Luxembourg's CTIE is running AI in its own data centres with a Mistral partnership. 14,000 civil servants already have access to an internal chatbot. The sovereignty argument is interesting.
Thinking Machines released a 975 billion parameter open-weights model under Apache 2.0. The former OpenAI CTO did what her old employer won't.
Luxembourg's government unveiled a construction booster package: higher tax credits, accelerated depreciation, and zero registration duty on off-plan homes until 80% complete. The total cost is remarkably small.
Meteolux issues yellow alert for thunderstorms. The alert that was for heat is now for storms. The form changed, the alert stayed.
The heatwave breaks. Showers and thunderstorms, 25°C down from 34°C. Nine days of yellow alerts. The cascade does not end when the temperature drops.
Parents who lose a child at birth call for greater recognition. Luxembourg law grants bereavement leave only after 21 weeks. Fathers get three days.
Marco Barnig, Luxembourg AI pioneer, has passed away at 75. He built his first AI in the 1970s, a machine that played Mill. He published Luxembourg's first children's book written by AI, inspired by his five grandchildren.
Luxembourg overhauls state job recruitment. Unified exam for civil servants and employees. Valid one year, not five. Individual bookings, not mass sessions.