Zurich Appoints AI Leaders from Retail and Fintech to Boost Digital Transformation

Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) has appointed Terry Powell as Group Chief Technology Officer and Cristina Ghetti as Group Head of Digital Employee Experience. They will report to Ericson Chan, Group Chief Information & Digital Officer, and be...

Scientists Uncover the Brain’s Hidden Pain Switch

Fluorescent imaging of NPY+ neurons (green) throughout the brain are shown in addition to neurons in magenta that send projections to the PBN. Credit: J Nicholas Betley Researchers have found a set of brainstem neurons that can dial down chronic...

September review: Stability, strength & new trends in European tech investments

Each month, I shift my focus from daily market activities to gain a macro view of Europe’s tech investment ecosystem. It’s not just about who raised new funding or exited, but about the underlying patterns that could indicate future trends. I...

Slew of board changes at London Stock Exchange firms – follow the BusinessBite live tech blog

Bite-size news in business & technology, from big breaking stories to funding, appointments & deals Kainos awarded contract to strengthen NHS digital preventative portfolio Published: October 14, 2025 at 11:35 am Kainos has secured a contract of...

Portrait of Marie Antoinette is really her sister, Oxford researcher says

The discovery was made by Professor Catriona Seth, Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature at Oxford, while researching a book and working with the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire (MAH) in Geneva. The 1762 portrait by Swiss painter Jean Etienne...

Neuchâtel and Zurich are as hot as Italy 50 years ago

Parched: the Brenets lake, on the border between France and Neuchâtel, during a heatwave in August 2022. Keystone / Laurent Gillieron Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US)...

Peter Lorre #535: Stephen D. Youngkin Research Files on Peter Lorre

Actor Peter Lorre was born in 1904 in Hungary. His father, a bookkeeper, didn’t approve of Peter’s early interest in acting. At the age of seventeen, Lorre ran away from home and joined an amateur Viennese theatrical troupe. Acting didn’t pay the...

How manufacturers can embrace smart technology to transform performance

Manufacturing has been central to the UK’s economic success since the Industrial Revolution. Today, it accounts for 43% of exports, employs 2.6 million people, and contributes £1.8 trillion to the economy (Make UK). Yet productivity remains 15%...

Prometeia Announces Partnership with Arab Bank Switzerland to Strengthen Risk Management

Prometeia, a leading risk technology and advisory firm in EMEA in the financial industry, has entered a new partnership with Arab Bank Switzerland, an innovative Swiss Private Bank. The collaboration centers on the adoption of Prometeia’s ALM...

Scientists uncover manure tank’s role in Salmonella outbreak

A manure storage tank in a buffalo farming region in Italy likely played a role in a major European Salmonella outbreak, according to researchers. In 2024, a significant Salmonella Umbilo outbreak was reported across the European Union, traced to...

Meet the tech bro conquistadors causing chaos in America

Remember the Nineties in Washington DC when everything seemed headed in the right direction? It was the quintessential “dull imperial city”, Giuliano da Empoli writes, a pilgrimage destination for politicians from around the world. Now the...

“Women in technology are building a future where trust fuels innovation and resilience drive progress.” – Lena Halbourian, Commvault

Lena Halbourian, Senior Regional Head of Marketing Emerging Markets, Switzerland, Austria, SEE, Middle East & Africa, at Commvault, spoke to CNME Editor Mark Forker to discuss her career to date, the role AI is going to play in the continued...

SNUBH researchers unveil world’s 1st real-time global skin disease map

A research team at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) has developed the world’s first real-time Global Skin Disease Map, offering insights into how skin conditions are distributed and discussed across countries, the hospital said...

Swiss-Belhotel International Expands Portfolio a 5-star hotel, Grand Swiss-Belhotel Harbour Bay, Batam in Indonesia

JAKARTA, INDONESIA - Media OutReach Newswire - 14 October 2025 - Swiss-Belhotel International, a leading global hospitality management group, has announced the signing of a Hotel Management Agreement (HMA) for a new 5-star hotel, Grand...

Scientists drill deep into Tajik glacier to unlock secrets of Earth’s climate past

KON CHUKURBASHI, Oct 14 — Greenland is melting, the Alps are melting and the Himalayas are melting—yet in one vast mountain region, huge glaciers have remained stable, or even gained mass, in recent decades. Can it last? To find out, a dozen...

Bianca End Appointed Country General Manager at Nexi Switzerland

Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Switzerland News once a month in your Inbox Bianca End has been appointed Country General Manager at Nexi Switzerland as of 29 September. She succeeds David Gebhardt, who has led the company on an interim...

Switzerland and China to Accelerate Trade Talks as US Tariffs Impact

Switzerland (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Switzerland and China have agreed to speed up negotiations to upgrade their free-trade agreement amid rising pressure from high US tariffs on Chinese goods. Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis and...

UCF Historians Infuse the Past with Tech to Breathe New Life into Atlantic Migration

Humorous happenings, scandalous stories, triumphant travels and much more are nestled away within the nearly 3,000 letters Rosalind Beiler and her collaborators have pored over. Beiler, an associate professor of history, is leading the People,...

Science The Brighter Side of News Glaciers are keeping themselves from melting — but not for long

High in the mountains, glaciers once kept their cool—literally. The massive ice bodies create their own cold microclimates that retard melting even as the rest of the planet warms. But an exhaustive new global study by researchers at the Institute...

Swiss Medical Manufacturer Ypsomed to Establish First U.S. Facility

Ypsomed will establish its first manufacturing facility in the United States. The company has selected Holly Springs in Wake County, North Carolina, as the location and will invest around CHF 200 million in a first phase. This is another milestone...