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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Nov. 12, 2024
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Nov. 12, 2024 “Laser technology is a true game-changer. There are applications we haven’t yet conceived of.” Brigadier General Ran Kochav, former commander of the Israeli Air Missile Defense
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Nov. 5, 2024
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Nov. 5, 2024 Wiz eyeing Dazz acquisition in deal worth hundreds of millions. The cybersecurity giant is considering acquiring Israeli startup Dazz, which provides AI-powered cloud security remediation.
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Oct. 29, 2024
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Oct. 29, 2024 Armis raises $200M, boosting valuation to $4.3B in push towards IPO. Cybersecurity leader Armis secures new funding led by General Catalyst and Alkeon Capital, setting sights on $500M ARR mi
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Oct. 15, 2024
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Oct. 15, 2024 Venture capitalists turn Miami into a hub for Israeli startups. As Calcalist’s Tech & Invest Conference approaches on November 13-15, CTech connects with investors Ed Sim, founder of B
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Oct. 8, 2024
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Oct. 8, 2024 Governments come and go – Israeli tech is here to stay. In the year since Hamas’ October 7th attacks on Israel, while the state’s political leadership has failed and 101 hostages re
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Sept. 25, 2024
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Sept. 25, 2024 Cyber startup Torq’s $70M funding pushes 2024 total to $112M amid triple-digit growth. The Israeli startup has seen revenue growth of over 3x for the second consecutive year and expects t
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CTECH: Latest Innovation & Technology News Sept. 11, 2024
CTECH: Latest Innovation & Technology News Sept. 11, 2024 Cyber unicorn Checkmarx hits the market with $2.5 billion price tag. Four and a half years after acquiring the Israeli cyber firm, Hellman & Friedman is looking to make its exit. Read more A
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Sept. 8, 2024
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Sept. 8, 2024 So many uplifting news articles published again last week. Thanks again to Sharon for the photograph of the Israeli medal winners, returning from the Paris Olympic Games, celebrating their successe
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Sept. 5, 2024
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Sept. 5, 2024 “The results speak for themselves. Israel will remain at the center of Intel’s global efforts.” Zohar Tsaba, Vice President of the Client Computing Group at Intel and the head of i
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Aug. 28, 2024
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Aug. 28, 2024 Intel’s layoff plan enters new phase after voluntary retirement program closes. With initial retirements complete, Intel focuses on additional layoffs and operational scaling. Read mor
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Aug. 21, 2024
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Aug. 21, 2024 Johnson & Johnson to acquire Israeli medical device maker V-Wave for up to $1.7 billion. V-Wave’s device is implanted in the heart through a minimally invasive procedure to help reduce
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TAU: New development enables biofuel production from organic waste
TAU: New development enables biofuel production from organic waste An innovative development by a team of Tel Aviv University researchers allows for the conversion of the wet raw waste that we throw in the trash into liquid and solid biofuels, without the
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Aug. 14, 2024
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Aug. 14, 2024 Healthcare fintech PayZen raises $32M Series B and $200M in debt. The Israeli startup has developed a fintech platform that allows hospitals to receive payment in advance for medical treatme
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Aug. 7, 2024
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Aug. 7, 2024 Placer.ai raises $75M at $1.5B valuation, reaches $100M in ARR. The foot traffic analytics platform increased its valuation by 50% after tripling its ARR and quadrupling its customer base. Re
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Aug. 1, 2024
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Aug. 1, 2024 Intel to layoff thousands of employees in latest round of cutbacks. According to a Bloomberg report, the chip company could present the plan as early as this week. Read more Fiverr publishes
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News July 24, 2024
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News July 24, 2024 From IPO dreams to CrowdStrike’s crisis: Inside the collapse of the Wiz-Google mega deal. The timing of CEO Assaf Rappaport’s announcement that Wiz was walking away from the Google d
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News July 16, 2024
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News July 16, 2024 Wiz founders to net over $2 billion each in Google deal. CEO Assaf Rappaport, CTO Ami Luttwak, VP Product Yinon Costica, and VP R&D Roy Reznik are each believed to hold an estimated 10% of t
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel July 14, 2024
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel July 14, 2024 Even during a war, Israelis deliver innovations and perform activities that are bearing fruit for the rest of humanity. In this week’s newsletter, note the positive impact Israeli startups
