Monthly Archives: March 2019

Real-time transcription

Posted on March 31, 2019

I reported previously (21st May) that Israel’s Verbit provided a 4-hour turnaround for its transcription service.  , Verbit has now launched a pay per minute, real-time service that automatically transcribes speech instantly at a high accuracy rate. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3758415,00.html

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Datacenter accelerator emerges

Posted on March 31, 2019

As one Israeli datacenter accelerator (Mellanox) exits for $6.9 billion, one more appears. Israel’s Lightbits has developed software that can be installed on existing servers to connect flash storage with applications at high speed. Lightbits just raised $50 million of … Continue reading →

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Most innovative

Posted on March 31, 2019

I reported previously (16th Mar) that there were six Israeli companies on Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies (MIC) for 2019. There is now a seventh – Wisdo is a self-care platform that provides users … Continue reading →

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Radiation vest is going to the Moon

Posted on March 31, 2019

I reported previously (30th Apr) that the radiation protection vest from Israel’s StemRad will be tested on NASA’s first Orion deep space mission.  The date for that has now been set for June 2020 and its destination will be the … Continue reading →

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Einstein manuscripts exhibited

Posted on March 31, 2019

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has unveiled 110 Einstein manuscript pages from a private collection – most on display for the first time. They include a hand-written appendix to Einstein’s Unified Theory, previously thought lost, and join the HUJ’s 80,000 … Continue reading →

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Ethiopian-Israeli women trailblazers

Posted on March 31, 2019

The annual Yerusalem Forum convention celebrates women who made important contributions to Israeli society. This year’s event was devoted to 11 inspiring young women, academics, mothers and artists from the Ethiopian Women Trailblazers Forum. https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5478539,00.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvFAi5EoiP8

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World’s longest salt cave

Posted on March 31, 2019

80 cave explorers from nine countries have mapped Israel’s Malcham cave near the Dead Sea and declared it to be the longest salt cave in the world.  At 10km it dwarfs Iran’s 6.5km 3N cave – the previous longest. Malcham … Continue reading →

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Dutch BDS supporter triggers huge Israeli wine sales

Posted on March 31, 2019

An anti-Israel supporter’s tweet to boycott Israeli wines at the Dutch Hema supermarket was turned by pro-Israel supporters into a social media buying frenzy. Within hours, Efrat Wines were sold out from Hema’s online store and branch stocks were running … Continue reading →

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Israeli rescuers in Brazil – the inside story

Posted on March 31, 2019

This video describes the work of Israeli firefighters who flew out to Brazil three days after the 25th Jan dam collapse and subsequent deadly mudslide. The traumatic recovery activities created strong bonds and today Brazil and Israel see each other … Continue reading →

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Israelis save Gazan parrot

Posted on March 31, 2019

Abdullah Sharaf from Gaza requested help for his African grey parrot, Koki, that had drunk bleach which burned a hole in its throat. Israeli veterinarians from an Israeli wildlife center coordinated with Israel’s COGAT Gaza liaison body and successfully treated … Continue reading →

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