Study: Israel Places 3rd in Artificial Intelligence Startups
A new study by a top European institute has placed Israel third in the number of artificial intelligence startup companies. The ranking relates to the absolute number of companies...
XPRIZE to Award $1 Million to SpaceIL for Orbiting Moon
The nonprofit organization XPRIZE announced on Friday that it will award SpaceIL with a $1 million award for being just the seventh nation to orbit the moon, despite not...
Beresheet Spacecraft Hits Snag When Onboard Computer Restarts
The “Beresheet” lunar spacecraft’s latest maneuver attempt was postponed after the spacecraft’s on-board computer executed an unexpected independent restart, causing the device to miss a scheduled trajectory adjustment, according...
Tel Aviv Judge Says Class-Action Suit Against Facebook Can Proceed
CTech – Facebook will have to defend itself in a class-action lawsuit in Israel after the court rejected the company’s request to reject the motion, claiming the plaintiffs aren’t...
Israel, Brazil Sign $5 Million Technology Agreement
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — Israel and Brazil have signed an agreement to invest $5 million in technology cooperation and innovation over the next five years.
The memorandum of understanding...
Israeli Claims of Cancer Cure Unsubstantiated
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A team of scientists at a biotech company in Israel claimed that they will have a cure for cancer — all cancer — within a year.
Unfortunately,...
Israel’s Spacecraft Beresheet Crashes; Moon Landing Fails
Millions around the world tuned in live to watch on Thursday evening as spacecraft Beresheet (Hebrew for Genesis) failed to land safely on the Moon.
The SpaceIL vessel, carrying an...
How Israel Has Revved Up Access to Natural Gas
When Israel, Italy, Greece and Cyprus announced the mega East-Med pipeline project last week, it was met with by some skepticism as being far-fetched and prohibitively expensive. This despite...
Israeli eBay Official Named Member of UN Panel on Digital Cooperation
Kira Radinsky — eBay’s Israeli director of data science — has been chosen to serve on the UN secretary-general’s newly-formed High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation.
The 20-member body will be...
Israel’s Hyfit Rolls Out Smart, Portable Workout System
Two ambitious young Israelis set out to solve a problem people grapple with all year long: staying fit.
Due to weather, cost and just plain inertia, going to the gym...