Forecast To 2030
MENAFN
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June 26, 2025
(MENAFN- GetNews) The Methanol market continues to witness strong demand driven by its applications in fuel blending, formaldehyde production, and MTO (methanol-to-olefins) processes. Growth is further fueled by clean energy initiatives and rising...
Shyft Group To Be Acquired By Swiss-Based Aebi Schmidt Group
Michigan Technology News
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June 27, 2025
NOVI–The specialty vehicle manufacturer and upfitter Shyft Group Inc. announced that its shareholders had approved a merger with Aebi Schmidt Group, with 81 percent of shares voting in favor. The transaction is expected to close on July 1. After...
Paleface Swiss announce 2026 tour with Stick To Your Guns and Static Dress
Kerrang!
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Just over one year on from the release of their album Cursed, Paleface Swiss will be playing their biggest UK and European headline shows ever. The band have just announced a massive tour for January 2026, with support coming from Stick To Your...
TV show makers endorse $200m film production hub, tell of Queenstown struggles
The New Zealand Herald
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June 26, 2025
“The only drawback on both occasions was the lack of a purpose-built production office and art/costume department facility in the region. For season two shot in early 2022, we had to base our production office at the conference room of the Holiday...
Switzerland’s ebbing glaciers show new, strange phenomenon — holes reminiscent of Swiss cheese
News Tribune - Missouri
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June 26, 2025
RHONE GLACIER, Switzerland (AP) -- Climate change appears to be making some of Switzerland's vaunted glaciers look like Swiss cheese: full of holes. Matthias Huss of the glacier monitoring group GLAMOS offered a glimpse of the Rhone Glacier, which...
Swiss startup Boost inc secures €16 million to accelerate international growth in unattended retail
EU Startups
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June 26, 2025
Zurich-based Boost inc, a leading provider of unattended retail technology, has raised €16 million in a Series B funding round to fuel its international expansion and product innovation. Direttissima Growth Partners led the round, joined by...
Nestlé fined for carbon filter use in Switzerland water business
Just Drinks
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June 26, 2025
Swiss authorities have fined Nestlé’s waters business in the country for using activated carbon filters in its mineral water production. According to a statement from Swiss public prosecutors, the filters were used to manufacture Nestlé’s Henniez...
All-electric right to your doorstep: FUSO eCanter in use at logistics service provider Gebrüder Weiss in Croatia
Automotive World
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June 26, 2025
Two all-electric FUSO eCanter trucks are now joining the Croatian fleet of Gebrüder Weiss, a global logistics provider headquartered in Austria Two all-electric FUSO eCanter trucks are now joining the Croatian fleet of Gebrüder Weiss, a global...
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U.S. Army anniversary marked in Lake Zurich
Shaw Local - Illinois
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LAKE ZURICH – On June 14, the U.S. Army celebrated its 250th anniversary and a number of organizations held events in its honor. American Legion Post 964 in Lake Zurich held a formal dinner to honor the occasion. Members of the Chicago Chapter of...
Swiss, US in spat over cost of F-35 fighter jets
Dawn
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June 26, 2025
GENEVA: Switzerland and the United States are quibbling over the final price of 36 new Lockheed Martin F-35A fighter jets bought to replace the ageing Swiss fleet, Bern said on Wednesday. The US Defence Security Cooperation Agency wants...
Tracking trees in cities and improving AI’s energy efficiency: The best cleantech innovations of June 2025
Edie
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edie and Springwise publish these briefings monthly. This time, we are diving deep into the topic that people can’t stop talking about: AI. Generative AI, specifically, has exploded in popularity over the past year. According to McKinsey, 71% of...
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Switzerland in talks with US after F-35 fighter jet price dispute threatens $7.4 billion deal
Firstpost
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June 25, 2025
Switzerland is holding talks with the United States after Washington tried to raise the price of new fighter jets Bern is buying for its air force, the government said on Wednesday. Bern chose Lockheed Martin’s F-35A Lightning II as its...
Cowbell partners with Zurich to expand insurance offerings for US SMEs
Reinsurance News
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June 26, 2025
Cowbell, a cyber insurance provider focused on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has expanded its product lineup in the US by launching Zurich Select Plus, a co-branded insurance offering developed in partnership with Zurich North...