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Vidby generates voice clones for multi-language videos
Rotkreuz - The start-up vidby has presented its new multi-language digital voice cloning functionality. Videos can be dubbed in a total of 28 languages on the basis of a five-minute voice recording.
DFINITY integrates TGC gaming platform in Decentralized Internet
Zurich/Dubai - The DFINITY Foundation, a major contributor to the formation of the Internet Computer blockchain, has agreed a strategic partnership with the Dubai-based The Game Company (TGC). The innovative TGC gaming platform will be seamlessly integrated in the decentralized ecosystem of the Internet Computer blockchain.
Hess to deliver 248 electric busses to Geneva and Lyon
Bellach - The bus manufacturer Hess has been awarded a contract following an international call for tender to supply electric busses to Lyon and Geneva. The contract comprises the delivery of 248 electric bendy busses, some of which are double articulated. To this end, Hess will be looking to increase staff numbers.
University of Zurich deploys AI to observe plants
Zurich - Researchers from the University of Zurich have been observing the behavior of flora in response to changing environmental conditions. With the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), huge volumes of data can be evaluated.
Investors give Freename 2.5 million dollars
Wollerau SZ - Freename has raised capital of 2.5 million US dollars in a seed funding round. The investors from Luxembourg, London, Malta and the United Arab Emirates are supporting the startup's solution that allows users to create their own top-level domains and second-level domains on multiple blockchains.
Climeworks planning major project in Kenya
Zurich/Nairobi - The cleantech start-up Climeworks has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Great Carbon Valley. The aim of this partnership is to establish carbon capture and storage plants in Kenya. These should be capable of removing up to one million tons of CO2 from the atmosphere.
Ypsomed builds conference and culture center in Solothurn
Burgdorf/Solothurn - Ypsomed plans to build a conference and culture center in Solothurn. The medtech company from Burgdorf in the canton of Bern is investing around 15 million Swiss francs in this. The center, which is expected to be completed in 2026, will be available for rent for public events.
ETH is the second-best university in Europe
Zurich/London - The first rankings list of the best universities in Europe from Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) rates the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) in second place behind the University of Oxford. Six other Swiss universities are listed in the top 100 out of a total of 688 institutes.
noii incorporates artificial intelligence into dating platform
Zurich/Los Angeles - Dating platform noii, located in the Greater Zurich Area, has acquired the Los Angeles-based Matter Group. This means it now has access to expertise in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for dating platforms. noii intends to integrate AI into its own platform in the future.
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