Category: Business

Israel’s currency, the new Israeli shekel, suffered the most since the COVID-19 pandemic, tanking to a 4.73% decrease against the US dollar, according to new research from City Index.  The report analyzed countries with the highest GDP and the strength of their local currency against the US dollar, using the available data from the International […]

Having a song stuck in your head without being able to remember the exact lyrics, name or artist is a common issue, which is why YouTube is working on technology that will identify a song by users humming the tune, Google Support announced on August 22. “We’re experimenting with the ability for folks to search […]

Construction of wind turbines in the Golan Heights is set to resume this week despite protests from local Druze communities. There were large protests by the Druze in June that led to a temporary halt in construction. Since the freeze, negotiations have been underway between Druze leaders and the Prime Minister’s Office, though they reportedly […]

The United States Marine Corps (USMC) plans to purchase dozens of Iron Dome launchers and thousands of interceptor missiles in a deal that could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars, the War Zone reported on Saturday citing a procurement notice of intent publicly available online. The deal, which would see the USMC purchase some […]

I would like to start off by issuing a clarification. I received a note from an alert reader regarding my column “Letter to Daughter Doing National Service Abroad” a few weeks ago. I spoke about how if the girls are doing national service abroad, and if they need extra money, they could babysit. As my […]

China, Russia, Iran and other undemocratic countries do their best to prevent their citizens from knowing the truth and to spread mis-information and dis-information via the social media that is fake news.  To combat the effect of these persuasion attempts by such governments, Facebook introduced a “state-controlled media” label in June 2020 to alert users […]

Energy Minister Israel Katz decided on Wednesday to approve additional exports of gas from the Tamar reservoir to Egypt, despite the postponement of a meeting between himself, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich because of the security cabinet meeting. This was on the recommendation of Chen Bar-Yoseph, head of the Fuel Administration […]

In the fast-evolving landscape of technology, where innovation often casts shadows of potential risks, real-life examples of the challenges posed by unregulated technology deployment have come to the forefront. Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL.O), the parent company of Google, recently issued a cautionary message to its employees, shedding light on the concept of Shadow AI. This term […]

Enlight Renewable Energy’s Sde Nitzan venture has kicked off commercial operations on Wednesday. The project has a capacity of 23 MW of renewable energy and 40 MWh of storage. This is Enlight’s first project that connects it to the electricity grid and is the largest in the country to combine both solar and storage. The […]

Meta Platforms, the parent company of (the company formerly known as) Facebook, unveiled on Tuesday an advanced AI model that boasts the capability to efficiently translate and transcribe speech in numerous languages. This technology holds the potential to facilitate real-time cross-lingual communication, which sci-fi fans will surely be excited to hear. According to an official […]