Monthly Archives: October 2021

Contactless checkout in Netherlands

Posted on October 18, 2021

Israel’s Trigo Vision (see here previously) is piloting its grab-and-go, checkout-free shopping technology in the Netherlands with German-owned supermarket chain Aldi. Trigo’s technology will power a 400-square-meter Aldi Nord grocery store in Utrecht. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-trigo-pilots-contactless-checkout-free-shopping-tech-in-netherlands/

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Guardicore exits for a king’s ransom

Posted on October 18, 2021

Israeli cybersecurity Guardicore (see here previously) protects companies from hackers that demand a huge ransom to release control of their systems. Guardicore itself has now been “captured” by US cybersecurity giant Akamai Technologies for the grand total of $600 million. … Continue reading →

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Microsoft believes in Israel

Posted on October 18, 2021

Microsoft says it will double the number of employees in its Israeli research and development (R&D) department to 4,500 in the next four years. Microsoft’s 2,000 R&D staff is 30% more than 18 months ago. Meanwhile, Microsoft’s venture fund M12 … Continue reading →

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Defense for the Czech Republic

Posted on October 18, 2021

The Czech Ministry of Defense signed a 2-billion-shekel (about $627 million) deal to purchase the Spyder surface-to-air missile system from Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. It replaces a Soviet Kub system from the 1970s. https://www.jns.org/czech-republic-signs-627-million-deal-for-israeli-air-defense-missile-system/

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Unicorn Nation – Israel’s billion-dollar company production line

Posted on October 18, 2021

Excellent article explaining the surge in Israeli Unicorns – companies valued over $1 billion. The coronavirus pandemic means it is no longer relevant that Israel is far from the USA or Europe. Also, Israeli companies already are geared up for … Continue reading →

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Israeli elected head of CERN

Posted on October 18, 2021

Israeli physicist Professor Eliezer Rabinovici was elected President of the council of CERN – the European Organization for Nuclear Research. Prof Rabinovici specializes in theoretical high-energy physics, particularly quantum field theory and string theory. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-elected-president-of-europes-nuclear-research-organization-cern/

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An electric & hydrogen truck

Posted on October 18, 2021

UK-based Tevva, (see here) co-founded by Asher Bennett, brother of Israel’s Prime Minister, has unveiled a 7.5-tonne electric truck, for mass production in the UK. It has a 250km range in pure battery (BEV) mode or up to 500 km … Continue reading →

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Honey buzzard treated and released

Posted on October 18, 2021

Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority hospital for wild animals treated a European honey buzzard found with a fracture to its clavicle (collarbone). The injury was most likely from a collision while migrating through Israel. The buzzard was freed at the … Continue reading →

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Heads up for the sea horse

Posted on October 18, 2021

Seahorses swim slowly but prey on small, quick-moving animals.  Tel Aviv University researchers have discovered that seahorses can move their head up in an incredible 0.002 seconds. This causes a powerful flow of water that snags their prey right into … Continue reading →

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Light-emitting fabrics

Posted on October 18, 2021

Israel’s Ganit Goldstein (see here previously) has taken her innovative sustainable textile developments even further. Working with Swiss textile company Saurer, she has now embedded electronics and VR applications to enable the garments to react to body gestures and glow … Continue reading →

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