Middle, High Schools Take on CIJE Robotics Challenge
By Marcy Farrell
The Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education held its Vex robotics competition at the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway in December. This year, CIJE...
Israel Evolves From the Startup Nation into FoodTech Nation
CTech – Israel has a reputation for being the Startup Nation, but Marcelle Machluf, dean of biotechnology and food engineering at Technion Israel Institute of Technology, predicts that in...
UK’s Mimecast Purchases Israeli Cybersecurity Firm Solebit for $98 Million
JNS.org – 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...
Yeshiva University ‘ReImagines’ Summer Session 2020
Yeshiva University’s Summer Sessions is bigger than ever before, with more course offerings in a wider variety of subjects. Starting June 1, YU will be offering an enhanced and expanded summer...
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...
GE Appliances Introduces Shabbos Keeper Refrigeration Solution
After years of development, GE Appliances recently launched the first 100-percent compliant refrigeration solution for the hundreds of thousands of Orthodox Jews who follow Jewish laws pertaining to Shabbos....
Hackers Steal $7.5 Million From Washington Federation Endowment
BY DAVID HOLZEL
(Washington Jewish Week via JTA) — Federal and international law enforcement agencies are investigating the theft of $7.5 million from the United Jewish Endowment Fund, an arm of The Jewish...
Raising Responsible Digital Citizens
By Dr. Eli Shapiro
I began exploring the norms of responsible technology-related behavior, and how that definition evolves with technology, while doing my doctoral dissertation on cyberbullying in 2012.
I realized...
Lawyers Accuse Gett App of Discrimination Against Arab Drivers
BY MARCY OSTER
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli taxi service app is being sued by human rights lawyers in Jerusalem over a feature that allows riders to be almost sure they...
Israeli Startup Raises $11.5M to Improve Drone Precision Agriculture
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Israeli startup SeeTree, which utilizes drones and artificial intelligence to enable precision agriculture for orchards, announced on Thursday that it has raised another $11.5 million, bringing the firm’s total...