Category: Business

An Israeli green energy firm has received approval from the Finance Ministry to provide a Holon-based hospital with electric process heat, effectively replacing the current natural gas-fueled steam boilers. This transition is projected to significantly reduce the hospital’s local carbon emissions by 3,900 tons annually. Brenmiller announced that the ministry has greenlit a budget of […]

The latest report on the Israeli economy from the Melnick State of the Economy Index reveals that the country’s economic conditions remained stagnant in July 2023, with ongoing concerns regarding the business sector’s sluggish activity and a notable deceleration in growth during the second quarter. The Melnick Index, developed by Prof. Rafi Melnick of Reichman […]

EIT Manufacturing, established in 2019, has become a nexus of industry giants, top academics, research institutions, and small to medium enterprises (SMEs), including startups and scaleups, across Europe. EIT Manufacturing RIS EVO-R 2023 initiative aims to assist innovative manufacturing firms to upgrade their offerings from the demonstration stage (Technology Readiness Level – TRL 7) to […]

An alliance of 11 NGOs from the US, Canada, Europe, and Israel is urging American platform Stripe to terminate its donation services to the Alliance for Global Justice (AfGJ), a US-based organization. AfGJ is the fiscal sponsor for a group called Samidoun, which has been widely recognized as a proxy front of the Popular Front […]

Construction on the wind turbine project in the North has not resumed, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying on Sunday that it would. The lack of resumption is due to the fact that the Israel Police, whom Netanyahu said would oversee security for the work, did not agree to the work. As such, it has […]

BioProtect Ltd., an Israeli medical devices manufacturer, has recently received FDA clearance for their innovative BioProtect Balloon Implant System, a biodegradable product that shields the rectum from unnecessary radiation during prostate cancer treatment. When implanted and inflated, the device creates a consistent, reliable, and reproducible space between the prostate and rectum while also acting as […]

Why is it so hard to find pet furniture that looks pleasant? For pet owners across all walks of life, the hunt for high-quality furniture and equipment to keep their companions healthy and happy often comes at the expense of good design. This is especially true for cat owners, who typically rely on indoor structures […]

Newly released OECD data unveiled on Sunday revealed that Israel boasted the highest cost of living in 2022 compared to all other OECD nations, surpassing the average by a substantial 38%. Not far behind is Switzerland, which had, until recently, held the leading rank on this index. While the knee-jerk response to this data may […]

The City of Chicago in the United States launched a lawsuit against popular car manufacturers Kia and Hyundai after the manufacturers allegedly failed to install anti-crime technologies in their cars, according to media reports from August 26. The suit alleges that the supposed failure on the part of the manufacturers had led to a “steep […]

Underground cybercrime forums, where digital miscreants congregate to do their dark and digital deeds, have recently played host to several accounts advertising data allegedly pilfered from within the Chinese government. A particularly audacious advert showcased confidential information supposedly harvested from China’s secretive Ministry of State Security (MSS); the individual behind the sale of this information […]