Stories from Switzerland

Lagardère Travel Retail has signed a contract renewal with Geneva Airport, extending a long-standing partnership. The agreement marks a new chapter for retail services at the airport. The Geneva City Council has approved the renewal of a contract for police body cameras.

Discussions surrounding the Eurovision Song Contest continue, with mentions of potential winners and the event's smooth execution. The conversation touches on the possibility of a repeat performance.

The focus is on how AI can assist in sentencing and victim support. A German court is considering the application of artificial intelligence in its judicial processes. Discussions are underway in Germany regarding the integration of artificial intelligence into the justice system.

Several Swiss zoos have reported the deaths of young elephants. The calves were reportedly born healthy but did not survive. The exact cause of death for the young elephants remains unclear. Zoos in Switzerland have reported the deaths of multiple elephant calves. The cause of these deaths is currently under investigation, raising concerns about the welfare of elephants in captivity. The cause of the deaths and the specific zoos affected were not immediately clear. Investigations are ongoing to determine the factors contributing to the fatalities. This situation raises questions about the health and conditions of elephants in captivity. The Zurich Zoo has euthanized an elephant calf shortly after its birth. Animal welfare advocates have repeatedly called for an end to elephant breeding programs.

UEFA has banned Azerbaijani club Turan Tovuz from the Conference League due to a match-fixing case.

The Open Research Europe journal will accept research funded by several national agencies, including the Swiss National Science Foundation, starting this autumn. The journal said that design is a process, not an artifact.

The Norwegian Football Federation has officially filed a complaint against FIFA. They believe FIFA may have violated its political neutrality by awarding the FIFA Peace Prize to Donald Trump during the 2025 World Cup draw.

A new study suggests a link between mobile phone use and lower sperm concentration. Researchers found that individuals who used their phones more frequently had reduced sperm counts.

Quadratic integrate-and-fire neurons demonstrate less fragmented loss landscapes and superior performance in spike-based gradient descent compared to leaky integrate-and-fire neurons. This advancement is for training spiking neural networks.

Researchers have constructed an explicit two-parameter family of complete, non-compact, three-dimensional, smooth steady gradient generalized Ricci solitons. This work was detailed by Miguel Pino Carmona.