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CTECH Israeli Latest Innovation & Technology News July 9, 2024
CTECH Israeli Latest Innovation & Technology News July 9, 2024 Cider Security founder nets $28M in Seed funding for stealth cyber startup. Less than two years after selling Cider to Palo Alto Networks in a $300 million deal, Guy Flechter has raised a sign
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CTECH Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News June 24, 2024
CTECH Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News June 24, 2024 Why AI innovator Ilya Sutskever left OpenAI to prioritize safety and Israel’s role in his new mission. Sutskever’s new company, Safe Superintelligence, seeks to build safe AI, dis
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News June 18, 2024
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News June 18, 2024 Finaloop raises $35 million Series A for e-commerce accounting platform. The Israeli startup’s platform makes all financial data accessible to e-commerce stakeholders, from periodic accoun
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel June 16, 2024
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel June 16, 2024 The photo is of our local flame tree (delonix regia) which are prolific in Netanya. Every year they transform from their barren state, re-igniting into blooms of fire. They remind us of how the peo
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CTECH Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News June 6,2024
CTECH Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News June 6, 2024 SAP acquiring digital adoption platform WalkMe for $1.5 billion. The Israeli company was valued at less than $880 million on Tuesday, meaning the offer of $14 per share represents a 45% premiu
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CTECH Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News May 29, 2024
CTECH Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News May 29, 2024 Remember your ICQ number? The story behind how the messaging platform gave birth to startup nation. In a month, after 28 years of activity, the ICQ messaging platform will be shut down. Its sa
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CTECH Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News May 21, 2024
CTECH Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News May 21, 2024 CyberArk makes bold move with $1.54 billion acquisition of Venafi. The Israeli company is purchasing the machine identity management company from Thoma Bravo as it looks to combine Venafi’s
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CTECH Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News May 11, 2024
CTECH Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News May 11, 2024 Israel’s Generative AI expansion: A 2024 market overview. The local GenAI landscape now covers 27 categories, a significant expansion from 17 previously, featuring a total of 238 compani
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News May 1, 2024
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News May 1, 2024 Cyber startup Island doubles valuation to $3 billion in $175 million Series D. Island raised $100 million at a $1.5 billion valuation just six months ago. Read more The Wiz effect? Cybe
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News April 19, 2024
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News April 19, 2024 Cyber decacorn Wiz in advanced negotiation to acquire Lacework for $150-200 million. The companies recently signed a Letter of Intent and are now in the midst of a comprehensive due diligen
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News April 9, 2024
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News April 9, 2024 Foreign investors active in Israeli tech plummet by 23%: Troubling trend or temporary setback? In the six months since the outbreak of the war, the number of foreign investment entities acti
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CTECH Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News April 3, 2024
CTECH Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News April 3, 2024 AI chip unicorn Hailo raises another $120 million to bring GenAI to edge devices. The Israeli startup, which took its total funding to $340 million, also announced the Hailo-10, its newest AI
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Mar. 27, 2024
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Mar. 27, 2024 Jefferies CEO: “There is an influx of innovation here that makes Israel an important place for investors.” Rich Handler, who led the sale of shares of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange to fore
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CTECH: Israel’s Latest Innovation & Technology News Mar. 14, 2024
CTECH: Israel’s Latest Innovation & Technology News Mar. 14, 2024 Cyber decacorn Wiz acquiring Gem Security for $350 million. Israeli startup Gem, which has developed a Cloud Detection and Response (CDR) platform, has raised $34 million to date. Rea
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CTECH: Israel’s latest Innovation & Technology News Mar. 7, 2024
CTECH: Israel’s latest Innovation & Technology News Mar. 7, 2024 CrowdStrike acquiring cyber startup Flow Security in $200 million deal. Founded in 2021, the Israeli startup, which develops a cloud data runtime security solution, has raised just $13
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Feb. 28, 2024
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Feb. 28, 2024 Exodigo adds $105 million in new funding to modernize underground mapping. Combining multiple types of powerful sensors, 3D imaging, cloud computing simulations and a proprietary AI platform
