Monthly Archives: May 2023

Carrefour opens 50 stores

Fifty branches of Yeinot Bitan, Mega, and Super around Israel have been converted to Carrefour stores at a cost of NIS 250 million and opened to the public this week.  They include 3 Carrefour Hypers – each between 2,500-4,000 square … Continue reading

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GoForIsrael

The 30th annual GoForIsrael international investment conference on May 3 at the Tel Aviv Hilton included a record 60 presenting startups and a record 1,100 registrants. 40% of them from overseas and 40% of them investors. It highlighted that Israeli … Continue reading

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The economy is strong

The International Monetary Fund issued its summary report on Israel for 2022. Bank of Israel Governor Prof. Amir Yaron said, “The report points to the strong economic fundamentals of the Israeli economy”. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/371226

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Better development of AI vision apps

Israel’s Deci (see here previously) has developed YOLO-NAS – a deep learning computer vision model to detect objects in real time much faster than other models. YOLO (You Only Look Once) technology allows driverless cars to distinguish between people and … Continue reading

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Green vertical walls save energy

Hebrew University scientists have found that “Vertical green-living walls” (VGWs) – plants growing vertically on a wall – can save up to 20% of the energy used for air circulation in closed offices and spaces. They reduce carbon dioxide levels … Continue reading

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Mushroom diet saves overweight pig

Israel’s Freedom Farm rescued Yossi as a piglet from a pig farm but the factory farming conditions had made him grossly overweight, needing constant painkillers. Then a new diet of Cordyceps mushrooms from Israel’s Mycospring gave Yossi a new lease … Continue reading

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Microsoft helps Israeli ag-tech startups

US tech giant Microsoft has partnered with Israeli non-profit Start-Up Nation Central to help Israeli agrifood tech startups augment their AI-powered models for sustainable farming solutions and get exposure to global markets. https://www.timesofisrael.com/microsoft-partners-with-start-up-nation-central-to-tap-israeli-agrifood-tech/

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Data Breakthrough

Israel’s Satori (see here previously) won the Data Security Solution of the Year Award in the fourth annual Data Breakthrough Awards program. Satori automates “just-in-time” data access while enforcing security policies and offering real-time visibility into the location of sensitive … Continue reading

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BBC reports on Israeli safe nuclear fusion

A rare BBC non-bias report on Israel’s NT-Tao (see here previously). It hints at some of the features of the company’s nuclear fusion technology, specifically its methods of magnetic plasma containment (tokamak plus stellarator). Also, denser plasma allows a smaller … Continue reading

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Off-road vehicles on road to success

Israel’s Mia Dynamics has developed the MIA FOUR – an electric four-wheeled transport vehicle, intended for a complex terrain. Its top speed is 45km/h and has a 50km range. Germany’s Mayer Group has just ordered hundreds of the vehicles, costing … Continue reading

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