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Israel’s Elron Ventures has unveiled CyberFuture - a cybersecurity alliance of global Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and entrepreneurs. It aims to support new cybersecurity startups, plus earn investment income for the security professionals (including several Israelis) involved.

Israel’s Simpliigood (see previously) has partnered Israeli agri-tech multinational Haifa Group (see previously). Together they will optimize Simpliigood’s spirulina algae production, use Haifa Group’s waste CO2 for spirulina photosynthesis and develop new foods.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) recommends farmers use Israel’s CropX (see previously) to supply food to the world’s population. CropX systems use AWS Cloud computing. Meanwhile, CropX has acquired US-based precision irrigation startup Tule, its 4th acquisition.

Israel’s internet is the world’s best value for money. So states the latest Global Internet Value index released by privacy protection toolset provider Surfshark (see previously). The index ranks 117 countries based on speed-to-affordability ratios of fixed broadband and mobile internet.

Israel’s Apollo Power (see previously) has built the “world’s first” factory for flexible solar film panels. The $30 million facility in Yoknean can produce enough solar film each year to power up to 40,000 homes. Apollo’s customers include Amazon, Volkswagen, and Audi.

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Global management consultancy firm McKinsey has Israel’s real-time data analytics startup Iguazio (see previously) for .

Israel’s Pigmentum (see previously) has had “seed” funding from Israeli food companies Tnuva, Strauss, Tempo, and Kibbutz Yotvata, plus crowdfunding platform OurCrowd. They all see a “growth” market in Pigmentum’s milk from lettuce technology. Let us hope it “succeeds”!

Israel’s Cellebrite (see previously) has won a $14 million 5-year contract to provide its Premium Collect and Review Solution for Digital Evidence to Singapore’s national police agency to help reduce crime.

US food giant General Mills is launching three types of vegan cream cheese in US supermarkets, all made with the non-animal proteins from Israel’s Remilk (see previously). Remilk’s proteins are identical to those contained in cows’ milk.