Monthly Archives: November 2024

An autonomous partnership

Posted on November 30, 2024

US rideshare firm Lyft is teaming up with Jerusalem-based self-driving tech Mobileye, and Israeli smart dashcam startup Nexar (see here previously) to pilot Toyota Sienna robotaxis in Atlanta in 2025. Nexar’s video telematics aims to detect dangers on the road … Continue reading →

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Bypass the CPU for greater speed

Posted on November 30, 2024

Scientists at Israel’s Technion Institute have developed a software package that enables computers to perform processing operations directly in memory, bypassing the CPU. https://ats.org/ats-news/software-package-can-bypass-cpu-for-more-efficient-computing/ https://techxplore.com/news/2024-11-software-package-bypass-cpu-efficient.html

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Intel latest microprocessor

Posted on November 30, 2024

Intel has just launched its Israeli-developed Arrow Lake –codename for Intel’s 15th generation Core Ultra Series 2 microprocessors.  They are successors to Lunar Lake (see here previously), Meteor Lake, and Raptor Lake (13th & 14th generations). Desktop AI computers are … Continue reading →

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Ethiopian Israelis celebrate Sigd

Posted on November 30, 2024

Israel’s Ethiopian community celebrated the holiday of Sigd with a prayer gathering at Jerusalem’s Western Wall. Sigd is an official Israeli holiday, celebrated 50 days after Yom Kippur. Moshe Solomon, born in Ethiopia, explains the festival. He is now Deputy … Continue reading →

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Israel’s top universities

Posted on November 30, 2024

When reporting the success of Israeli universities in the Shanghai Ranking previously (see here) I failed to mention that on a per capita basis Israel came overall fourth in the world, behind only Switzerland, Singapore and Denmark. It outperformed France, … Continue reading →

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What a speech

Posted on November 30, 2024

Argentina’s outspoken, pro-Israel president, Javier Milei, announced a steadfast alliance with Israel, pledging unwavering support in the fight for democracy and the battle against terrorism. https://worldisraelnews.com/watch-argentinas-milei-declares-alliance-with-israel-vows-to-combat-terrorism/

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Strong ties with Argentina

Posted on November 30, 2024

Argentinian Defense Minister Luis Petri visited Israel to advance cooperation on modernizing Argentina’s defense systems and strengthening bilateral security ties. The visit emphasized the two countries’ shared commitment to freedom, democracy, and combating dictatorships. https://israfan.com/p/argentina-israel-defense-cooperation

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3 gold medals but …

Posted on November 30, 2024

Four Israeli high school students won three gold medals and a bronze at the 2024 International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) in Egypt, placing them second of the 94 nations. For security reasons they competed remotely, and next year will be … Continue reading →

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US fundraising support for the IDF

Posted on November 30, 2024

A sold-out audience of 900+ supporters gathered in Greenwich CT for the “2024 FIDF Westchester and Connecticut Evening of Solidarity Dinner” to help raise funds for the IDF. Many combat IDF soldiers shared personal stories and how FIDF had helped … Continue reading →

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Supporting Druze-led startups

Posted on November 30, 2024

The “Sheba Impact” initiative together with ARC Innovation, and Ofakim LaAtid have launched dozens of startups in Israel’s periphery. In a recent competition for Druze-led startups, ABRID (educational tech) won NIS 300,000. Other finalists were Swift, AgriEye, Preln and MultiKol. … Continue reading →

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