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Source: The Guardian Israel’s moon bound Spacecraft sent its first selfie, with planet earth in the background. The unmanned spacecraft, called Beresheet – which is Hebrew for Genesis, sent an image to the Yehud based mission control at 37,600km from earth. Read more here
Amid upcoming elections, Israel’s economic performance is just too strong to become a major debate topic. Israel’s gross domestic product has been rising at an average annual rate of 3.69 percent since 2000, inflation has been negligible at 1.57 percent, and unemployment has fallen to half of its average for the period of 7.4 percent. […]
By Reuters:U.S. chip supplier Nvidia Corp has agreed to buy Israeli chip designer Mellanox Technologies Ltd for $6.8 billion, beating rival Intel Corp in a deal that would help the firm boost its data centre and artificial intelligence business. Nvidia bought Mellanox to help stitch those servers together into one giant computer, Nvidia Chief Executive […]
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Israel’s Blooming Desert
Source: The Economist Despite having a small agricultural sector compared to many other countries, Israel has developed a remarkable strength in agritech. Israel’s arid climate and the need to be self reliant has created fertile grounds for technological innovation, fueled by the Israeli government’s investment and the highly skilled workforce generated by national service. It […]
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Amazon Acquires CloudEndure
Source: TechCrunch Amazon have acquired Israeli startup CloudEndure for about $200 million. CloudEndure are a cloud backup, migration and disaster recovery service that enables its customers to recover data, even in a ‘hybrid or multi-cloud scenario’. Read more here
Source: NoCamels Virtual and augmented reality is opening up a world of opportunity in health care and medical treatment. This groundbreaking technology is making rehabilitation more interesting and controlled, and is creating alternative ways for surgeries and treatments to be more precise. Here are 5 Israeli companies that are making groundbreaking progress in […]
Source: The Jerusalem Post Gatwick Airport in the United Kingdom was shut down for well over 24 hours this week as drones were detected in the area. The disruption led to ‘the cancellation of over 800 flights and travel chaos for 120,000 passengers’ according to The Jerusalem Post. Among the technology used by the British Army […]
For more than 50 years, the annual CES convention – formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show – has been a showcase of all the latest innovations, devices and gadgets, and a mainstay of the calendar for tech industry executives, thought leaders, investors, and journalists. As in past years, Israel’s presence will be strongly felt […]
Israel’s ingenuity and unyielding pursuit of innovation have made the nation an international high-tech hub, catapulting the country to global leadership in diverse sectors like cybersecurity, digital health, drone technology, and mobility. But Israel’s vibrant tech ecosystem is more than just an engine for economic growth and new efficiencies. It has also served as […]
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