Tag: StartUp Nation
Israeli high-tech thrived in 2023 amid war, political unrest
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...
Israel to boost entrepreneurship with nine innovation centers
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...
Israelis develop AI-powered bot to fight antisemites online
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,...
Autonomous helicopter taxi makes first test flight over Jerusalem
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...
Israeli ministries to launch use of AI to boost services
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’s haredi economy is the ‘most important factor’ in its future success
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...
Saved by the Feds? US government steps in to help customers of Silicon Valley...
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...
Cyber company cofounded by ex-Mossad chief sells for $700 million
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
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...
Israel sending finalist to entrepreneur contest in Dubai
Ravit Ram Bar-Dea, co-founder and CEO of digital health startup Well-Beat, will represent Israel in a global contest to be held in Dubai in October, after she won first place in the TiE Women Entrepreneurship Competition...