Israeli cybersecurity startup Dazz states that “The problem isn’t finding flaws.  It’s fixing them.” Dazz’s product finds the right person to fix the problem and what they need to do. Often the repair is done automatically, and in other cases … Continue reading →

Israeli cybersecurity startup Guardio has developed an in-browser extension which detects and prevents Internet users from phishing and malware. It has nearly one million users (mostly private and small businesses) including some 100,000 paying customers. It has just raised $47 … Continue reading →

Israeli-founded, Israeli-Dutch startup Future Crops has developed the first indoor vertical farming system that grows its crops in a unique soil substrate composition. The fully automated 8,000sqm indoor vertical farm is installed in Westland, Netherlands. https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2021/12/09/Future-Crops-develops-first-soil-based-indoor-vertical-farm-developed-for-greater-crop-stability-and-resistance https://www.future-crops.com/

Israeli supermarket chain Shufersal is deploying the smart shopping trolleys from Israel’s Shopic (see here previously) at 200 of its largest stores starting 2022. Computer vision tracks when customers add and remove items from their shopping cart and allows them … Continue reading →

Researchers at Tel Aviv University detected an unprecedented 73% of the lies told by participants in a trial based on the contraction of their facial muscles. The technology, already commercialized by Israel’s X-trodes, uses stickers containing electrodes to monitor muscles … Continue reading →

The U.S. Treasury Department is expanding cooperation with Israel to combat the threat of ransomware. It is to set up a U.S.-Israeli Task Force on Fintech Innovation and Cybersecurity. The Treasury will also send delegates to the CyberTech Global Tel … Continue reading →

Israeli food giant Strauss Group is launching Humix – an instant hummus-making machine, aimed at cafés, restaurants, hotels etc., that wish to serve hummus without making it. It combines cooked, ground, and seasoned chickpea mash with raw tahini paste at … Continue reading →

Hebrew University Professor Oded Shoseyov (see here previously) has set up 17 companies developing super-performing materials. His most promising one is Smart Resilin which aims to produce industrial quantities of resilin – the natural material that fleas use to jump … Continue reading →

Israeli startup CleanCoin encourages the public to pick up litter by paying them virtual currency “clean coins”. These can be exchanged for cash, store discounts or donated to charity. Users can also earn coins when they map trash, sort it, … Continue reading →

The University of Hong Kong has launched an innovation center in Tel Aviv to promote the cooperation between Israel, Hong Kong, and the Greater Bay Area. The first program begins at the end of December and will focus on desertification … Continue reading →