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Feb. 21, 2024
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Feb. 21, 2024 Back to New York: Who’s who at Calcalist’s Mind the Tech 2024 conference. The best of Israel’s dynamic high-tech industry and American business leaders will come together on March 4th
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Feb. 14, 2024
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Feb. 14, 2024 HR unicorn HiBob acquiring British payroll platform Pento for $40 million. Pento focuses on real-time payroll systems and boasts a client base of over 400 businesses. HiBob raised $15
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Feb. 6, 2024
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Feb. 6, 2024 Wiz hits $350 million in ARR, plans to add 400 employees in 2024. The cloud security unicorn also announced the appointment of Dali Rajic, former President and COO of Zscaler, as its Presiden
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Feb. 4, 2024
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Feb. 4, 2024 Israel’s resilience in the wake of the Oct 7 onslaught has astounded many of its overseas supporters and opponents alike. Israel is making an astonishing comeback, as this week’s positive newsle
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Jan. 26, 2024
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Jan. 26, 2024 Tech titans start 2024 with mass layoffs, but is the worst yet to come? Layoffs signal broader industry challenges, prompting fears of further job losses. Read more “Gaza would
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Jan. 19, 2024
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Jan. 19, 2024 Benny Landa’s lab diamond startup Lusix sees valuation crash, raises urgent funding. The Israeli company has been significantly hit by high interest rates and increased industry competitio
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Jan. 10, 2024
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Jan. 10, 2024 Liquidity Group raising $200 million for sixth debt fund. The Israeli fintech company currently manages five debt funds and two dedicated investment vehicles, for which $2 billion were raise
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CTECH Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Jan. 2, 2024
CTECH Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Jan. 2, 2024 Return of IDF reservists presents unique challenges for tech companies. Reservists face the challenge of readjusting to work after 7/10, straddling between the familiar and the altered. Read m
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel at War 12/24/23
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel at War 12/24/23 It’s clear in last week’s positive news that Israeli forces are steadily clearing Hamas terrorists from Gaza. We learned that on Oct 7, another Israeli hero gave dozens of survivors a clear e
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The Story of Kibbutz Alumim & Metomotion
The Story of Kibbutz Alumim & Metomotion By Moty Schwartz: Chief Operations Officer at MetoMotion “Starting at the beginning of each row, GRoW picks autonomously, according to the level of ripeness selected by the farmer,” says Moty Schwartz, Chief Op
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CTECH-Latest Innovation & Technology News: Israel at War 12/22/23
CTECH-Latest Innovation & Technology News: Israel at War 12/22/23 Construction giant Lennar acquires full control of former proptech unicorn Veev. Veev, valued at $1 billion in March 2022, recently entered insolvency in the United States due to an inabili
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CTECH: Latest Innovation & Technology News Israel at War 12/14/23
CTECH: Latest Innovation & Technology News Israel at War 12/14/23 Israel’s wartime tech brilliance and the cost of innovation. The mobilization of high-tech to aid in the challenges of war, from locating missing people to treating post-trauma, is a
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Israel at War: CTECH Israeli Innovation & Technology News 6/12/23
Israel at War: CTECH Israeli Innovation & Technology News 6/12/23 VAST Data raising hundreds of millions of dollars at more than $9 billion valuation. The Israeli-founded startup unveiled earlier this year the VAST Data Platform, a global data infrastruct
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Israel at War: CTECH Innovation & Technology News
Israel at War: CTECH Innovation & Technology News Bank of Israel: Gaza war to cost economy over $50 billion. Israel’s budgetary costs for the war (expenditures + loss of income) are expected to total 198 billion shekels (approximately $53 billion) ̵
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel at War Nov. 12, 2023
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel at War Nov. 12, 2023 The highlights include: Hamas got more than they bargained for at Kfar Maimon. Israeli migraine relief device works immediately and long term. 200 of the world’s best-known multinationals
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This Week’s Sanity Report: Israel at War Nov. 5, 2023
This Week’s Sanity Report: Israel at War Nov. 5, 2023 The highlights include: Israel has become the “Volunteer Nation”. Two Israeli startups have donated their stress-relieving medical devices. Six of TIME Magazine’s 200 best inventions of 202
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CTECH: Israel While in War- Innovation & Technology News Oct. 25, 2023
CTECH: Israel While in War- Innovation & Technology News Oct. 25, 2023 1948 Ventures launches amid war, reaffirms a bright future for Israeli tech. The VC fund will invest at the early stage in dual-use technology, with military and civilian applications.
