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🌍 AI infrastructure surge: global data center spending now tops new oil exploration, with Microsoft investing billions in Portugal, Google pledging €5.5B in Germany, and Anthropic announcing a $50B US buildout. heiseheiseTCTC
🇨🇭 Switzerland: the country ranks first among 69 economies in digital competitiveness, underscoring strong infrastructure and innovation capacity. st
🇪🇺 Europe: Germany’s KBA clears the autonomous shuttle Holon urban for nationwide testing, with 20 vehicles slated for Hamburg trials. heise
🇺🇸 America: Waymo begins freeway robotaxi rides in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Phoenix; sources say this can cut ride times by up to 50%. TCheise
🎨 Culture & tech: an AI‑generated track, “Walk My Walk,” tops a US Billboard chart for the first time, driven by digital revenues, according to the trade press. heise
🛰️ Dual‑use: Germany’s OHB launches European Spaceport Company to build mobile rocket launch platforms for North Sea missions, enabling flexible civil/defense access to space. heise
🏛️ Tech policy: Ireland’s media regulator opens a probe into X’s compliance with the EU’s DSA on content‑moderation notices and appeal mechanisms. heise
📉 Economics: SoftBank sells billions in Nvidia and telecom shares to fund fresh AI bets, highlighting financing pressures amid the AI build‑out. heisenyt
🌏🇰🇷 Asia/China: ASML opens a major Korea base to deepen advanced‑chip collaboration with Samsung and SK hynix, expanding R&D and operations. kh
🤖🧠 AI: OpenAI rolls out GPT‑5.1 to ChatGPT; coverage highlights claims of improved reasoning and a livelier conversational style. heise
🌱 Sustainability: Germany begins construction of a grid‑scale battery project in Brandenburg, adding gigawatt‑hours of storage to back renewable power integration. heise
🍽️ Food innovation: Zurich startup GAYA Earth debuts a caffeine‑free “functional mushroom cacao” as a tech‑enabled coffee alternative blending adaptogenic ingredients. st
🧬 Health & longevity: Autonomyo raises €1.4M to bring robot‑assisted rehab home via a safety system, smart exoskeleton and digital therapy platform, aiming to scale access for patients. st
💸 Fundraising: Delvitech secures a $40M Series B to expand its AI‑native automated optical inspection solutions globally, including a new plant in India planned for 2026. st
🧑🚀 Remarkable individual: Amit Kshatriya, a 20‑year NASA veteran, is appointed the agency’s associate administrator, taking the top civil‑service role to steer Moon‑to‑Mars efforts. NASA
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