Monthly Archives: February 2025

Top 100 wine

Posted on February 9, 2025

The US publication Wine Spectator selected White Label Judean Hills 2021 from Israeli winery Flam for its Top 100 Wines of 2024 list. “full-throttled core of red currant, blackberry, dried flower and dusty earth flavors…shows a spine of graphite that … Continue reading →

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Persian leopards return to Israel

Posted on February 9, 2025

El Al has flown two young rare Persian leopards to their new home at the Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem from the Dvůr Králové Zoo in the Czech Republic where they were born. There are fewer than 1,000 Persian leopards in … Continue reading →

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Israeli AI programs to be in US AI plans

Posted on February 9, 2025

David Sacks, chair of US President Trump’s Council of Advisers on Science and Technology, and Elon Musk have agreed to integrate Israel’s artificial intelligence programs into the US administration’s plans to massively expand AI development, estimated at half a trillion … Continue reading →

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$1 billion of profit

Posted on February 9, 2025

Israeli Cybersecurity company Check Point closed 2024 with $2.56 billion in revenue, a 6% growth compared to 2023. For the first time, Check Point’s annual profit surpassed the billion-dollar mark. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/s1o001jkd1x

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Startup investment – to 9th Feb 25

Posted on February 9, 2025

Oligo Security raised $50 million; Finout raised $40 million; Flō Optics raised $35 million; Seraphic Security raised $29 million; Bigabid raised $25 million; Pepticom raised $6.6 million; Lowental Hybrid raised $5 million;

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Happy with your choppers?

Posted on February 9, 2025

The Irish government promised not to buy anything Israeli. But its recent purchase of 4 Airbus helicopters included Helionix flight systems made by Israel’s Elbit. Yanky suggests that they remove the systems. The helicopters won’t fly, but it’s vital that … Continue reading →

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Latin America invests in Israel

Posted on February 9, 2025

Leapfrog Innovation Powerhouse (LIP) Ventures is investing $90 million in Israeli startups from a group of 200 high-net-worth individuals and family offices across Latin America. The VC is boosting Israeli talent and helping Israeli entrepreneurs be exposed to the LATAM … Continue reading →

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United to restart in March

Posted on February 9, 2025

United Airlines is to resume flights to Israel in March, becoming the first U.S. carrier to renew services to Tel Aviv halted due to the war. United will initially fly from Newark’s Liberty International Airport on Mar 15, with daily … Continue reading →

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NIS 1.2 billion for IDF suppling startups

Posted on February 9, 2025

In 2024, some 300 security startups received NIS 1.2 billion of orders from the Ministry of Defense for urgent tech solutions for the IDF in Gaza and Lebanon. 30% went into tech for autonomous vehicles and a similar amount for … Continue reading →

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AI in the classroom

Posted on February 9, 2025

Israel’s Education Ministry is implementing a nationwide program to integrate artificial intelligence into the nation’s school system. It includes training 70,000 teachers to use AI in classrooms and bringing in 3,000 training mentors from over 400 tech companies to help … Continue reading →

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