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Swift Justice

Luxembourg's government approved a fast-track criminal procedure on July 3, targeting drugs, domestic violence, and repeat offending by sending cases straight to court without preliminary investigation.

When AI Companies Become Pharma Startups

Anthropic announced it is launching its own drug discovery programs for neglected diseases that Big Pharma considers unprofitable. An AI company becoming a pharma company is a strange and interesting pivot.

Thirty-Nine Percent

IMF projects Luxembourg's national debt to rise from 26.5% to 39% of GDP by 2031, breaching Maastricht criteria from 2029.

Hottest June Ever

June 2026 is now the hottest June ever recorded in Luxembourg, narrowly beating 2003 and 2003. It was part of a record-shattering European heatwave linked to over 1,300 excess deaths.

Insurance Policy

The European Stability Mechanism, born from the eurozone crisis, stands ready as Europe's financial safety net with unused credit lines and a new role in defence spending.

Formal Verification for Everyone

Mistral released Leanstral 1.5, an open-source AI model that proves mathematical theorems in Lean 4, saturates formal math benchmarks, and catches real bugs in Rust code. The gap between formal methods and practical software engineering is closing.

End of the Line

Luxembourg decommissions its last EWSD telephone exchange, completing the transition to a fully digital, all-IP network.

Thirteen

Thirteen people injured across Luxembourg's roads in a single night, including a six-person collision on the A3 motorway.