Infomaniak, a Geneva-based company offering web hosting, email, and cloud storage services, launched Euria, an AI assistant, at the end of last year. Euria is hosted exclusively in Infomaniak's Swiss data centers and is built on open-source AI models. The assistant was recently updated in March with improved project management tools, such as a knowledge base and better file processing. Euria complements Infomaniak’s existing services, which include web hosting, email, cloud storage, video conferencing, and data transfer tools. The data center housing Euria, located in Plan-les-Ouates near Geneva, runs entirely on renewable energy. Unlike most data centers that waste heat from servers, Infomaniak captures this heat and uses it to warm homes and provide hot water in the city. By 2028, the company aims to heat 6,000 homes and supply enough hot water for 20,000 people daily. This process is expected to cut carbon emissions by about 3,600 tons annually and conserve water. Euria uses pre-trained AI models available in the public domain, rather than developing its own. These models are trained on numerical data and can be run on a company's own servers. Infomaniak allows users to choose between different response profiles, such as Fast (using a lighter model) or Expert (using a more powerful version). A "Swiss model under development" is also available, and a Deep Reflection mode enables Euria to think step-by-step before answering. Infomaniak highlights privacy as a core value, stating that user data stays within its Swiss data centers and is not used to train AI models. The company claims Euria complies with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Swiss data laws. Proton, another Geneva-based company, offers a similar AI assistant called Lumo, which also avoids using user data for training. Proton’s Lumo uses zero-access encryption for saved conversations, a feature not currently available in Euria’s standard mode. Infomaniak keeps all its infrastructure, including Euria, within Switzerland. Proton, however, moved its Lumo servers to Germany in response to a Swiss law requiring telecom companies to store connection data and, in some cases, provide access to encryption keys. While Infomaniak does not disclose how it protects data outside of its ephemeral mode, its cloud storage service, kDrive, uses AES-128 encryption with keys generated internally, rather than the zero-knowledge approach used by Proton. Euria can be accessed without an account via a browser or mobile app, but for more advanced features, users need to create a free my kSuite account. This account offers limited access to projects and conversations, along with basic storage and an encrypted email. A paid plan, my kSuite+, removes these limits and adds advanced AI features, such as managing emails and increasing storage capacity. Euria currently cannot create or modify images, but it can analyze visual content using OCR (optical character recognition) to generate summaries. Infomaniak offers separate AI tools for image generation, but they are not integrated into Euria. Audio processing uses OpenAI’s Whisper V3, which improves transcription accuracy and handles accents and background noise better than previous versions. Euria is especially useful for managing projects, such as planning trips or organizing events. It can process and summarize multiple documents quickly. The AI is designed for users already familiar with Infomaniak’s services, offering a centralized solution without switching providers. While Euria’s capabilities are still limited, its focus on privacy and local processing in Switzerland could attract professionals like doctors and lawyers. For stricter privacy needs, Proton’s Lumo might be a better choice.