Apple leases office space for 700 new AI staff
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Apple is reportedly expanding its artificial intelligence hub in Zurich, leasing enough office space to accommodate up to 700 new employees. The company has spent years growing its research teams in the city while saying very little about them; it remains as tight-lipped about the expansion as it was about the original hub.
A new candidate for the Federal Council has emerged from the cantonal government in Bern. Pierre Alain Schnegg, a former entrepreneur, told the press his strategy for the role is to avoid trying to please everyone, and he now seeks a seat on the country’s top executive body.
State-owned infrastructure is also looking for funds. The federal railway says it needs billions for digitalization and warns that current government funding is insufficient, while a new report questions whether cities are illegally using their public utility companies to pad municipal budgets at the expense of consumers.