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Photo: RossHelen (Shutterstock)Leer en español.Mondelez International, the company that makes Toblerone chocolate, is removing an image of the Matterhorn mountain from packaging of the candy because the product no longer meets the country’s standard of “Swissness” after moving some of its chocolate production to Slovakia.According to Bloomberg, last year Mondelez announced plans to move part of its Toblerone production to Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, in order to reduce costs. In addition to the move, the…

Do Kwon has been cited by the SEC for allegedly misleading investors on multiple fronts, including allegedly lying about how stable its stablecoin was. Screenshot: Terra/YouTubeDo Kwon, the erstwhile CEO of Terraform Labs and its infamously unstable stablecoin Terra, now has another reason to remain on the lam. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleged he and his company transferred 10,000 bitcoin worth hundreds of millions of dollars out of the Terra/Luna project before it inevitably went bust in May last year.…

Prominent evolutionary biologist Laurent Keller will “no longer be working for” the University of Lausanne as of 6 February, according to an email sent to members of the university’s Department of Ecology and Evolution. The email did not state a reason for the departure, or say whether it was voluntary. A source within the department, who asked to remain anonymous because the university instructed employees not to comment on Keller’s departure, says department…

Apostrophy AG, a software startup founded by mobile industry veterans, is headed to Davos this week to unveil a smartphone operating system that puts privacy first. Apostrophy AG, a software startup founded by mobile industry veterans, is headed to Davos this week to unveil a smartphone operating system that puts privacy first. Betting on a growing push by regulators worldwide to rein in the duopoly power of Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google on mobile platforms, the Swiss firm is building a third option around…

The loss meant the central bank will not make its usual payout to the Swiss central and regional governments. The strong Swiss franc, which rose above parity against the euro in July, led to exchange rate-related losses. (Reuters Archive)…

CES 2023 usually features some pretty eccentric gadgets, and Lenovo is kicking off that trend with the Go Desk Station with Webcam. It's designed for those of us with limited desk space, serving as a webcam, adjustable desk light, Qi wireless charger and expansion hub all in one. It doesn't compromise on any of those things, but is priced accordingly. The primary feature is the Lenovo Go 4K Pro Webcam (also available as a standalone camera) designed for video conferencing and high-res streaming. It can stream 4K at up to…

Earlier this year, Space Campers became the latest startup to announce a slick camper for the Tesla Cybertruck. It billed it as a truck-back "Swiss Army knife" at the time, and it wasn't kidding. A newly released video dives into the camper's feature set, and it shows an RV that operates like one big, impressive multitool. The design includes furniture that rearranges for indoor/outdoor cooking, sleeping, dining and lounging, a bed platform that doubles as a tabletop and a movie screen, and an incognito mode for…

Last updated: November 29th, 2022 at 10:15 UTC+01:00 The Swiss Life Arena is now the most modern ice hockey arena in Switzerland, thanks to Samsung‘s largest indoor LED display cube in all of Europe. The Swiss Life Arena not only gets the new display but also gets modernized and revamped hardware and software, along with technical support. Samsung’s innovative technology made it possible for the Swiss Life Arena to meet the National Hockey League (NHL) standards, a level typically only achieved by North American…

As Europe’s transparent solar panel market swells, Swiss scientists have set a new efficiency record for the technology. This could lead the way to energy-generating windows that power up our homes and devices. Also known as Grätzel cells, dye-sensitised solar cells (DSCs) are a type of low-cost solar cell that use photosensitized dye to convert visible light into electricity. Previous versions of DSCs have been reliant on direct sunlight, but a team of researchers at the École Polytechnique…

Hyundai Mobis, South Korea's leading auto parts maker, said it will promote an advanced in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system jointly developed with a Swiss company for next-generation vehicles.Hyundai Mobis and Luxoft are "at the final stage" of developing the IVI platform for future vehicles and will introduce it at the International Suppliers Fair to be held in Germany on October 11, Hyundai Mobis said in a statement.Read AlsoThe two companies' IVI platform, named Mobis Infotainment System (MIS), can fully control six…