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Israel conducts first test of autonomous flying taxi
Israel hopes autonomous drones will help to ease its traffic problems, as well as give Israeli companies a competitive edge.
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11 NASA Inventions We Use Every Day
From scratch-resistant eyeglass lenses to memory foam, here’s all the tech you should be thanking NASA for.
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Israeli study: Chemical heals wounds twice as fast, could be antibiotic alternative
Researchers say ointment could become standard medication, but long path ahead; chemical ‘jams’ communication between bacteria at injury site, making healing easier
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Israeli-developed smart fabric uses electricity to fast-track repair of nerves
Silicone-based invention being tailored for human use after proving itself on rats; it wraps damaged nerves and electrically stimulates them using energy from light shone on skin
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How did Israeli tech do so well during a pandemic?
A unique attitude to business and life enabled Israeli high-tech to reach new heights at a difficult time for the whole world.
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4 Israeli Innovations Among TIME Magazine's 100 Best Inventions Of 2021
TIME magazine selects 4 Israeli inventions for its annual 100 Best Inventions of 2021 list - from a digital reader to smart road tech.
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Israel Tests ‘Breakthrough’ Airborne Laser Defense System to Take Down Drones
A drone downed by the Israeli laser defense system in a test. Photo: Ministry of Defense Spokesperson’s Office Israel has …
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Waycare Taps AI To Increase Traffic Safety, Reduce Time On Roads
Waycare recently partnered with Netivei Ayalon to provide AI-powered safety insights and proactive traffic management on the Ayalon highway.
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Fast Company Lists 7 Israeli Companies Among World's 'Most Innovative' In 2021
US business magazine Fast Company listed over 460 companies and organizations across 29 countries, including 7 Israeli companies.
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Baby Tech: 9 Israeli Innovations Reinventing Pregnancy And Infant Care
From at-home scans and breastmilk kits, to using AI for IVF, Israeli companies are offering vital services to new and expecting parents, and caregivers.
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In first, Haifa man regains his vision after getting artificial cornea implant
Jamal Furani, 78, is the first person implanted with CorNeat's product; after operation, he could read text and recognize family members, startup says
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Israeli Researchers Find Genetic Mutation That May Pave Way For Autism Drugs
New research led by Hebrew University Professor Sagiv Shifman studied the effects of POGZ, a gene associated with autism.
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Israel: Cooperation in innovation can reshape the Middle East
Can the Start-Up Nation scale-up the region?
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6 Israeli Devices And Gadgets That Will Make Our Lives Smarter In 2021
NoCamels scanned the internet to find Israeli smart devices and gadgets (and some home-based medical kits) that are making our lives better.
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Tech: Why innovation isn’t happening over Zoom
Online collaboration tools are full of friction that inhibit the exchange of ideas; they don't facilitate collaboration and invention the way face-to-face contact does.
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Stem cell treatment 'freezes' MS, lets some walk again, Jerusalem study finds
Small study saw improvement in 73% of multiple sclerosis patients who got spinal injection containing treatment made from their own cells; larger trials now planned
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Israeli EdTech Firm Helps Universities Worldwide With Remote Learning
Ex Libris already had a strong remote learning presence in higher education when the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
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5 Israeli Innovations Feature On TIME’s 100 Best Inventions Of 2020
TIME magazine selects 5 Israeli inventions for its annual 100 Best Inventions of 2020 list - from an automated beehive to sugar tech.
