Category: Technology

The promising field of drone deliveries and air taxis might be threatened by an unexpected hazard – strong and sudden wind gusts around tall city buildings. The authors of a study published May 31 in the journal Drones warn that more regulation is needed to adress this issue, before air taxis and delivery drones can […]

Avi Loeb, a physicist from Harvard University in the US, has recovered 50 tiny spherical iron fragments from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean that he claims may be material from an interstellar alien spaceship. Loeb is linking his finding with the passage of a fireball in January 2014. The meteor was observed by sensors […]

Spain’s esteemed South Summit, a premier event in the realm of innovation and entrepreneurship, has concluded its 11th edition in Madrid. Following its success, the event’s founder, María Benjumea, has set her sights on Israel as a potential collaborator, citing the nation’s exceptional track record and Spain’s robust relationship with it. “When we talk about […]

If you were asked to think of a mammal, chances are high you would think of a placental mammal – horses, dogs, cats, humans, even bats and rats all fall into that category. It includes some 6,000 species who live in the oceans as well as on land. Today placentals are by far the most […]

Salesforce Ventures, the investment arm of global enterprise software giant Salesforce, has announced the launch of a $500 million Generative AI fund aimed at supporting the start-up ecosystem and fostering the responsible development of Generative artificial intelligence (AI). The fund has already made initial investments in six leading companies in the field, including Anthropic, Cohere, […]

Mark Zuckerberg’s new social media platform, Threads, has been released in smartphone app stores (although not in the EU). Zuckerberg, who is chief executive of Threads’ parent company Meta, says that at least 30 million users signed up in the app’s first day. According to some speculative reporting, Threads might be a reliable alternative to […]

Porsche 911 Carrera GTS Le Mans Centenaire Edition, was created to celebrate the 24 Hours of Le Mans that reached 100 years of endurance racing. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world’s most famous endurance race. To pay tribute to the race and the formidable history of […]

Data collected by an observatory in Antarctica has produced our first view of the Milky Way galaxy through the lens of neutrino particles. It’s the first time we have seen our galaxy “painted” with a particle, rather than in different wavelengths of light. The result, published in Science, provides researchers with a new window on […]

In the past decade, the hi-tech sector has emerged as the largest and fastest-growing in the Israeli economy, according to a recent “State of the High-Tech Industry in Israel 2023” report by the Innovation Authority. The sector has become the primary driver of Israel’s exports and contributes significantly to GDP but the report also highlights […]

NASA’s X-59 research aircraft moves from its construction site to the flight line – or the space between the hangar and the runway – at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California.   This milestone on June 16, 2023, kicks off a series of ground tests to ensure the X-59 is safe and ready to […]