Author Archives: MichaelOrdman

Enabling AI agents to navigate the web

Israel’s Tavily has developed a search layer for AI agents to navigate live web data through a single search layer. It says it has achieved a million monthly downloads and is already serving leading Fortune 500 companies and fast-growing tech … Continue reading

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Enhanced protection against scams

Israel’s BioCatch (see here previously) has just launched Scams360™. For the first time ever, financial institutions can stop their customers from deception by social engineering scammers using techniques such as romance, investment advice, email-compromise, and impersonation. https://www.ourcrowd.com/startup-news/biocatch-delivers-scams360-to-help-banks-advance-detection-of-emerging-scam-types https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/biocatch-delivers-scams360-to-help-banks-advance-detection-of-emerging-scam-types-302507035.html

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Technion launches two tech centers

Israel’s Technion Institute has just launched the Carasso FoodTech Innovation Center (see here) and the Esther and Herbert Hecht Sustainable Protein Research Center (see here). They will both promote education, research, and innovation in the food sector. https://www.technion.ac.il/en/blog/article/technion-launches-two-new-centers-for-foodtech-and-sustainable-protein-research/

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Debunking calls for boycott

Nearly a third of the recent posts on social media to boycott Amazon and McDonald’s were generated by AI bots. Israel’s Cyabra found fake users coordinated a digital attack of negative posts across X, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. https://nypost.com/2025/07/09/business/ai-bots-fuel-boycotts-against-amazon-mcdonalds-over-dei-reversal-analysis/

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Protecting against AI weaknesses

Israel’s Noma Security (see here previously) safeguards companies from potential vulnerabilities in their AI systems and AI agents (e.g. chatbots). It continually checks for problems, prioritizes risks, simulates attacks and more. Over 50% of companies plan to implement AI agents … Continue reading

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At the top of her profession

Dr. Shimrit Maman (see here previously) has been appointed as the first female head of the Israel Space Agency. Her role includes advising Israel’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology on national space development and funding policy. It’s the highest … Continue reading

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Reduced sugar juice goes viral

Israeli Arab vlogger Nuseir Yassin, better known as NAS Daily, has made a sensational video to promote Israel’s BlueTree Technologies and its groundbreaking process for making reduced sugar orange juice. It may lead to a major future reduction in global … Continue reading

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$100 million for Israel

Over the past decade, the registered 501(c)3 Ne’eman Foundation has facilitated the transfer of more than $100 million in charitable donations from North American donors to Israeli good causes. Donations to some 1,400 organizations (e.g. United for Israel) via Ne’eman, … Continue reading

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More humanitarian aid to southern Syria Druze

Israel has delivered another large shipment of aid (food and medical supplies) to the embattled Druze population of Sweida in southern Syria. It follows an initial delivery of aid in March. https://www.jns.org/israel-delivers-humanitarian-aid-to-southern-syria-druze/

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Arkansas trade mission to Israel

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, daughter of US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, leads a trade mission to Israel and the UAE. Sanders said that “Israel .. as my dad likes to say, is the one place in the world … Continue reading

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