AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoRoad Safety Tech: The EU’s new General Safety rules make an in-cabin infrared driver-distraction camera mandatory on all new cars and vans, with warnings triggered if drivers look away too long. Luxury Watches & Retail: Watches of Switzerland shares slid after Jefferies cut its rating to “hold,” citing limited upside as pricing momentum cools. Swiss Business & Innovation: Groupe Chaumont launches in Neuchâtel after acquiring Swiss watchmaking startups to build a single platform for high-end components. AI & Chips: Switzerland-linked Kandou AI opens an India chip-design HQ in Hyderabad, while EU-backed QuantumDiamonds raises €91M to spot hidden defects in advanced chips using diamond-based “microscope” tech. Health & Pharma: Roche halts two Huntington’s disease programmes after trial results failed to show benefit. Energy & Transport: HyShip advances liquid-hydrogen shipping with a new EU demonstrator on the Oslo–Rotterdam route. Religion & Military Service: Swiss churches protest a change ending clergy exemptions from military service. World Cup Culture: FIFA says it won’t sanction Argentina over Falklands-related chants, even as the tournament’s geopolitics keeps spilling off the pitch.
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