Tag: Technology
Hebrew University to open tech centers in Chicago, China and Paraguay
The Hebrew University in Jerusalem announced this week that it will open three tech centers in Chicago; Asunción, Paraguay; and Shenzhen, China.
The centers will encourage cooperation between Hebrew University researchers and local industries, according...
Yeshiva University to NYC-based hub for Israeli startups
Yeshiva University is scheduled to launch a hub this month for Israeli startups based in New York City to enable Israeli entrepreneurs access to business infrastructure and access to students among other tools.
The YU...
English-language computer-science degree for women to commence in Jerusalem
The Jerusalem College of Technology, a leader in providing high-level science and technology education to religious students in Israel and worldwide, has announced that it is launching Israel’s only computer-science degree program whose classes are offered...
UK’s Mimecast purchases Israeli cybersecurity firm Solebit for $98 million
Leading British email and data-security company Mimecast announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Israeli security software developer Solebit for some $88 million in cash and $10 million in non-cash assets.
This is Mimecast’s first...
Israeli company wins first prize of $100,000 in counter-terrorism competition
An Israeli medical technology company won first prize in an international competition for startups developing anti-terrorism technology.
CardioScale, a Ganei Tikva-based company’s patented CVRI (Cardio Vascular Reserve index) device, was awarded the top prize of...
‘Tech-un Olam’: Growing business ties between Israel and ‘Silicon Prairie’
Government officials, industry leaders and corporate executives from the Midwest are hoping to cultivate economic development between Israel and “Silicon Prairie”: Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, South Dakota, North...
Tech talk: Israel’s fortune 500 companies
The Ayn Rand Center awarded the 2017 Atlas Award to Israeli start-up Zebra Medical Vision, which has developed algorithms that diagnose diseases and medical problems even before symptoms arise.
The ceremony, which took place in...
Israelis Are Famously Bad Drivers — But They’re Leading Car Tech Revolution
Self-driving cars, a car battery that charges in five minutes, a sensor that can analyze a car’s surroundings and cars that talk to each other about road conditions.
These are just a handful of the...