Monthly Archives: August 2019

Brazilian & EU support for low sugar Israeli juice

Posted on August 4, 2019

I reported previously (7th Jan) on the reduced sugar juice technology of Israel’s Better Juice. Better Juice has since won a 50,000 Euro grant from the EU’s Horizon 2020 program and is setting up a pilot plant thanks to Brazil’s … Continue reading →

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Massive demand for shares in TASE

Posted on August 4, 2019

Shares in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange company have been floated on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE). Demand for the 31.7% stake on offer has outstripped supply by a factor of five to one. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3767242,00.html

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Lightricks is now a Unicorn

Posted on August 4, 2019

I reported previously (see here) on Israel’s Lightricks – developer of Facetune, Enlight and Swish. The startup has just raised $135 million of funds to value the company at $1 billion and give it the financial title of a “Unicorn”. … Continue reading →

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Boosting business at McDonald’s

Posted on August 4, 2019

I reported previously (31st Mar) that McDonald’s had bought Israel’s Dynamic Yield for $300 million. The purchase is already making a big return on investment as the burger chain has seen large increases in sales thanks to the Israeli-developed AI … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem to revolutionize waste recycling

Posted on August 4, 2019

Jerusalem Municipality has begun to replace its current recycling facilities whereby residents were required to sort waste into paper, bottles, glass, plastic etc. In future, sorting will be done centrally, by GreenNet situated in the Atarot Industrial Area, north of … Continue reading →

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Sustainable villages

Posted on August 4, 2019

Israeli entrepreneurs Jonathan Haran and Victor Hajaj are founders of the Sustainable Group. They plan to build the first carbon-negative village in a kibbutz near Mizpe Ramon. They are also developing AI software for cities to manage food, water, energy … Continue reading →

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Recycling waste into recycling bins

Posted on August 4, 2019

I reported previously (Apr 2018) on Israel’s UBQ which is turning garbage into reusable thermoplastic building material. It is shipping 2,000 recycling bins made from UBQ’s material to the Central Virginia Waste Management Authority, for delivery to Virginia residents. https://www.jpost.com/Jpost-Tech/Environment/Israeli-recycling-technology-aims-to-revolutionize-global-waste-597012

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Smarter garbage trucks

Posted on August 4, 2019

Israeli startup GreenQ uses sensors on garbage trucks and big-data analytics to optimize schedules and routes for trash collection. It helps avoid collecting empty bins or missing overflowing ones. GreenQ says it can save 30-50% of a city’s costs for … Continue reading →

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Toddlers need to know who is boss

Posted on August 4, 2019

A study of 120 toddlers aged 17 months by researchers at Bar-Ilan and Illinois universities shows that they have a well-developed understanding of social hierarchies and power dynamics. They reacted differently to situations where misbehavior was dealt with compared to … Continue reading →

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Defending against the unknown

Posted on August 4, 2019

I reported previously (see here) on Israeli cybersecurity startup ThetaRay. It has just launched Version 4.0 of its advanced analytics platform to help global banks detect and prevent “unknown unknown” cybercrimes that are hard to spot with older cybersecurity products. … Continue reading →

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