Yahoo reports: The first day of the recent CyberTech 2016 conference on cybersecurity in Tel Aviv, Yuval Steinitz, Israel’s minister of national infrastructure, energy and water resources, dramatically demonstrated the urgency of the matter at hand: He admitted that the state electric
Gaza may be physically cut off from the world under a blockade imposed by Egypt and Israel, but that hasn’t quashed the enthusiasm of young entrepreneurs who are getting guidance on their start-ups from the likes of Microsoft and Google.
TEL AVIV – In the latest trouncing of the BDS movement, American businessman and philanthropist Mortimer Zuckerman launches a game-changing $100 million initiative aimed at fostering scientific collaboration between the United States and Israel. Zuckerman announced the launch of the
TEL AVIV (AFP) – A new Israeli app launched by a company with investors including Will.I.Am and Nicki Minaj has been accused of encouraging teen bullying and Internet trolls. The Blindspot app allows users to send anonymous messages, photos and videos
Israel’s pension funds are facing calls to invest more in the country’s thriving tech sector, with complaints growing that the Israeli public is missing out while foreign investors reap the returns of the country’s technology boom. Burned by the tech bubble
TEL AVIV – Israeli agricultural researchers have mass cultivated a strain of fungus that boosts crop yields and saves on water and fertilizers, ISRAEL21c reported. Groundwork BioAg’s Rootella is a highly concentrated strain of mycorrhizal fungus that has been 25
TEL AVIV – Israeli animators produced a clip of video game icon Super Mario in a wheelchair to raise social awareness of better accessibility for people with disabilities. The clip, which garnered upwards of 150,000 views on YouTube and Facebook in
Palestinians and Israeli Arabs have carried out at least 100 knife attacks against Israeli soldiers and civilians in recent months. Now, the Israeli military hopes it has found a way of keeping its troops safe: Neck protectors designed to prevent
TEL AVIV – According to an article in Forbes, Israel is set to become a powerhouse for innovation in the Internet of Things (IoT) industry. The author, Eyal Bino, a co-founder of the first NYC-based accelerator for early-stage Israeli tech
Many people come to New York City with big dreams. Many of them return home disappointed, others work for years before seeing results, and very few make it within a year. Meet the exception: Chef Nir Mesika from the northern
TEL AVIV – An Israeli biotech company is developing an engineered micro-pancreas (EMP) to safeguard transplanted insulin-producing beta cells and eventually cure diabetes, ISRAEL21c reported. In addition to regulating type 1 diabetes, Betalin Therapeutics’ tissue-engineering invention also has the potential
TEL AVIV – An Israeli non-profit lab wants to “hatch” chickens from the single cell of a real bird, eradicating the rearing and slaughtering of chickens, ISRAEL21c reported. Modern Agriculture Foundation (MAF) is the first lab in the world to
JERUSALEM – An Israeli company has invented a cup which gives a fruity taste and scent to plain water by tricking the brain with the illusion that the beverage is flavored, Israeli website Ynet reported. The Right Cup does
