Monthly Archives: June 2025

Time to invest in Israeli startups

OurCrowd founder and CEO Jon Medved writes that war and uncertainty don’t slow down innovation in Israel. If anything, they accelerate it. Live video with geospatial data to guide emergency responders; AI to detect terror financing; advanced cooling systems for … Continue reading

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Israeli Stock Market at record high

The Tel Aviv 125 index hit an all-time high after Israel and the United States attacked Iran’s nuclear sites. Shares gained some 7%, as $100 billion of funds was invested in TASE companies.  At the same time, the Shekel strengthened … Continue reading

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Removing CO2 from the oceans

Israel’s CarbonBlue (see here previously) has developed technology to remove masses amounts of carbon dioxide from water. Its removal allows the oceans to re-absorb more CO2 from the atmosphere.  CarbonBlue’s Project Midway integrates the technology at a desalination plant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuajRgC26XA … Continue reading

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8 of top 100 drone companies are Israeli

The “Top 100 Drone Defense Companies in 2025,” by Defense Post” website includes eight from Israel (second in the world after the US). Elbit Systems ranked in fifth place, further reinforcing Israel’s role as a leading player in the international … Continue reading

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Uninterrupted emergency call handling

Israel’s Carbyne (see here previously) has joined with AT&T to launch APEX Continuity, a solution to keep 9-1-1 emergency call handling operational during network disruptions, cyberattack, or evacuation. APEX reroutes calls to continuity backup support facilities. https://carbyne.com/resources/press/carbyne-and-att-launch-apex-continuity-for-uninterrupted-9-1-1-call-handling-for-att-customers/

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Too much information

Israel’s Beamr Imaging (see here previously) has developed high-performance, high-quality video compression. It is specifically designed for autonomous cars which produce terabytes of video data daily. Beamr’s Content-Adaptive Bitrate (CABR) technology reduces sizes up to 50%. https://beamr.com/autonomous

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One platform to manage all image editing tools

Israel’s Weavy (see here previously) has launched a new AI-powered platform for image and video editing. NVIDIA, Wix, Taboola, eToro, etc., use Weavy’s browser-based workspace to integrate traditional editing tools with AI models, such as OpenAI, Runway, and Kling. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/r1s47slqxg … Continue reading

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Next generation AI workforce

Israel’s ai.work provides companies with autonomous AI workers designed for internal operations – IT, HR, Procurement, Legal and beyond. These digital teammates automate all regular tasks across an enterprise, enforcing policies etc., but escalate to humans where necessary. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bj11twcsxll https://www.ai.work/

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AI financial advice

The AI-driven financial planning platform from Israel’s Quinn gives financial companies the ability to service more clients. Its military grade machine learning embeds directly into systems of banks, brokerages, and fintech platforms, generating detailed, self-checked, financial plans in seconds. https://www.quinnadvisor.com/ … Continue reading

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Helping AI to forget its mistakes

Hirundo is building a “machine unlearning” system, designed to surgically remove unwanted data and behaviors from already-trained AI models. These include hallucinations, plausible-sounding but wrong outputs, plus embedded biases and adversarial vulnerabilities. https://www.hirundo.io/ https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/s1ryvsnqxg

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