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Giants Software to release new version of hit game
Schlieren ZH – The newest version of the computer game Farming Simulator will be released next week. Game developer Giants Software is offering a preview of the vehicle fleet.
Sonect secures new investors
Wangen-Brüttisellen ZH – Loomis and SixThirty have recently invested in Sonect. The fintech startup from the Greater Zurich Area also successfully completed the 2018 VC Fintech Accelerator programme in the US, sponsored by the leading financial technology provider FIS.
Microsoft to work on machine vision in Zurich
Zurich – Microsoft’s new research laboratory at the Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich will focus on machine vision. The IT giant opted for Zurich due to the large number of experts there, said CEO Satya Nadella.
Farner opens innovation laboratory
Zurich – Farner is opening an Innovation Lab at the end of November. The communications agency’s aim is to work with its customers via pilot projects to develop better solutions at the interface between technology, design and marketing.
New ZHAW campus makes headway
Winterthur – Following the Building Department of the Canton of Zurich’s announcement of the project competition winner, important progress has been made with the new campus for the ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences’ School of Engineering.
Zurich researchers create quantum light
Zurich/Dübendorf ZH/Rüschlikon ZH – Excited materials can cooperate and emit strong light in a phenomenon called superfluorescence – but only if stringent requirements are fulfilled. Now, researchers from Zurich have created the effect.
Acronis improves internet security
Schaffhausen – Acronis, an internet security provider, has announced a major update to the Acronis Data Cloud platform. The aim is to boost internet security while simplifying access to the software.
Bossard strengthens competency in 3D printing
Zug – The Bossard Group is working to establish itself in the future market of 3D printing. As part of this strategic orientation, it has acquired a stake in 3d-prototyp GmbH in Stans, a specialist in the additive manufacturing of complex plastic parts and models.
Mio Decentral creates new cryptocurrency
Zug – The Swiss Financial Market Authority has confirmed that Mio Decentral’s #MIO is to be classified as a payment token. The startup will use #MIO for all transactions on its Mio dating app, which was developed in Switzerland’s Crypto Valley.
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