Federal Office of Public Health bans, Bern procures: How federalism devalues Switzerland's sovereignty claims clarus.news | Analysis | May 12, 2026 Andreas Binggeli and Ernst Anker The Federal Office of Public Health (F...
AI in Government: The German List of Deficiencies and the Swiss Excellence clarus.news | Analysis | May 11, 2026 Two audit offices, two reports, two worlds. In April 2025, the German Federal Audit Office dissects the Fe...
Army Digitalization Platform: On Track – But on Whose Technology? Executive Summary The Swiss Federal Audit Office (SFAO) has reviewed the key project "New Army Digitalization Platform" (NDP) and fundamentally attests to...
Ten Years After the SZ Article: Has Yverdon-les-Bains Delivered on Its Smart Lighting Promises? Exactly ten years ago, the Süddeutsche Zeitung described Yverdon-les-Bains as a small city with big ambitions: intelligent s...
Constitution for a Super-AI: Responsibility or Marketing? Teaser: Anthropic has presented a "constitution" for its AI system Claude. The idea: values should not just be layered on top as rules, but embedded in the train...
When good money disappears – what this CBDC experiment really shows A critical look at an SNB working paper Central Bank Digital Currency and Gresham's Law: An experimental analysis The Swiss National Bank is conducting...
DNS Blocks: Digital Protectionism by Design When Authorities Turn Internet Infrastructure into a Censorship Machine A critical look at DNS blockades – and how Switzerland protects its gambling industry with a technically...
Briefly Informed – and Long Considered A critically humorous journey through news, smokescreens and side effects When Fee Freedom Becomes Expensive Briefly informed, with synthetic voice and very real concerns. Ukrainia...
Data Retention for IP Addresses Planned title: "Brief Update: IT & Digital News from December 22, 2025" date: 2025-12-22 source: Heise Online – Podcast "Brief Update" author: Heise Editorial Team / Gregor Schollmeyer Br...
from Headscarf Bans and Milk Chocolate 🎧 Now also for reading: This podcast episode as transcript 150 years ago, Daniel Peter laid the foundation for a global myth with the first modern milk chocolate – and for Switzer...