Monthly Archives: October 2020

Navigating without GPS

Posted on October 26, 2020

Satellite GPS has become essential to much of modern technology. Two Israeli companies have built products to prevent jamming of GPS (reported here previously). Now, Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has developed CT-MENTOR to navigate using cameras and 3D photo … Continue reading →

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Check out the latest Israeli Corona-tech

Posted on October 26, 2020

The resource center (reported here in April) built by Start-Up Nation Central and HealthIL to encourage and promote Israeli Corona-Tech innovation, now contains details of over 300 Israeli companies that are developing solutions to combat the Coronavirus pandemic. https://www.coronatech.org.il/startups-solutions

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Instagram Lite

Posted on October 26, 2020

Facebook’s Israeli R&D center (one of Facebook’s largest hubs) launched Facebook Lite in 2015 for low-end phones and no WiFi (reported here previously). It is now developing Instagram Lite – under 2MB compared to the 32MB full version. The new … Continue reading →

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Slaughter-free meat everywhere

Posted on October 26, 2020

Last year, Israel’s Aleph Farms produced meat from non-GMO animal cells on the International Space Station. It has now launched its “Aleph Zero” program, emphasizing Aleph’s mission to produce fresh, quality meat even in the most harsh and remote extraterrestrial … Continue reading →

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The top women in Cybersecurity

Posted on October 26, 2020

The Software Report’s Top 25 Women Leaders in Cybersecurity of 2020 includes 7 Israelis. Yael Ben Arie (SafeBreach), Sagit Manor (Nyotron), Ola Sergatchov (Guardicore), Yuval Lazar (Pcysys), Nadia Malinoff-Kan (Intezer), Dr. Dorit Dor (Check Point) and Sigalit Shavit (CyberArk). https://www.thesoftwarereport.com/the-top-25-women-leaders-in-cybersecurity-of-2020/

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Sudan and Israel to normalize ties

Posted on October 26, 2020

US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that Sudan will normalize ties with Israel, becoming the third Arab country to do so in recent months, after the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. The news was confirmed in a subsequent joint … Continue reading →

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Unbelievable progress

Posted on October 26, 2020

Saleh Abdullah was the flight captain of the first commercial passenger flight from the UAE to Israel. He said. “If someone asked me a few months ago if I would be here making a speech in Tel Aviv, I would … Continue reading →

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Agreements with Bahrain

Posted on October 26, 2020

In the Bahrain capital, Israeli and Bahrain officials signed a joint communique on the new “diplomatic, peaceful and friendly” relations between Jerusalem and Manama. Ministers also signed Memorandum of Understandings on finance, investment, trade, tourism, communications, tech and agriculture. https://www.jns.org/israel-and-bahrain-officially-seal-diplomatic-peaceful-friendly-relations/ … Continue reading →

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Peace progress from Abraham and Covid

Posted on October 26, 2020

The Abraham Accords and (ironically) the Covid-19 pandemic have opened new avenues of investment for Israeli and Palestinian Arab entrepreneurs in Judea and Samaria. https://www.jns.org/despite-covid-and-partly-because-of-it-jewish-arab-business-partnerships-progress/

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The largest beach clean-up

Posted on October 26, 2020

On 30 Oct, thousands of Israelis will try to break world record for the largest beach clean-up. Volunteers will work at about 100 spots along the coasts of the Mediterranean, Kinneret and Red Sea, to raise awareness of the importance … Continue reading →

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