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Swiss AI Initiative: Universities Work to Position Switzerland as Trustworthy AI Hub

ETH Zurich and EPFL are launching the “Swiss AI Initiative”, whose purpose is to position Switzerland as a leading global hub for the development and implementation of transparent and reliable artificial intelligence (AI). The new Alps supercomputer based at the

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Meet the 10 Fintech Startups Selected for the Venture Leaders 2022 Cohort

Venturelab has selected 10 Swiss fintech startups for the fifth edition of the Venture Leaders Fintech programme, organised in partnership with Swissnex and supported by EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne), ETH Zürich, and Walder Wyss. The 10 startups, dubbed

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University of Zurich and ETH Zurich Among World’s Best Universities for Blockchain Education

The University of Zurich and ETH Zurich ranked third and 27th respectively on CoinDesk’s latest annual best universities for blockchain rankings. The rankings were made from a shortlist of 240 institutions around the world, calculated based on their scholarly, industrial

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Switzerland’s Startup Competition venture Has Launched Applications for 2021

Swiss startup competition >>venture>> is calling for up-and-coming entrepreneurs to send in their applications for this year. Founded by Dr. Thomas Knecht in 1997, the >>venture>> competition aims to empower young entrepreneurs to develop their viable business ideas into startup

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Futurae Raises CHF 2 Mio to Expand its AI-Powered Two-Step Authentication Solution

The Swiss-based cybersecurity startup Futurae Technologies founded by ETH Zurich security researchers and known for its artificial intelligence-powered, two-factor authentication suite, will be gunning for a market expansion now that they have closed a CHF 2 million financing round, led by

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These 9 Fintech Startups Made It Into Kickstart Accelerator 2018

Kickstart Accelerator has chosen 30 technology startups and 5 intrapreneurship teams for its 2018 program. The startups will come to Zurich for seven weeks this autumn, where they will meet with Swiss corporations, cities, universities and foundations aiming at initiating

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