Monthly Archives: June 2015

Training Watson to think

Posted on June 14, 2015

Scientists at IBM Israel have been upgrading IBM’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) system known as “Watson”. After winning TV’s “Jeopardy” in 2011 and turning into a master chef in 2014, it is now at AI med-school. The Watson Health Cloud can … Continue reading →

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Israeli security for Dropbox

Posted on June 14, 2015

Israel’s Adallom is taking the vital role of ensuring cyber security on the Dropbox for Business platform, the company’s high-end product aimed at enterprise customers. Dropbox has over 300 million users around the world, who upload and store documents, photos, … Continue reading →

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Trapping the hackers

Posted on June 14, 2015

In my previous newsletter I featured Israel’s Team8, which launched cyber security startups that had good ideas. One of these is Illusive Networks, which fools hackers to steal fake data to which Illusive Networks has attached an alarm trigger. Clever stuff. … Continue reading →

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Europe’s largest cyber-tech firm to open in Israel

Posted on June 14, 2015

Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Security (SIT), the biggest private organization for applied scientific research in Europe, will establish a cyber-security innovation center in Israel. A recent attack on the Bundestag has highlighted the need for Israel’s help. http://www.timesofisrael.com/europes-biggest-cyber-tech-firm-to-open-center-in-israel/

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Irrigation for Kazakhstan

Posted on June 14, 2015

Israel and Kazakhstan have launched the Israel-Kazakhstan Irrigation Demonstration Center in the Almaty region. The Israeli Foreign and Agricultural ministries are implementing the project, together with the Kazakh Agriculture Ministry and the “KazAgroInnovation” group. http://www.algemeiner.com/2015/06/03/israel-kazakhstan-launch-joint-irrigation-project-in-almaty-region/

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A medical clinic for Ecuador

Posted on June 14, 2015

María Angela Serrano, a graduate of the Young Leadership: Tools and Methodologies course organized by Israel’s MASHAV, together with members of a rural community in Ecuador utilized recycled materials to build a much needed medical clinic for the local population. … Continue reading →

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A “Roof for All” in Nepal

Posted on June 14, 2015

Israeli humanitarian aid organization IsraAID has launched its “A Roof for All” program to provide safe and sturdy transitional shelter for thousands of displaced families who have lost their homes as a result of the last two devastating earthquakes in … Continue reading →

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Israeli technology in New York cabs

Posted on June 14, 2015

Israel’s Mobileye car safety system is being installed in New York City taxicabs. NYC’s Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) has launched its Vehicle Safety Technology (VST) Pilot Program with Mobileye alerting drivers if they tailgate or veer out of lane … Continue reading →

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US-Israeli Fulbright scholars

Posted on June 14, 2015

This year, 65 students from Israel and the US will study in each others’ countries under the auspices of the Fulbright Program, which awards scholarships to top students from undergraduate to post-doctoral as well as to teachers, professionals, scientists and … Continue reading →

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Why Israel matters to America

Posted on June 14, 2015

Great article summarizing the truth about Israel, from former Arkansas Governor and US President candidate Mike Huckabee. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/why-israel-matters-to-america/article/2560155

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