Monthly Archives: February 2020

Powering NYC’s International fintech center

Israeli startups underpin New York City’s fintech ecosystem. Now, Jerusalem’s JVP and NYC’s Economic Development Corporation have launched the $100 million International NYC Cyber Center. (At the launch actress Gwyneth Paltrow said, “Next Year in Jerusalem”!) http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/275538 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9dAjlv7n9c https://www.israel21c.org/the-israeli-role-in-nycs-rise-as-worlds-fintech-center/

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Boeing partnership for vertical takeoff tech

US giant Boeing has signed an agreement with Israel’s Tactical Robotics to explore, develop, produce and market Fancraft-based VTOL (Vertical Takeoff and Landing) products. Tactical Robotics has been developing the Cormorant unmanned airborne vehicle (see here). http://nocamels.com/2020/01/boeing-eyes-patented-propulsion-tech-flying-vehicles/

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OrCam’s new products

As reported previously (12th Jan), Israel’s OrCam wowed delegates at CES 2020 with OrCam Hear and a new MyEye2. It also showcased OrCam Read – that vocalizes printed or digital texts in real time. And OrCam MyMe – a wearable … Continue reading

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Training students to protect crops

Israeli-founded Adama Agricultural Solutions and Tel Aviv University have launched a unique research and teaching program. It is anticipated to help combat crop disease, enhance yields and food supply, while requiring less chemicals, thus protecting the environment and the food … Continue reading

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Turning novice support staff into experts

Israeli-founded Aquant Technologies develops an AI-driven Service Intelligence Platform that provides all customer service employees with access to a company’s knowledgebase (information library). It generates a neural network that maps problems to the right solutions. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3787070,00.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgWMjVd0xgw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48FX0ojl91o https://www.aquant.io/service-intelligence-platform/

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Making streetlights smart

Israeli startup ACiiST converts streetlights into a connected, data-gathering network. ACiiST’s black boxes, roughly the size of two iPhones, attach to existing lampposts. They contain hardware and software that can be used to connect with cameras, closed-circuit television, sensors, and … Continue reading

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Electric car charging for US & Canada

One of the joint US-Israel BIRD Foundation-funded energy projects reported recently (see here) is the one partnering Israel’s Chakratec with Blink Charging.  Chakratec’s unique “kinetic storage” technology will improve the performance of Blink’s charging stations in rural areas. https://www.israel21c.org/kinetic-electric-car-charging-comes-to-north-america/

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Control your IoT devices globally

Israel’s London-based FloLive offers a cloud-based IoT connectivity service that enables companies in the IoT industry to deploy, manage, and operate their IoT devices from anywhere in the world. It has just raised $21.5 million to help it expand in … Continue reading

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What is real?

Some readers may be concerned that the latest Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality and smart image editing could result in a world of fake videos.  Fortunately, Israel’s Cyabra has developed technology that detects expertly doctored videos as well as bots (cyber … Continue reading

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Security risks from suspect cars

Israeli-founded Quest Solution Inc has developed AI-based vehicle recognition and fast proactive database retrieval and analysis to identify security risks. It provides alerts to prevent terrorist incidents – protecting critical infrastructure, schools and more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puUJF-UDnP8 http://www.questsolution.com/industries/security-enforcement

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