BIRD to strengthen critical cybersecurity infrastructure with $3.8M

[ad_1] BIRD – the Israel-US Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation – is set to inject $3.85 million into pioneering critical infrastructure cybersecurity projects, a testament to the growing importance of fortifying cyber resilience in both the United States and Israel. In response to the escalating demand for heightened cybersecurity measures, the awarded projects stand […]

Continue Reading

Meet Israel’s premier knife maker outfitting chefs’ arsenals

[ad_1] Daniel Nave always had a love for sharp things. As a kid, his “great knife collection” included “swords, axes, and everything in between.” Now 31, the namesake of Nave Knives is one of the only handmade artisan chef knife-makers in Israel, and from his studio on Kibbutz Gesher Haziv, outside Nahariya, he is fashioning […]

Continue Reading

Should North American olim bring their money to Israel? – opinion

[ad_1] Last week I wrote about my 31st Aliyaversary and gave some financial tips for olim. With this week’s flight carrying 215 olim, I’d like to continue the focus on financial aliyah. For the first time I watched the live stream of the plane landing and the newly minted olim deplane, and it was very […]

Continue Reading

‘X’ to no longer allow blocking other users, Musk says

[ad_1] X (or Twitter) CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Friday saying that users will no longer be able to block other users on the social media platform. “Block is going to be deleted as a ‘feature,’ except for DMs,” he tweeted. “It makes no sense.” Musk however stated that “you will still be able to […]

Continue Reading

‘Meat stations’: the surprising meat initiative coming to Israel

[ad_1] Itzik the Great (Itzik Luzon), never ceases to surprise and brings to Israel the “Meat Station” – a machine for selling frozen meat. So when did the project start, what exactly will it sell, and in what distribution? You can say a lot about the meat empire of Itzik the Great, you can love […]

Continue Reading

Qualcomm’s bid for Israel’s Autotalks needs EU antitrust approval

[ad_1] US chipmaker Qualcomm will have to seek EU antitrust approval for its planned takeover of Israeli auto-chip maker Autotalks even though the deal is below the European Union’s turnover threshold, EU regulators said on Friday. The European Commission cited the importance of the deal to original equipment manufacturers and others who need access to […]

Continue Reading

Tel Aviv light rail to bring heavy changes to city life

[ad_1] At 5:40 am on Friday morning, history took place as the Tel Aviv Light Rail began operating for the first time. An estimated 234,000 passengers are expected to ride the rail daily on the Red Line, which spans 24 km. Once up and running fully, the light rail is expected to connect Petah Tikva to […]

Continue Reading

Africa eyes Israeli agtech to boost yield, food security, bilateral ties

[ad_1] Africa aims to leverage Israel’s advanced agricultural technology to enhance its organic produce yield. This surplus could be marketed to both Israel and global markets, simultaneously strengthening domestic food security, according to Segun Olusegun Olanipekun, president of the African Leadership Summit (ALS). Earlier this month, Olanipekun headed a delegation to Israel comprising over 50 […]

Continue Reading

Israel invests $30 million in AI, supercomputing innovation

[ad_1] Israel is set to bolster its position in the fields of artificial intelligence and supercomputing with a strategic investment by the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA). An allocation of up to 30 million NIS will fund the establishment of a state-of-the-art Research and Development (R&D) Lab, aimed at providing crucial infrastructure and support to companies […]

Continue Reading

Watch: Popular Israeli reporter’s avatar presents news in historic fir

[ad_1] Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen engaged in an unconventional interview on Thursday when he held a conversation with the avatar of esteemed Israeli journalist Amit Segal. This innovation was introduced by ACT NEWS, a forward-thinking tech startup focusing on integrating artificial intelligence into global news mediums. This first-of-a-kind interview was orchestrated to commemorate the […]

Continue Reading