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9 Israeli Companies Among Top 100 Emerging Market 'Tech Challengers'
These 'tech challengers' are driving the next generation of innovation in emerging markets, says a new Boston Consulting Group report.
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How Israeli Tech Protects World’s Most Scarce, Essential Resource: Water
Israeli company BlueGreen Water Technologies is treating lakes and other bodies of water worldwide for harmful algae blooms.
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Clinical Trial For Israeli COVID-19 Vaccine Gets Underway
Segev Harel, 26, from northern Israel, becomes the first Israeli volunteer to get the coronavirus vaccine developed by the Israel Institute for Biological Research.
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Israeli Scientist's New Alzheimer's Treatment To Head For Clinical Trial
If the Alzheimer's treatment is successful, it could be a game-changer for the disorder, modifying its course and preventing its progression.
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This Startup Raised $37 Million To Make Going To The Dentist Fun
Tend is tackling the staid dentistry industry by focusing on patient hospitality.
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Israel: Early Results For COVID-19 Trial With Antibody Drug Show 90% Improvement Rate
The trial involves 12 hospitalized but non-ventilated COVID-19 patients with pneumonia; 11 of them have been discharged, Kamada says.
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Israel: Urban Aeronautics To Develop Emergency Response Flying Vehicle With Hatzolah Air
Flying vehicles have been called the future of urban transportation in the smart mobility sector, with companies like Amazon, Tesla, and Boeing creating some of the most cutting-edge flying car technologies — from delivery drones to all-electric passenger aircraft.
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Existing drug may downgrade COVID threat to common cold level -- Jerusalem study | The Times of Israel
Hebrew University professor says he's worked out what makes the raging virus so vicious, and how to fix it using an anti-cholesterol med; no human testing done yet
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Their best shots: Israeli efforts to invent a coronavirus vaccine, explained
With healthy hamsters and happy politicians, the Jewish state's research is going full steam ahead, and boasting of a breakthrough
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Tel Aviv, Jerusalem Rank 6th In New Global Startup Ecosystem Report
This is the first time Tel Aviv and Jerusalem were ranked together due to their geographical proximity. | NoCamels
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Israel and UAE to Cooperate in Fight Against Coronavirus
An Etihad Airways plane is seen on the tarmac after landing at Ben-Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, June …
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Israeli doctors to blast bacteria into orbit, readying for space-based medicine
Scientists will send experiments into space, including a capsule of E. coli, with the hope of overcoming antibiotic-resistant germs and to prepare for space travelers getting sick
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Israeli Lab: Antiviral Drugs For Genetic Disease May Work Against Coronavirus
Researchers at the Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) say that a combination of two existing antiviral drugs for Gaucher disease appear to inhibit the growth of SARS CoV-2.
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Israeli scientists think they know why virus is severe for some, mild for others
Hoping to point way to drug therapy, Weizmann team says it found cells called in to fight coronavirus in lungs may actually worsen disease, sparking 'storm' that can lead to death
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Israeli Researchers Develop Tech That Turns Tap Water Into A Strong Disinfectant
Researchers at Bar Ilan University say their method produces water-based, environmentally safe disinfectants that can kill bacteria and viruses, including coronaviruses.
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Israeli Bio-Defense Lab Says It Found An Antibody That 'Neutralizes' The Coronavirus | Health News
The Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) announced that it completed a 'groundbreaking scientific development' toward a potential COVID-19 treatment.
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Microsoft to buy Israeli cybersecurity startup CyberX
The U.S. software giant is expected to pay $165 million for the internet of things cybersecurity platform company
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Israeli Initiative Taps Into Global 'Maker Army' For Tech-Driven COVID-19 Solutions
Tikkun Olam Makers (TOM) is leveraging its vast network of tech talent to develop and manufacture affordable products to provide much-relief during the pandemic. | NoCamels
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Independence Day: 72 Israeli Technologies Fighting COVID-19 | Health News
Israel is home to close to 200 startups and companies with wide-ranging solutions to offer in the battle against the disease, not to mention the dozens of scientific initiatives.
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Israel: Touch free access for games and elevators in a post-Covid world
Israeli startup Sonarax is ready for a touchless new world with its ready-to-install ultrasonic data-transmission technology.
