The development marks the biggest breakthrough in pregnancy testing since the 1960s. The world’s first saliva pregnancy test is now available on Sydney pharmacy shelves, marking the first major breakthrough in pregnancy testing since at-home urine tests were introduced in the 1960s. The innovative mouth swab detects the presence of HCG, the pregnancy hormone, offering […]
Check Point Software Technologies has announced a new Western Australia data residency instance for its Check Point Workplace Security SASE, adding a Perth point of presence (PoP) to its existing regional footprint in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland. The company said the Perth instance is intended to support enterprise and government organisations in Western Australia seeking […]
Q-Factor, Israel’s newest quantum developer, revealed early this week a $24 million in seed funding to innovate in the field of neutral-atom quantum computing, with Intel Capital as one of the funding investors. The company was founded by researchers from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and the Weizmann Institute of Science, with both […]
During Operation “Roaring Lion”, global equity markets showed volatility amid rising Middle East tensions. Tel Aviv moved differently. Tel Aviv Stock Exchange TA-35: +71% YoY (Mar 2025–Mar 2026)Reached all-time highs in March 2026About +6% following Israel-US strikes on Iran Global comparison (same period) US S&P 500: −6.1% from its Jan-2026 peakEU Euro Stoxx 50: −2% […]
Cottage Plastic is an Israeli company specializing in high quality, stylish, and practical solutions for food storage and home organization. Since its founding in 2005, the company has applied extensive expertise to creating products that combine practicality, beauty, and affordability for consumers worldwide. Guided by the philosophy of “Creating Simplicity,” Cottage Plastic develops solutions that […]
Choosing a hospital is rarely a simple decision. For many, the choice is made during moments of intense uncertainty, weighing a difficult diagnosis against the hope for a positive outcome. In an era where the number of hospitals worldwide is projected to approach 216,000, dependable guidance is more essential than ever. To provide this clarity, […]
H/T: Nvidia acquires Israeli AI startup Illumex for $60 million The Israeli company’s Generative Semantic Fabric (GSF) platform transforms an enterprise’s organizational corpus of knowledge into AI-ready, context-rich business language embedded into semantic ontologies. Nvidia has acquired Israeli startup Illumex, Calcalist has learned. Financial terms were not disclosed, though the deal is estimated to be […]
German shipping giant wins six-month tender, dividing Israeli carrier’s global and strategic assets to satisfy state “golden share.” After a tender process that lasted about six months, the sale of Israeli shipping company Zim has reached the finish line. Calcalist has learned that German shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd won the tender and partnered with FIMI, Israel’s […]
Israel Trade Commission to Australia Mr. Ohad Blumberg in interview on Australian national radio. In this podcast we discuss what exactly the role of an Israeli Trade Commissioner is, how the Commissioner helps accelerate Israeli business in a competitive environment abroad, how the Israeli economy is tracking in a mid-war status and what names of […]
Huang, the founder and CEO of Nvidia, is considered one of the most influential figures in today’s global AI economy. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the economic impact of the “Israel 1” supercomputer his company is building in northern Israel could be “very deep,” arguing that large-scale AI infrastructure can spark downstream growth in startups, universities, […]
