Monthly Archives: November 2016

Discovery of the month

Posted on November 27, 2016

Each month, the Temple Mount Sifting Project publishes details of one of the items discovered whilst sifting through the debris that the Muslim Waqf discarded whilst digging under Temple Mount.  October’s find was the leg of an Iron-age figurine (8th … Continue reading →

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Daimler to open Israeli R&D center

Posted on November 27, 2016

Germany’s Daimler (which includes car manufacturer Mercedes Benz) is to open a Research & Development center in Tel Aviv which will focus on car mobility and information services. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-daimler-to-open-israeli-rd-center-1001159576

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Israeli exec becomes new Google VP

Posted on November 27, 2016

Meir Brand, CEO of Google Israel since 2005, has been promoted to Vice President of the company.  Google, one of the world’s largest technology companies, purchased Israel’s GPS app Waze in 2013 and has a large R&D center in Israel. … Continue reading →

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RBS looks to Israel for ideas

Posted on November 27, 2016

The Royal Bank of Scotland held a 3-day hackathon (hi-tech development exercise) in Tel Aviv to seek out Israeli financial technologies that will enable the Edinburgh-based retail bank to boost services to customers. The “fintackathon” also involved Google and Intel. … Continue reading →

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HearMeOut to list on Australian Exchange

Posted on November 27, 2016

One of the two Israeli startups that I mentioned (last week) were planning Australian IPOs this year is voice messaging specialist HearMeOut.  It hopes to become the equivalent of Twitter for 42-second voice-clip messages on social media. http://www.timesofisrael.com/hearmeout-plans-australia-ipo-by-years-end-founder/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ-MWWU_EQA

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The sixth fastest growing software firm in the USA

Posted on November 27, 2016

I featured Israeli website guidebook-writer WalkMe previously (see here). WalkMe has now been rated the sixth fastest growing software company in North America by the Deloitte accounting firm, and the 13th fastest growing overall. It is growing at a rate … Continue reading →

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Unemployment hits another record low

Posted on November 27, 2016

Israel’s unemployment rate for October dropped to an all-time low of 4.5%.  The number of Israelis usually working full time (35 hours per week or more) rose 9% from the previous month. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-israels-unemployment-rate-hits-all-time-low-1001162120

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Solar-powered desalination

Posted on November 27, 2016

Israeli startup Tethys has developed a direct solar-powered desalination system that produces drinking water using energy from direct sunlight. http://www.israel21c.org/solar-powered-desalination-cuts-energy-costs-by-90/

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CNN discovers Israeli that reinvented the wheel

Posted on November 27, 2016

CNN’s Oren Liebermann has written about three Israeli Innovations that will revolutionize the planet.  They are Softwheel’s wheel with built-in suspension, Mobileye’s autonomous vehicle technology and Aquarius’s replacement for the combustion engine. (video is of Softwheel). http://cnn.it/2g4jdOi

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System to avoid mid-air collisions

Posted on November 27, 2016

Israel Aerospace’s new Collision Warning System (CWS) alerts pilots of military aircraft of an imminent potential collision with commercial aircraft.  The system gives a voice warning and two separate visual display warnings. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-iai-unveils-combat-jet-collision-alert-system-1001162449

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