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Israeli Team Developing Coronavirus Vaccine Raises $12M For New Startup, To Begin Summer Trials
The new company, MigVax, is an affiliate of The Migal Galilee Research Institute and will pioneer the effort to develop the vaccine.
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Israeli researchers say they can make disinfectant from tap water
Bar-Ilan researchers electrify water to produce hypo chloric acid at defined level of acidity; patented method has not been published in science journal or subject to peer review
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Israeli innovators want to help Africans breathe through COVID-19
Medics and engineers can make ventilators with basic parts costing $500 and a downloaded blueprint designed in Israel
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Less travel, more talk: Startups use analytics to gauge virus impact | The Times of Israel
Israeli tech companies Moovit, Zencity, Tastewise use their tools to measure coronavirus effects on transportation, online sentiment, nutrition trends
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New Israeli App Alerts Users If They've Been Exposed To Coronavirus
Track Virus crosschecks a user's paths with those of confirmed COVID-19 patients as listed by the Health Ministry.
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14 Israeli Companies Among Fast Company's 'Most Innovative' Firms In 2020
The US business magazine listed over 400 companies and organizations across 44 sectors and regions.
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Fake images can fool autonomous cars, posing risks, Israeli researchers warn
Attackers could use cheap consumer drones to project fleeting images onto roadways, fooling Tesla and Mobileye navigation systems and causing havoc, says Ben-Gurion University team
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Israeli startups are greasing the wheels of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
How did a tiny country without a significant manufacturing sector become so important to the Fourth Industrial Revolution – and how will that help us all?
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This Israeli tech helped 'grandpa' stop spilling his drink
72-year-old Will Irwin, the CEO and owner of a NY-based telemedicine firm, stopped trembling in his left hand after treatment with tech developed by Israel's Insightec
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The top 10 tech trends for 2020 - ISRAEL21c
What sectors will be disruptive and actionable in the coming year? OurCrowd experts share predictions and name Israeli firms advancing these fields.
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WATCH: Israel Unleashes New Laser Weapon That Shoots Down Drones
A military defense company in Israeli released video this week that shows off a new laser weapon that it has developed that is able to shoot down small drones, which are increasing terror threat in many parts of the world. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
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Israeli Startup Helps Visually Impaired Navigate Indoor Spaces | Technology News
Founded in 2015, RighHear works in over 1,000 locations worldwide, mapping malls, hospitals, museums and universities to make them accessible.
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Israeli researchers find method to convert carbon-containing waste to gas
Carbon-containing waste has presented an increasingly problematic challenge for industrialized societies
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Migraine-Zapping Device Developed By Israeli Biomedical Firm Offers Hope For Sufferers
Founded in 2016, Theranica developed a wearable device that uses smartphone-controlled electrical pulses to create a Conditioned Pain Modulation (CPM) response.
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7 Israeli Initiatives Embracing High-Tech For Holocaust Education And Remembrance
Forty-nine delegations from countries across North America, Europe, and Asia are set to converge in Jerusalem on Thursday for the Fifth World Holocaust Forum organized by the World Holocaust Forum
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Boeing Eyes Israeli Company’s Patented Propulsion Tech For ‘Flying Vehicles’
The American aerospace multinational signed an agreement with Tactical Robotics, a subsidiary of Urban Aeronautics, to explore opportunities to develop and market its patented tech for light aircraft.
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Harvard Study: Israeli Startup's AI Tech Reduces Medical Errors, Can Save Millions | Health News
Israeli startup MedAware leverages big data and complex machine learning algorithms to analyze electronic medical records and detect and eliminate catastrophic medication errors.
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Israeli team uses silicon chip to deliver Alzheimer's-busting protein to brain
In Technion, Bar-Ilan trials, nanochip ferries 'neural growth factor' -- which combats neurodegenerative diseases -- and releases it where needed, overcoming blood-brain barrier
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7 Smart Business Ideas You'll Wish You'd Thought of First--and the Companies That Did
These startups came up with unique business models--and they turned out to be wildly lucrative.
