Monthly Archives: September 2015

Amazon calls up Israeli mobile ad firm

Posted on September 6, 2015

I featured 21-year-old Tomer Hen’s MobCo mobile ad company previously here. Tomer has just landed the biggest deal of his life as Amazon has chosen MobCo to advertise the launch of its shopping app in India. http://www.timesofisrael.com/amazon-chooses-israeli-firm-for-big-india-rollout/

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The Garner Innovation Center

Posted on September 6, 2015

Take a look at how Studio BA transformed the inside of a 100-year-old building in Tel Aviv. http://design-milk.com/gartner-innovation-center-tel-aviv/

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Old and new together in Jerusalem

Posted on September 6, 2015

This video features Erez Yerushalmi, CEO of Israeli startup Sling, a mobile platform that allows smartphone users to purchase without cash from micro merchants such as street vendors. Here, though, Erez is publicizing the Citi Mobile Challenge, Jerusalem. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNOHkOyeZKA http://sling.xyz/

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Tennessee delegation to Israel

Posted on September 6, 2015

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam is leading a 23-person plus delegation to Israel. They will meet Israeli researchers, venture capitalists and government representatives. Industries involved include life sciences, high-tech, biotech, and health care. http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/insession/2015/08/28/haslam-travels–israel–economic-development-trip/71328898/

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Israel’s Smartbus app launches in California

Posted on September 6, 2015

SmartBus already helps Israelis arrange 40,000 trips per month, whether a regular route (such as a workplace shuttle) or a one-time ride to an event. In Israel, about 1,600 drivers participate in the scheme. Now in four languages, the app … Continue reading →

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20,000 car booster seats

Posted on September 6, 2015

Israel’s Mifold has now had 20,000 orders for its innovative folding car booster seats. It also has released a video of a child attaching his seat belt to the booster seat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGd2Vit2peI

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Skylake – Intel Israel’s next generation chip

Posted on September 6, 2015

The Israeli-developed Intel Skylake is another huge advance in microprocessor technology, with more than double the performance, triple the battery life, and 30 times better graphics than most computers in use today. It consumes just 3 watts of power – … Continue reading →

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Never lose anything ever again

Posted on September 6, 2015

Israel’s GetPixie has developed the Location of Things (LoT) platform and produced Pixie points that you stick to your valued objects (keys, wallet, sunglasses etc.) Use your smartphone to find them anytime. Pixie can even alert you if you leave … Continue reading →

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Israel’s wild wheat can feed the world

Posted on September 6, 2015

Video to accompany my previous article about how Israel’s NRGene mapped out the genome of wild Emmer wheat, with its promise of new hardy and resistant strains. Emmer wheat – the ancestor of modern wheat – was discovered in 1906 … Continue reading →

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Doubling students of advanced math

Posted on September 6, 2015

Education Minister Naftali Bennett, former President Shimon Peres and Israeli high-tech companies have launched “Give 5” – a program to double to 18,000 the numbers studying for advanced (5-point) math matriculation exams. It includes more teachers, resources and hi-tech lecturers. … Continue reading →

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