Monthly Archives: February 2020

Maryland delegation seeks Israeli entrepreneurs

Posted on February 16, 2020

Maryland Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford recently visited Israel as the head of a delegation of state employees and Maryland-based businesses. His aim was to encourage Israeli companies and entrepreneurs looking to enter the US market, that Maryland is the ideal … Continue reading →

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Israeli freelancers earn double the global average

Posted on February 16, 2020

A survey by Israeli-founded Payoneer reveals that the $42 average hourly wage of Israeli freelance workers is nearly double that of their counterparts in other countries. 7,000 freelance workers in 150 countries were surveyed. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3791854,00.html

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Axis Tel Aviv Conference

Posted on February 16, 2020

Conferences do not have to be big to be successful. Axis Tel Aviv is limited to 250 decision makers and international investors – many visiting Israel for the first time. Israeli startups pitching to investors include in the fields of … Continue reading →

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Fifty startups head for Berlin

Posted on February 16, 2020

WeTech Berlin 2020 (Feb 26 – 27) is an exclusive innovation conference hosted by CTech and Calcalist. Fifty Israeli startups will showcase technologies and meet with local investors and strategic partners in European and German corporations. (All 50 startups are … Continue reading →

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UK and Israel discuss free-trade zone

Posted on February 16, 2020

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his British counterpart Boris Johnson have agreed to begin talks on establishing a free trade zone between Israel and the UK. Israel was the first country in the world to sign a post-Brexit trade deal … Continue reading →

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Hydrogen from water and solar energy

Posted on February 16, 2020

Researchers at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology have developed the world’s first (prototype) system for the efficient and safe production of hydrogen using only solar energy. https://www.technion.ac.il/en/2020/01/water-sun-hydrogen/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRHlB6FdOIw

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App turns B&W photos into color

Posted on February 16, 2020

Israeli family tree software company MyHeritage has launched a groundbreaking feature to automatically colorize black and white photos. It brings family pictures to life and helps relate more personally to events and people from times gone by. See the youtube … Continue reading →

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Turning carbon waste into gas for energy

Posted on February 16, 2020

Scientists at Israel’s Ben Gurion University have developed a technology to turn carbon-containing waste into gas, including hydrogen and methane that can be burnt to produce energy. The process involves heated and pressurized water that decomposes organic matter. https://www.jpost.com/HEALTH-SCIENCE/Israeli-researchers-find-method-to-convert-carbon-containing-waste-to-gas-617023 https://in.bgu.ac.il/en/pages/news/carbonwaste_gas.aspx

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The 4th industrial revolution

Posted on February 16, 2020

Israel’s II4 (Israel Industry 4) Week 2020 at Expo Tel Aviv (Feb 24 – 27) is one of the world’s largest industrial innovation technology conferences. Delegates from 15 countries will hear the latest advances in automation, AI, IoT, cloud computing … Continue reading →

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Giving AI power to memory

Posted on February 16, 2020

Scientists at Israel’s Technion Institute have partnered with Israel’s TowerJazz to develop technology for adapting flash memory to the artificial intelligence era. It transforms digital hardware into a platform resembling the human brain – capable of performing millions of simultaneous … Continue reading →

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