Reuven Rivlin’s voice guiding Israeli drivers will be available for one week, starting April 19 By SHOSHANNA SOLOMON 15 April 2018, 12:59 pm To honor Israel’s 70th Independence Day, President Reuven Rivlin will be dishing out recorded navigation instructions to Israeli users of the driving application Waze. The file of guidelines with his voice will be […]
Featuring FIBA company StemRad. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—U.S. and Israeli space officials have teamed up with a Tel Aviv-based technology startup to combat one of the gravest threats confronting future astronauts: excessive radiation exposure.To alleviate such hazards, which pose one of the most serious obstacles to human exploration of deep space, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and […]
Invertex uses AI and 3D imaging to analyze users’ feet and suggest shoe models and sizes for best fit By SHOSHANNA SOLOMON Today, 12:17 pm Nike, Inc. has acquired Israeli startup Invertex Ltd., a developer of computer vision technologies, in a bid to strengthen its hold on digital technologies, the US maker of sports shoes […]
The electronics maker will keep its operations in the Israeli city of Yavneh after its purchase by California-based KLA-Tencor. By Abigail Klein Leichman MARCH 20, 2018, 9:09 AM The Israeli firm Orbotech — whose systems help produce virtually every electronic device in the world from computers to phones to connected cars — is being acquired […]
By Simona Shemer, NoCamels March 08, 2018 Israel has one of the highest gender wage gaps in the Western world, with full-time female workers earning on average 35 percent less than their male peers, according to 2017 figures made available by the Central Bureau of Statistics, down from 68 percent in 2016. And in the […]
By Simona Shemer, NoCamels March 01, 2018 0 Comments Israel has one of the most educated populations in the world, with 47 percent of 25-34-year-olds holding a tertiary degree, according to an “Education At a Glance” report last year by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), an 35-member economic organization creating policies to improve […]
Simona Shemer, NoCamels | Feb, 15 2018 Israeli scientists at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have successfully treated a cancerous tumor, eradicating its cancer cells using a “nano-factory” – a synthetic cell that produces anti-cancer proteins within the tissue, the Technion announced it a statement this week. Synthetic cells, the prestigious Haifa-based university says, “are […]
16% of global cybersecurity investment is snagged by Israel’s industry, second only to the US, a report by Start-Up Nation Central says By SHOSHANNA SOLOMON30 January 2018, 12:36 pm In 2017 the Israeli cybersecurity sector solidified its position as a global player, raising $814.5 million in venture capital and private equity investment –a record-breaking amount […]
By Raz Tal, NoCamels January 18, 2018 0 Comments When Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, expressed his vision over 60 years ago “to make the desert bloom,” he may not have expected a multi-billion-dollar initiative that combines three massive solar power plants, the world’s tallest solar tower, and a wastewater treatment plant, all housed […]
By SHOSHANNA SOLOMON 9 January 2018, 12:57 pm Gold has been used over the ages to mint coins, fill cavities and decorate desserts. Now, Israeli researchers are studying how the precious metal can be used to help fight cancer, because it can help increase the intensity of radiation absorbed by tumors. The researchers are aiming primarily to […]