Monthly Archives: January 2018

Artificial Intelligence on display

The recent GPU Artificial Intelligence conference at Tel Aviv’s Fairgrounds showcased smart city plans, cyber-security and healthcare apps. It featured virtual reality headsets, audio-driven facial recognition, police cars with drones on the roof, and Viper sensors from Israel’s Adasky. https://www.youtube.com/embed/cx1CUE8mA64?rel=0 … Continue reading

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First-ever conference on 3D printing

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem hosted a one-day conference entitled “3D Printing and Beyond: Current and Future Trends in the World of 3D Printing.” It featured startups focusing on printing objects including buildings, prosthetics, electronic circuits, ceramics and medical devices. … Continue reading

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4 cameras for autonomous car vision

I reported previously (28th May) on Israel’s Foresight’s 3D Eyes-On camera Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS). Foresight demonstrated its upgraded QuadSight 4-camera (visible-light and infra-red) all-weather all-lighting solution at CES 2018 in Las Vegas. http://www.futurecar.com/article-1838-1.html https://www.youtube.com/embed/U-Dfp_Y8D4U?rel=0

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Smart TVs for South Africa

Israel’s Comigo has won a $7 million deal to develop and manufacture set-top boxes for the recently launched content service of South Africa’s Cell C.  Comigo’s interactive set-top box is a broadcasting and video-on-demand device that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) … Continue reading

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WiFi interference solved in South Africa

South African ISP Bioniq had promised its WiFi customers 130 Mbps Internet speeds but was only providing 1Mbps due to five other ISPs using the same frequency band.  Bioniq turned to Israel’s Radwin, who solved the problem with their JET … Continue reading

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Improve your system performance

Israeli startup Centerity performs real-time analysis of critical business systems including for banks, airports, seaports and tech companies. Its clients include Dell EMC, Siemens, IKEA and the Israeli Parliament. Centerity just received a $10 million investment from Merlin International. http://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3729834,00.html … Continue reading

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Satellite tugboat startup signs first contract

I reported previously (Sep 2014) on Israel’s Effective Space Solutions (ESS) which has built space drones to maneuver satellites that fail to get into their correct orbit. ESE has signed the first-ever in-orbit service contract – a $100 million deal … Continue reading

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Special wine made by special people

Israel’s Kishorit winery and vineyard was founded in 1994 to support local teenagers with special needs. The students now run the wine production process from the beginning to the end. Kishorit (from the Hebrew “to connect”) links 160 adults with … Continue reading

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The largest overseas delegation ever

India’s PM Narendra Modi changed his schedule and met Israeli PM Netanyahu personally on his arrival in India. The 150 members of the business delegation that flew with the Israeli PM makes it the largest that has ever accompanied an … Continue reading

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United With Israel reaches 5 million

There are now over five million followers of United With Israel (UWI) – the largest grass-roots Israeli support organization. Former Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar became the 5-millionth follower. UWI has supporters in 170 countries and helps promote VeryGoodNewsIsrael. … Continue reading

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