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Google opens innovation center in Zurich

Google opens innovation center in Zurich

28 June 2022 10:50

Zurich - Google has officially opened its innovation center situated on Europaallee in downtown Zurich. With around 5,000 employees, the Zurich location is the IT giant’s largest development hub outside of the USA. The Californian firm is seeking further growth in Zurich over the years to come.

New virtual assistant helps to protect user privacy

New virtual assistant helps to protect user privacy

27 June 2022 13:12

Lucerne/Oberrohrdorf - The iHomeLab at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts has developed a new virtual assistant that works offline together with Brelag Schweiz AG. Bodyguard, as the software solution is known, only accesses the Internet temporarily, thereby protecting the privacy of its users.

Wearable exomuscle provides power and endurance

Wearable exomuscle provides power and endurance

27 June 2022 08:52

Zurich - Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich have tested a prototype of a wearable exomuscle on human test subjects for the first time. The results are highly promising: the exomuscle allowed both healthy participants and those with a form of restricted mobility to lift their arms and objects for far longer.

Hug inaugurates climate-neutral bakery

Hug inaugurates climate-neutral bakery

24 June 2022 11:22

Malters - Hug has opened one of Switzerland’s most modern, energy-efficient production centers for baked goods in Malters in the canton of Lucerne. The family company with a rich tradition also describes as a milestone the fact that since June 1 the company is being run by two women as part of a co-management structure for the first time.

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