Israel’s Contel Smart Energy was established as Contel Technologies in 1964. Its projects include at Rambam hospital, Hadera power station, power plants in Spain, and Kibbutz Zeelim’s 120MW PV plant. It has now launched Energynie, an AI-based platform to manage … Continue reading →

Hebrew University researchers have found that a single gene, PhDEF, previously recognized for its role in petal formation, also plays a key part in activating scent production in later stages of flower development. It has major implications for the fragrance … Continue reading →

Israel’s BeeHero (see here previously) has expanded its Pollination Insight Platform (PIP) to the apple market. “Apples are very sensitive for on-time pollination,” said Itai Kanot, co-founder and chief growth operator for BeeHero. And bees are sensitive to cold weather. … Continue reading →

Google is expanding its chip development operations in Israel. It is currently hiring dozens of employees to develop a new network interface card (NIC) – a basic component for communications between core processors and graphics processors for AI processing. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-google-israel-hiring-dozens-of-engineers-to-develop-ai-chip-1001503781

Israeli and Jewish tech innovators and organizations are developing new AI-powered tools and initiatives to counter misinformation and antisemitism online. They include Generative AI for Good, Bottom Line, Reasonate, Facts Commando, and Atchalta. https://www.atchalta.com/ https://www.jns.org/new-ai-tools-emerge-to-combat-antisemitism/ https://www.generativeaiforgood.com/ https://bottomlinemedia.org/ https://reasonate.vayomar.com/ https://facts-commando.com/

Israel’s Cyabra (see here previously) a leading AI platform for real-time disinformation detection, has launched Insights. This powerful new AI-feature is designed to transform complex social media disinformation data into clear, actionable answers in seconds. https://www.ourcrowd.com/startup-news/cyabra-launches-ai-powered-insights-feature-safeguarding-brands-and-governments-against-ai-driven-digital-disinformation

Following last week’s video about Tel Aviv’s Afeka College (see here previously) the college has just graduated a record 720 new engineers. Some 44% of its students, plus faculty and staff, have been serving in the reserves, supported by a … Continue reading →