Monthly Archives: January 2020

Israel’s national communications satellite

Posted on January 19, 2020

Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) will develop and build Israel’s national communication satellite, “Dror 1”. The deal with the Israeli Government is worth $190 million and is intended to fulfill the country’s satellite communication needs for the next 15 years. … Continue reading →

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Milk chocolate, same taste, nearly half the sugar

Posted on January 19, 2020

The SureChoc project is a partnership between leading industrial bodies and the UK’s University of Reading. Its milk chocolate bar uses special sugar developed by Israel’s DouxMatok (see here). It has the same taste as regular chocolate, but 44% less … Continue reading →

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Top Nine is number one

Posted on January 19, 2020

Top Nine is the most popular Instagram app in the US and UK. It gives Instagram users a three-by-three grid collage of their most popular posts. It was developed by Kevin Natanzon, founder of Beta Labs, who attributes his Aliya, … Continue reading →

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Autonomous taxis in South Korea

Posted on January 19, 2020

Israel-based Mobileye will test and deploy robot taxis powered by its autonomous vehicle technology in Daegu, South Korea. Rollout is planned by 2022.  Mobileye has already announced its plans to have hundreds of autonomous taxis operating in Tel Aviv’s streets, … Continue reading →

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App helps visually impaired avoid obstacles

Posted on January 19, 2020

Students at Israel’s Technion Institute have been awarded the IEEE International Student Projects Award for an app to increase the safety of visually impaired individuals. The “Bionic Eye” app sends vibrations to the belt of the user to help negotiate … Continue reading →

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Record number of Israeli startups at CES 2020

Posted on January 19, 2020

This newsletter reported last week (see here) that three dozen Israeli startups exhibited at CES 2020 Las Vegas.  It has now been reported that there were far more. 70 Israeli startups presented their technologies, just in the area of transportation, … Continue reading →

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Israel begins exports of natural gas to Egypt

Posted on January 19, 2020

Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz and Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum Tarek El-Molla, jointly confirmed that Israeli natural gas is now flowing to Egypt. It was hailed as the most significant economic cooperation since the signing of the peace treaty between … Continue reading →

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Extinguishing fires in Australia

Posted on January 19, 2020

One of the Israeli startups exhibiting at CES 2020 Las Vegas was drone video analyst Edgybees (reported here previously). Having helped combat the fires in California last year, they responded to an urgent request from Australia and donated it to … Continue reading →

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Giving a voice to those unable to speak

Posted on January 19, 2020

As reported previously (see here) Israeli startup Click2speak and Israeli charity Ezer Mizion are developing a keyboard for stroke victims and others to operate with just their eyes. Ezer Mizion also operates the Middle East’s only loan center for speech … Continue reading →

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Going back to the Moon

Posted on January 19, 2020

As reported (1st Dec) Israel’s SpaceIL plans to make another attempt to land an Israeli spacecraft on the Moon. These plans have just received a boost with a $1 million donation from the Blavatnik Family Foundation. It will also support … Continue reading →

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