Tag: Technology
Google to buy Israeli startup Wiz for $32b
Google parent company Alphabet on Tuesday confirmed its $32 billion acquisition of Israeli cloud security firm Wiz, making it the tech giant's largest deal to date.
The move aims to strengthen Google Cloud’s security offerings...
What the rule says and Biden means
Is the Biden administration computer illiterate? Is it technology-innovation-unaware? Is it malicious when it comes to Israel? The third seems to be the case.
On its way out, the administration’s “Interim Final Rule on Artificial...
Ending Facebook censorship is a victory for freedom, not antisemitism
Has Facebook just given a major boost to antisemites? That’s the take of the Anti-Defamation League and other ideological liberal and left-wing Jewish groups about the decision of Mark Zuckerberg, owner of Meta, the company that...
12,000-year-old spinning machine uncovered in northern Israel
A 12,000-year-old tool used to spin fibers into yarn has been identified in an archaeological dig in northern Israel, highlighting humanity’s prehistoric drive for innovation, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem announced on Wednesday.
The discovery...
Reddit has taken ‘several important steps’ to curb Jew-hatred, ADL says
The social network Reddit, which posted $243 million in revenue in its first report since going public in March, has agreed to take “several important steps” to combat antisemitism on its platform, the Anti-Defamation League said...
Florida-Israeli space tech partnership awards $2 million to fuel progress
Space Florida, the state’s aerospace finance and development authority, and the Israel Innovation Authority announced on Tuesday eight companies awarded funding to work jointly in the Space Florida-Israel Innovation Partnership Program.
KBR Wyle Services of Titusville, Fla.,...
SXSW festival bars US Army as sponsor after ‘careful consideration,’ anti-Israel pressure
South by Southwest (SXSW), the more than 35-year-old annual conference and music festival held in Austin, Texas, announced recently that it is revising its sponsorship model “after careful consideration.”
“The U.S. Army, and companies who...
WJC announces new tech institute and report on AI-fueled Holocaust denial
The World Jewish Congress (WJC) has stepped up efforts to counter the rising threats from artificial intelligence to inflame online hate.
On Tuesday, the organization announced the WJC Institute for Technology and Human Rights, along with its first...
Girls from Torah Prep boast sweet scores with ‘Candy’ tech creation
“Candy” is a colorful LEGO-clad robot about the size of a toaster. She’s small but powerful. That’s also an apt description for her creators, the robotics team at Torah Prep School of St. Louis.
The group...
Israel and Guatemala sign scientific-technological accord
Israel and Guatemala have reached an agreement to promote scientific and technological cooperation between the two countries, furthering bilateral relations amid global calls for boycotting Israel over the war with Hamas.
The accord was signed...