Monthly Archives: September 2019

Onward Israel

Posted on September 8, 2019

Onward Israel is a subsidized program for students and recent graduates interested in exploring areas of work in the Jewish State. Largely supported by the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, participants experience unique, practical internships with Israeli companies and educational … Continue reading →

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New 10km European record

Posted on September 8, 2019

Israeli runner Lonah Chemtai-Salpeter clocked a time of 30:04 in the Tilburg Ten Miles race in the Dutch city of Tilburg, cutting a huge 17 seconds off the European women’s record for 10km, set by legendary runner Paula Radcliffe in … Continue reading →

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Rare photos at National Library

Posted on September 8, 2019

The Pritzker Family National Photography Collection of over two million images, will be stored and digitized at The National Library of Israel. The largest repository of photographs of Israel in the world includes never-before-seen images of Golda Meir and rare … Continue reading →

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ER nurse wins six European swimming medals

Posted on September 8, 2019

Ruthy Weiner, an Emergency Room staff nurse at Galilee Medical Center, won aix medals (including four gold) at the European Masters Games for athletes over 25 in Torino, Italy. Ruthy also broke the Israeli 100m butterfly record in the 40-44 … Continue reading →

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Ride-sharing tech for NYC school buses

Posted on September 8, 2019

I’ve reported previously (see here) on Israeli-founded Via Transportation and its ride-sharing technology.  Now, Via is licensing its technology to the New York City Department of Education for its school bus system. Routes can be adapted to kids’ needs and … Continue reading →

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Freezing tumors in Japan & Singapore

Posted on September 8, 2019

Israel’s IceCure Medical (see here) has signed an agreement with Japan’s Terumo for the rights to sell the Israeli cryoablation cancer treatment in Japan and Singapore. IceCure’s ultrasound-guided probe injects liquid nitrogen into a tumor, to freeze and destroy the … Continue reading →

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Janglo takeover

Posted on September 8, 2019

Anglo Media has acquired English-language Israeli media platform Janglo.net and entered into a partnership with Torah Tidbits. Janglo is Israel’s largest online community for English speakers, receiving some 150,000 visits per month. It also posts the VeryGoodNewsIsrael newsletter. https://www.timesofisrael.com/janglo-torah-tidbits-acquired-by-marketing-firm-anglo-media/

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Cybersecurity Black Unicorns

Posted on September 8, 2019

Cybersecurity “Black Unicorns”. Cyber Defense Magazine’s 10 winners of its 2019 Black Unicorn Awards, include three Israeli companies. Checkmarx, XM Cyber and ObservIT. According to Cyber Defense, they all have the potential to reach $1 billion market valuation and be … Continue reading →

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Visa partners 3 Israeli startups

Posted on September 8, 2019

Payments giant Visa has partnered with three Israeli fintech companies through its startup collaboration lab, Innovation Studios. They are ChargeAfter (instant credit), Mesh Payments (online cross-border transaction service) and Zooz (payment platform). https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3769631,00.html

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BMW, Toyota and OurCrowd seek AI vision

Posted on September 8, 2019

I reported previously (see here) on Israeli computer vision startup Cortica. Now, BMW and Toyota’s investment arms, together with Israel’s OurCrowd are partnering with Cortica to launch Cartica – a subsidiary that will develop Artificial Intelligence for autonomous vehicles. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3769653,00.html … Continue reading →

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