Category: Technology

When I watched the members of the US far-right group the Proud Boys from afar before and during the Capitol riots of January 6 2021, I thought their name was quite apt. They always seemed proud – arrogant, even – and entitled. For observers, the watershed moment in the development of their “pride” came in […]

Israel today boasts more than 250 start-ups in the field of food tech, according to the Tel Aviv-based NGO, Start-Up Nation Central. “The Israeli food-tech industry has shown immense promise in shaping a resilient and efficient global food system,” it says. “Start-up Nation Central fosters collaborations and facilitates the growth of promising businesses that […]

NASA report for UFO and Extraterrestrial life NASA report for UFO and Extraterrestrial life:  In the video, NASA’s report for the search for extraterrestrial life. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said during a news briefing in Washington: “This is the first time that NASA has taken concrete action to seriously look into UAP.” “I think it’s […]

Repetition has a strange relationship with the mind. Take the experience of déjà vu, when we wrongly believe have experienced a novel situation in the past – leaving you with an spooky sense of pastness. But we have discovered that déjà vu is actually a window into the workings of our memory system. Our research […]

Imagine premium gelato ice cream. It did not involve you going out of your way to a gelateria shop, standing in line, and paying at the till. All it requires is a refrigerated capsule that is put into a specialized machine in front of you. No, this is not an espresso maker, and the […]

When and where did our ancestors first fashion footwear? We cannot look to physical evidence of shoes for the answer, as the perishable materials from which they were made would no longer be evident. Ichnology, the study of fossil tracks and traces, can help to answer this unresolved question through a search for clear evidence […]

The recognition that climate change can disrupt global food security, igniting a chain reaction that could lead to widespread famine, has stirred some societies into a frenzy of concern and action.  The imperative to unearth sustainable and resilient alternatives to conventional food production has never been more urgent.  Moreover, with a valuation surpassing $8 […]

Fifa is reportedly investigating allegations of an illegal betting ring in Greece. Meanwhile the Bolivian Football Federation has cancelled two top-flight tournaments over reports of spot fixing. These country-level investigations follow numerous examples of professional footballers being personally investigated for breaking betting rules. In 2022, Reading defender Kynan Isaac was handed a 12-year ban for […]

A recent court ruling on a dispute between two start-up founders could lead to entrepreneurs drawing up founders’ contracts that focus more on anti-competition mechanisms and exploiting business opportunities when drafting business contract, Firon Law firm commercial law department attorneys Avi Moreh and Meitar Meiry Dagim told The Jerusalem Post. Moreh said that it […]

More than 2,000 people died when a powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Morocco on 8 September. The epicentre was in the High Atlas Mountains, 71km (44 miles) south-west of Marrakesh. Moina Spooner, from The Conversation Africa, asked José A. Peláez, a professor in geophysics who has carried out research on seismic activity in Morocco, about […]