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Driver safety system hits the big time

Posted on June 16, 2024

Israel’s Cipia (see here previously) is to provide its Driver Sense driver monitoring system (DMS) to a leading European maker of components for commercial vehicles. There are now 10 global vehicle manufacturers that are using Cipia technology. https://nocamels.com/2024/06/european-automotive-maker-including-israeli-driver-monitor-system/

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25 more F-35s

Posted on June 16, 2024

Israel is to purchase 25 F-35 ‘Adir’ fighter planes from the US for $3 billion. Up to five planes will be delivered each year from 2028, to complete three squadrons of F-35s and a total of 75 planes. https://www.israpundit.org/israel-signs-3-billion-deal-to-purchase-3rd-f-35-squadron/

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Smoother flying

Posted on June 16, 2024

El Al Airlines has signed a codeshare and club sharing agreement with Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic on the Tel Aviv to London Heathrow route. It comes into effect on Jun 19. El Al has code share agreements with Delta, Air … Continue reading →

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Inflation lower than expected

Posted on June 16, 2024

Israel’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.2% in May, for an annual rate of 2.8% – much lower than economists’ expectations. The cost of fresh vegetables and transport fell substantially. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-may-cpi-much-lower-than-expected-1001481453

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Cleaning up the ocean

Posted on June 16, 2024

Jun 8 was World Ocean Day. This Israel 21c article highlights 7 Israeli startups helping the ocean clean the air, save fish, remove microplastics and much more. Gigablue (removing CO2), Pure Blue Fish, & My Ocean Twin are new to … Continue reading →

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Turning agricultural waste into protein

Posted on June 16, 2024

Or as Israel’s Day 8 states, “From Discarded to Delicious”. It has developed an industrial process to extract alternative proteins from banana leaves. For every kilogram of banana there is 0.5kg of wasted leaf. The resultant RuBisCo protein powder can … Continue reading →

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Innovating the dairy technology sector

Posted on June 16, 2024

This article is appropriate for the festival of Shavuot (Pentacost), on which Jews traditionally eat dairy products. Startups new to this newsletter are PlantIfoods (milk from plants), and MNDL Bio (enhancing protein content of milk and other foods). https://www.jns.org/the-land-of-milk-and-honey-innovates-the-dairy-technology-sector/ https://www.plantifoods.com/ … Continue reading →

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AI is music to their ears

Posted on June 16, 2024

After producing some of Israel’s biggest recent music hits, the Antebi brothers founded Session 42 to make technological music. Their AI tool HitCraft could turn anyone into a music producer. They sold their previous startup Redkix to Facebook for $105 … Continue reading →

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Cyber rising stars

Posted on June 16, 2024

Eleven Israel startups were listed in Notable Capital’s “Rising in Cyber 2024” list, an independent roster of the 30 most promising cyber companies serving the US. They are Astrix Security; Cyera; Drata, Descope; Gomboc; Island.io; Grip Security; Oligo Security; Orca … Continue reading →

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Aiming for energy independence

Posted on June 16, 2024

The Grand Technion Energy Program (GTEP) at Israel’s Technion Institute is educating scientists dedicated to Israel’s energy security and independence. It has already generated breakthroughs in fuel cells and advanced batteries, green hydrogen, water energy, renewables, and more. https://ats.org/our-impact/technion-scientists-look-ahead-to-israels-energy-security-and-independence/

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