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The Easiest Way To Start A Company? Five Trend-Spotting Insights To Help You Spot And Ride A Trend Wave.
Understanding how to spot and leverage trends to fuel your career or perhaps start a company.
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Water detected on potentially 'habitable' exoplanet for first time, scientists say
Scientists have detected water vapor in the atmosphere of a “super-Earth” exoplanet with potentially habitable temperatures. The discovery, which is being touted as a milestone, could have major implications in the search for life outside the Solar System
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LinkedIn CEO Says Tech Regulation Risks Stifling Innovation - Bloomberg
The combative relationship between Silicon Valley and global regulators has been at the center of attention for much of the past two years. Technology companies like Facebook Inc. and Google have drawn ire from lawmakers who say they may be abusing their
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Ride & Fly: US-Israeli Startup To Begin Testing Flying Vehicle In 2020
New Future Transportation, based in California and with an R&D center in Israel, recently unveiled the design of its electric, autonomous flying vehicle, the Aska. | NoCamels
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Israeli startup uses ultrasound waves to reduce Parkinson’s tremors | The Times of Israel
Tirat Carmel, Israel-based Insightec got FDA nod in 2016 after clinical study showed treatment is effective and safe
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539 multinationals operate in Israel, view nation as go-to place for ideas
Report by industry tracker maps activities of global firms and tracks evolution of their activities in Startup Nation
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Tel Aviv University researchers discover path to new epilepsy treatment | The Jerusalem post
The findings were published on Monday in peer-reviewed scientific journal Neuron.
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Strong Start: Israeli Companies Raise $1.55B In 1st Quarter Of 2019 | Technology News
A new IVC and ZAG-S&W report says this year's first three months were marked by an increase in later-stage deals. | NoCamels
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This millennial's company makes millions buying from Walmart and reselling on Amazon
How a 30-year-old was able to flip products from Walmart's clearance aisles on Amazon to the tune of $6 million a year.
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5 Simple Ways to Identify Business Ideas That Could (Really) Change the World
Want to come up with a world-changing business idea? First step, think locally. What exactly does your community need?
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Facebook Acquires Israeli Messaging Platform Startup Redkix For $100M | Technology News
The Israeli company will join Workplace by Facebook, the tech giant's answer to popular collaboration service Slack.
Science & Technology | ISRAELI TECH
Former Israeli soldiers use AI to wage war on convenience store lines
We spend two years of our lives waiting in lines. Enough is enough! Trigo Vision, an AI startup with a team of warriors at the helm, is here to kill queues.
Entertainment | Movies & Other Stuff
The comic book artists that fuelled a century of science innovation
In 1905, Scientific American ran an intriguing advertisement from the Electro Importing company. “Everything for the Experimenter,” it boasted. “We give you the opportunity to tick yourself up to the head of a future wireless telegraph company as di
Science & Technology | Innovation
5 technologies that are transforming corporate learning | HR Dive
Human Resources and Workforce Management News
Science & Technology | Innovation
How 2 former college roommates are helping people to get cheap lunches with their MealPal app
Mary Biggins and Katie Ghelli launched MealPal in New York last year. It has been backed with $35 million (£26 million)
Business & Finance | BUSINESS
This Startup Wants to Neutralize Your Phone—and Un-change the World
Yondr restricts smartphone use in places where the people in charge don’t want it. But in allowing this, we may be compromising something about ourselves.
Business & Finance | Business Creativity General
Innovating music? Long Live the Limits! - walter vandervelde
Constraints stimulate creativity in music
Business & Finance | Business Creativity General
The best ideas show up after the dip - walter vandervelde
If there is one word that has been hot in the business world the last few years, then it is creativity. We like to state with alacrity how important we think it is. A life necessity even, in these...
Business & Finance | Business Creativity General
The best ideas show up after the dip
In the last decennia, the process of change has been speeding up exponentially. And still, as an organisation, you want to be a step ahead of both market and competition. Sure, creative thinking will...
Business & Finance | Business Creativity General
The best ideas show up after the dip
Not that long ago, a somewhat mysterious cloud shrouded creativity on the work floor. Everybody seemed to have their own definition and understanding of the word. The connotation with more artistic...
