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‘Quality over quantity the key to Israel’s high-tech advantage’

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As fears of a major Iranian attack continue to grow, Israel must pay attention to a factor that garners far less attention than missiles, drones and nuclear weapons, one of the country’s academic leaders...
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Israeli high-tech thrived in 2023 amid war, political unrest

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Despite the challenges judicial reform protests and the war against Hamas posed for the Israeli economy, the Jewish state’s high-tech industry emerged from 2023 with remarkable strength, according to a report issued on Monday. “The...
Economy and Industry Minister Nir Barkat arrives for a Cabinet meeting at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv, Dec. 24, 2023. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Israel to boost entrepreneurship with nine innovation centers

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To promote entrepreneurship in Israel’s peripheral areas, the government announced a 100 million shekel ($27.6 million) initiative to establish nine innovation centers across the country promoting high-tech solutions for a range of issues such...
A woman holds a sign opposing antisemitism at a rally. Photo by AndriiKoval/Shutterstock.

Israelis develop AI-powered bot to fight antisemites online

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A free browser extension—a software module for customizing a web browser—developed by Israelis uses generative artificial intelligence to combat antisemitism and Holocaust denial by automatically creating draft posts to rebut the claims, without requiring human intervention. "Savee,...
Ehang's EH216-S, a Chinese-made drone, one of several tested as part fo the Israel National Drone Initiative, June 5, 2023. Photo by Mark Nomdar/B.Y. Creative & Productions.

Autonomous helicopter taxi makes first test flight over Jerusalem

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An autonomous helicopter taxi made its first 30-minute test flight over Jerusalem as part of an Israeli-government-led initiative to reduce traffic jams on the country’s roads, the Israel Innovation Authority announced on Wednesday. The Chinese-made...
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Israeli ministries to launch use of AI to boost services

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Israeli government ministries will begin employing artificial intelligence to improve customer service and boost the economy, the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology announced on Tuesday. The work plan launched by the ministry and the...
Israel Levkivker, co-founder of Massdom, presents his company at a Bizmax “scalerator” event for haredi tech business leaders at Mortimer House in London on March 20, 2023. Photo by Dudy Braun.

Israel’s haredi economy is the ‘most important factor’ in its future success

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Participants talked shop over coffee and catered meals, exchanged business cards and heard presentations on new companies and the problems they aim to solve during the daylong program. But this gathering of technology entrepreneurs...
Silicon Valley Bank headquarters and branch in Santa Clara, Calif. Credit: Sundry Photography/Shutterstock.

Saved by the Feds? US government steps in to help customers of Silicon Valley...

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There was a tongue-in-cheek scene in the 1964 children’s film “Mary Poppins,” in which young Jane and Michael Banks, demanding their tuppence (“two pence”), inadvertently cause a run on an English bank. Chaos ensues...
Former Mossad director Tamir Pardo at the Meir Dagan Conference for Strategy and Defense in Netanya College on March 18, 2019. Photo by Flash90.

Cyber company cofounded by ex-Mossad chief sells for $700 million

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XM Cyber, an Israeli cybersecurity company that was cofounded by former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo, was acquired by Schwarz Group, the European retailer announced on Monday. The company was founded in 2016 by Pardo, Noam...

Israelis are masters of food innovation. Here’s why

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What is the recipe for meat and dairy without cows? Snacks and sauces with less sugar and salt? Long-lasting fresh produce and compostable food wrappers? A fast-growing, climate-threatened world is hungry for such recipes. Appropriately...