Author Archives: MichaelOrdman

Israel’s future depends on engineers

This ILTV video features Israel’s Afeka College (see here previously). As Israel faces a growing demand for engineers, Afeka Academic College is transforming education to build the next generation of high-tech leaders. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nK6j3YsRZ4 https://mailchi.mp/iltv.tv/afeka-code

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Tech tours for new immigrants

The Tel Aviv and Jerusalem municipalities have partnered with Tech It Forward (see here previously) to offer free behind-the-scenes tours of the hi-tech sector to help them get a foot in the door. It is provided to college graduates (aged … Continue reading

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Go for solar

Israel’s Energy Ministry has launched a campaign to get solar panels onto 15 percent of Israel’s residential roofs by 2030. It offered incentives such as varied tariff options, shortened payback periods, tax incentives, and fast-track connection to the grid. It … Continue reading

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Are you on a winner?

Israel’s Canotera AI analyzes the details of a legal case to predict the outcome and the likely value of any damages awarded. It can be used by plaintiffs, defendants, lawyers, and insurance companies. Its first client is a New York … Continue reading

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Israeli is Intel Corp number three

Intel Israel co-CEO Karin Eibschitz-Segal has been appointed Intel Corp’s interim head of Intel’s data center and artificial intelligence (DCAI), the third most important position at the US chipmaker. She will manage 10,000 employees globally, including several hundred in Israel. … Continue reading

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The next chip is for Intel

Intel’s newest microprocessor – the Falcon Shores AI processor, developed using technology from Israeli company Habana Labs – will be repurposed as an internal test platform. It will be part of the development of the Jaguar Shores chip – Intel’s … Continue reading

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Transforming pain into smiles

700+ people came together in Eilat for the winter camp of Simcha Layeled (Joy for the child – see here previously). Some 400 physically disabled children rode in jeep safaris, enjoyed water sports in the Red Sea, and participated in … Continue reading

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Pakistan’s Sufi leader visited Israel

Peer Syed Mudassir Nazar Shah, chairman of the global Sufi Council, visited Israel for the first time. He said “People lost half their families, and they are still able to hold on to hope – it’s eye-opening.” At least 140 … Continue reading

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Transforming lives in Africa

Another great video from Israeli NGO Innovation: Africa. The Story of Nakiru Theresa from Karamoja, Uganda. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHrkpht7TTs

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Azerbaijani books support Israel

New Azerbaijani textbooks attribute the Israeli-Palestinian conflict’s roots to Arab rejection of the 1947 U.N. Partition Plan. Azerbaijan is also the first Muslim-majority country to define antisemitism in its textbooks, offering positive portrayals of both Jews and Israel. https://www.jns.org/azerbaijani-textbooks-show-increasing-support-for-israel-and-respect-for-jews/

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