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Regulation ·24 August 2026 ·14 min

Google Analytics in Switzerland. What the rules are, and when it makes sense to switch

Every website counts its visitors. The question is rarely whether you may do so; the real questions are who else uses the data and how reliable your own figures are. Four questions determine the answer. Three can be checked in your account; the fourth is a business judgement.

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Fundamentals ·21 August 2026 ·9 min

RAG explained. And four cases where it is not worth it

An AI model answers from memory. RAG has it look things up in your own documents first, so that the answer can carry its source with it. The hard part is not the AI. It is your filing.

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Series ·10 August 2026 ·38 min in total

Using AI in regulated settings.

What we keep running into when working with AI models in regulated settings, here in public administration: the pitfalls that get expensive, and the questions that come before the technology. Each part stands on its own.
  1. Part 1 What is actually allowed? 11 min
  2. Part 2 Does it have to be the strongest AI model? 10 min
  3. Part 3 The cost driver is rarely the AI model 11 min
  4. Part 4 Swiss providers, and what they leave to you 6 min

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Fundamentals ·10 August 2026

4B, 70B, 397B-A17B. What the numbers on open-weight AI models really mean

Anyone procuring open models runs into numbers first. They decide the hardware, the cost, and whether a model can handle the job at all. An explanation without jargon, with the examples worked through.

9 min read Matrix: Coding-Tools

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Media models ·10 August 2026

The video model that excludes the EU and the UK, but not Switzerland

The difference sounds like hair-splitting. It decides whether your media team may use a video model that costs nothing and runs in your own data centre.

8 min read Matrix: Medienmodelle