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Another NoCamels article about Israel’s impacX (see previously) with its smart bottle, vibrating top, and app that reminds you to drink more water.  impacX has partnered several distributing companies and recently launched the smart bottle in Israel “as a full country pilot”.

Brian Kemp, the governor of the US state of Georgia, is making an economic development trip to Israel. Israeli companies employ more than 1,000 Georgians. Georgia exported $280 million and imported $650 million in goods and services to Israel last year.

Ahead of Jerusalem Day, Israel’s Transportation Ministry published new sketches of two new train stations planned for the center of Jerusalem.  See also previously.

The Israeli High-Tech Association has signed an agreement with the Korea Information Security Industry Association (KISIA) aimed at fostering ties and encouraging business cooperation between cybersecurity and information security companies in both countries.

Travel to Israel has increased significantly following the start of Delta Airlines’ Atlanta to Tel Aviv route (3 times a week). El Al has begun twice-weekly flights from Tokyo and from Porto Portugal, plus thrice-weekly from Dublin and from Istanbul.  

Israel’s Chunk Foods (see previously) creates whole-cut meat substitutes that are now available in restaurants in New York City and Los Angeles. Chunk Foods recently completed the biggest seed round of funding ever for an Israeli plant-based protein company, securing $15 million.

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Israel’s has acquired Germany’s compostable packaging company Bio4Pack for . It promises to further reduce plastic pollution. US giant Qualcomm is acquiring Israeli road safety startup for . Hewlett Packard Enterprises acquired Israel’s for . US Zscaler acquired Israel’s for an estimated . Philips is acquiring Israel’s for nearly .

The new ad campaign of Israel’s Honeybook (see previously) humorously shows the difficulty of small businesses in getting paid. 100,000+ independent businesses have booked more than $9 billion worth of business on Honeybook’s platform.

Florida's Vultr, the world’s largest privately-held cloud computing company, has opened a cloud data center in Tel Aviv. It called the city “a hot spot for tech companies thanks to its highly-skilled workforce, innovation-friendly policies, and extensive access to funding.”