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ETH Zurich and EPFL have announced plans to develop their own large language model. It is intended to meet high standards.

This summer, EPFL and ETH Zurich will release a large language model (LLM) developed on public infrastructure. Trained on the Alps supercomputer at the Swiss National Supercomputing Center (CSCS), the new LLM marks a milestone in open-source AI and multilingual excellence.

Computer science Student Christopher Golling has been awarded a Werner Siemens Fellowship by the Swiss Study Foundation for his achievements and commitment. Read more (in German).  

Invariant Labs, a deep-tech spin-off from ETH Zurich (co-founded by Prof. Martin Vechev, Prof. Florian Tramèr and three of their graduates) has been acquired by the cybersecurity company Snyk. The move highlights both the rapid rise of AI-native software and the critical need for robust security innovation.  

Due to a severe form of Long Covid and ME/CFS, computer science professor Otmar Hilliges is leaving ETH Zurich. Read more (in German).

Huawei and the ETH Cyber Group, a student initiative, are committed to combating the shortage of skilled workers with a 5G cybersecurity initiative.  

Zalando wants customers to be able to try on clothes online. To this end, they are developing a virtual changing room in Zurich. The technology behind this comes from Zurich-based start-up and spin-off Fision, which was acquired by Zalando in 2020. Read article (in German).  

Tiktok is opening  its first office in Switzerland. Zurich scores highly with its economic stability, high quality of life and talent from all over the world – from ETH and ZHdK to a thriving start-up scene. Article in German.

DeepCode, an ETH Zurich / D-INFK spin-off acquired by Snyk in 2020, has been listed by Analytics Insight among the top 5 AI tolls for engineers to boost productivity.