Monthly Archives: January 2017

China to solve Israeli housing shortage

Israel and China have signed a draft agreement that will bring 6,000 Chinese construction workers to Israel in 2017 to build homes and alleviate the housing shortage. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/222776

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BDS fail – investment in Israel tripled

Ambassador Yoram Ettinger’s recent report highlights that the foreign capital flow into Israel shows a near tripling from 2005 when the so-called BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) campaign started. 2016 was a record year and more is forecast by Israel’s … Continue reading

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The second most innovative nation

The World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2016-2017 ranks Israel as the second most innovative nation in the world after Switzerland. Israel rose 3 positions to 24th for competitiveness, thanks to Venture capital (2), Research institutes (3), R&D (3) and … Continue reading

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Israeli tech comes to the Super Bowl and Laliga.

Intel bought Israel’s Replay Technologies and its 360-degree video technology for $170 million last year. FOX Sports will use it in the Super Bowl broadcast. Thanks to Pamela’s son Yonatan, Spanish soccer league Laliga is also now using it. http://www.timesofisrael.com/tom-brady-ad-highlights-israeli-developed-video-technology/ … Continue reading

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Israeli tech finds major problem in Italian power station

I reported previously (Nov 20) on Israeli startup 3DSignals. Its acoustic technology has detected a malfunction in a hydroelectric power station run by Italian company Enel. Early repair of the faulty oil valve saved Enel hundreds of thousands (if not … Continue reading

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More joint science papers with the US

The number of co-authored scientific publications involving American and Israeli researchers has increased by 45 percent over the last decade, from 3,439 joint U.S.-Israel publications in 2006 to 4,979 publications in 2015. https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2016/12/07/joint-papers-us-and-israeli-authors-increase http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/219369/american-israeli-academic-collaboration-soars-despite-israel-boycott-efforts-on-campus

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Did we just get hacked?

Israeli cybersecurity startup SECDO saves huge amounts of time following a security “incident”. It collects all data, all the time, from all endpoints.  When the alarms go off, management can see it’s not a false alarm and can close the … Continue reading

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Computerized companion for the elderly

Israeli startup Intuition Robotics is developing social companion technology to positively impact the lives of millions of older adults.  Its first product is ElliQ, robot resembling a lamp that uses body language to convey emotion, plus sounds, light, in addition … Continue reading

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4000 smart rental cars

Israel’s Pointer Telocation Systems (see here) has won a tender to manage a five-year driver behavior project in cooperation with the American Transit Insurance Company (ATIC), which insures rented cars in New York. 4000 cars will be fitted with systems … Continue reading

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Building the world’s tallest solar tower

Recent article and interesting video about the Ashalim project to build a 250-meter high solar tower in Israel’s Negev desert.  Also, Leonardo DiCaprio has publicized the project. http://israelbetweenthelines.com/2017/01/12/israel-is-running-not-walking-on-sunshine/ https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q5ruCV4z-4I?rel=0 http://www.jpost.com/Business-and-Innovation/Tech/Leonardo-DiCaprio-showcases-Israeli-solar-thermal-plant-on-Instagram-479002

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