Psychology | Parenting and Kids
What #Babies Know About Physics and Foreign Languages
Our kids don’t need to be taught in order to learn.
Business & Finance | Abundance
How to Pitch to Investors - Ivanka Trump
Five tips from the experts for pitching to investors.
Business & Finance | Careers & The Workplace
Why Managers Are So Bad at Recognizing Good Ideas - The Atlantic
In most settings, criticism tends to dominate. For any idea or book or movie or what have you, the question that people discuss is what’s wrong with it, why it didn’t live up to expectations.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
Get the last bit of shampoo out of the bottle with this relieving invention
Researchers from The Ohio State University are on a mission to remove one tiny frustration from our lives with their latest invention.
Business & Finance | Business
The Workplace Of The Future: Brought To You By Art, Education, Travel, And Startups | Co.Exist | ideas + impact
For offices to be places that young people want to work, companies need to look outside the business world for design ideas.
History | HISTORY
What Was the Greatest Era for Innovation? A Brief Guided Tour - NYTimes.com
Which was a more important innovation: indoor plumbing, jet air travel or mobile phones?
Business & Finance | Business
The 3 Best Ways to Grow Your Business Overnight | Inc.com
Startup success boils down to these 3 factors.
Business & Finance | Business
This young director is helping one of the world's biggest media agencies to engage with startups
Hannah Blake is open innovation director at MEC Global, which employs 5,000 people worldwide and sits under the WPP umbrella.
News | Israel
Israel Goes Underground For Protection
Israel has an underground hospital and is building an underground blood bank. Israel's enemies have been allowed to point thousands of destructive rockets at her.
Science & Technology | Technology
Samsung makes big trucks transparent in the name of road safety
Back in 2009, Russian design house Art Lebedev introduced the dramatically titled Transparentius concept for improving road safety. It was remarkably simple: put a camera on the front of large,...
Business & Finance | Business
This Pizza Hut box turns into a movie projector | The Verge
Pizza Hut thinks it can do more than just bring food to your front door. It wants to deliver your entertainment for the evening, too. At least, that's the case in Hong Kong, where the pizza chain...
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
7 Takeaways for Senior Talent Leaders from the White House Upskill Summit
In late April, nearly 200 employers, labor leaders, foundations, nonprofits, educators, workforce leaders, and technologists came together at the White House Upskill Summit, dedicated to helping develop and promote frontline employees.
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
Guess Who Doesn’t Fit In at Work - NYTimes.com
Recruiters for top firms often define merit in their own image.
Business & Finance | Business
A Kickstarter-Like Program From Adobe Funds Employee Projects | Re/code
Under the program, known as Kickbox, workers have only to raise their hand and they are given customized red boxes, each of which includes a prepaid credit card and other tools designed to help turn an idea into a shippable product.
Science & Technology | Tech
The man who brought us the lithium-ion battery at the age of 57 has an idea for a new one at 92 - Quartz
AUSTIN, TEXAS—The chances are you have never heard of—nor, until looking at this page, ever seen—John Bannister Goodenough. But you know his work. In fact, you almost certainly own some. Consider the last six or seven decades of technological and s
Politics | From the HuffPost
The Last Generation of Kids That Played Outside | Nate Hanson
Consider the iPad -- The iPad was invented and built by grownups who had to play outside when they were kids. Fast forward to this current generation where the majority of kids sit inside staring at... an iPad....
Business & Finance | Careers & The Workplace
How To Know If Your Dumb Idea Will Change The World | Fast Company | Business + Innovation
Box SVP Sam Schillace shares how he quickly and cheaply experimented on an app no one wanted--that became the basis for Google Docs.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
11-Year-Old Makes An Unbreakable, Spill-Proof Cup For Her Ailing Grandfather
When Lily Born noticed her grandfather, who suffers from Parkinson's, was spilling his drinks, she decided to design him a better cup. The young...
News | Interesting Links
Documentary Orchestra without Conductor from 1972 - New York
Documentary Orchestra without Conductor from 1972 - New York
