Monthly Archives: August 2025

Top 10 AI fintech

Israel’s ThetaRay (see here previously) has been selected by FinTech Magazine as one of the Top 10 FinTechs Leveraging AI. ThetaRay also launched its Self-Service Rule Builder and Simulator, two powerful tools enhancing its transaction monitoring solution. https://fintechmagazine.com/news/top-10-fintechs-leveraging-ai https://www.ourcrowd.com/startup-news/thetaray-launches-self-service-rule-builder-and-simulator-giving-compliance-teams-direct-control-and-faster-rule-deployment

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More El Al flights to the UK

Israel’s El Al is to operate 20 weekly flights to Britain next winter to meet heightened demand – its most ever on the route. The airline will offer 15 flights a week to London’s Heathrow Airport – Europe’s busiest airport … Continue reading

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Biblical site for new airport

Initial planning for an international airport at Ziklag in the Negev should be ready within three months. A decision will then be made in comparison with the alternate site at Ramat David in the Jezreel Valley. By 2040 Ben Gurion … Continue reading

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A bigger BIRD

A new bipartisan US House bill seeks to expand joint US-Israeli R&D (BIRD) programs in the medical field by establishing a $10 million annual funding stream and joint management structure between the US Department of Health and Human Services and … Continue reading

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Israeli hi-tech partnership for better health

Israel’s VR/AR immersive therapeutic care platform XRHealth (see here previously) has partnered with Israel’s AI-driven virtual physiotherapist Kemtai (see here previously) to to create a fully interactive, clinically validated digital therapy experience.. https://www.ourcrowd.com/startup-news/xrhealth-and-kemtai-announce-strategic-partnership-to-advance-physical-therapy-through-xr-and-ai-powered-computer-vision

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A global AI-giga computer

A technological breakthrough by Nvidia’s Israeli R&D center will allow data centers in geographically distant locations to operate as if they were in one place. It effectively creates “AI factories” on a massive scale and significantly increases the maximum available … Continue reading

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You can have Sophie Now

Well actually you’ll have to wait until Sophie AI (from Israel’s TechSee – see here previously) has been integrated into the “Now” platform from US-giant ServiceNow. Then service teams will get real-time visual diagnostics, guided automation, and AI-powered visual assistance. … Continue reading

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Hospital goes greener

Sourasky (Ichilov) Hospital is the only hospital in Israel so far to have established a trigeneration station. It combines electricity production with the use of thermal energy from the production process for cooling and heating processes. https://israel.com/breaking-only/major-tel-aviv-hospital-goes-green/

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From Promise to Progress: Rebuilding the Negev

This video from Ben Gurion University features Prof. Miki Malul, Special Advisor on rebuilding the Negev after Oct 7 and the Iranian missile attacks. He shares the University’s efforts in Sderot, Dimona, and the Bedouin communities, along with his vision … Continue reading

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New windows on trains

Israel’s Transportation and Communications ministries are to spend NIS 68 million to improve cellular reception for passengers traveling on Israel Railways. It includes laser-etching train windows to reduce signal obstruction, Wi-Fi boosters and more cellular antennae along the tracks. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-860540 … Continue reading

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