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Israeli-founded Voltify is developing a comprehensive solution that enables railway companies to transition from diesel to electric power without requiring massive infrastructure investments. Its platform combines battery-powered locomotives, dynamic fast-charging technology, and a network of microgrids designed to supply energy to trains.

Israel’s Conntour is developing an artificial intelligence platform for real-time video intelligence analysis. Users could (for example) search for “a man with a tattoo on his left arm” or “a van with a print of fruits on it.”

Israel’s Elbit has won a $120 million contract to develop a real-time intelligence system for the US Army. The Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) system connects soldiers with sensors, positioning data and shared battlefield intelligence through head-mounted technology.

The German navy has taken delivery of an autonomous Israeli-made “BlueWhale” underwater drone, for reconnaissance and detecting “hybrid threats at sea.” Developed by Israel’s IAI with Germany’s TKMS, it is the navy’s “largest and most advanced unmanned underwater vehicle to date.”

Israel and Azerbaijan signed a memorandum of understanding in the field of artificial intelligence at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem. The partnership will address supercomputing infrastructure, the application of AI in critical civilian sectors, human capital and joint research.

A huge boost for Israel’s Tower Semiconductor. It has partnered with NVIDIA to advance AI infrastructure with 1.6T Data Center Optical Modules. Tower’s advanced Silicon Photonics platform enables optical and network infrastructure ecosystem with high-speed data transceivers for AI systems.

Israel Railways and Israel’s Exodigo (see previously) have introduced a new AI-driven remote-sensing system designed to map underground infrastructure with unprecedented accuracy. It aims to cut development costs, shorten project timelines, and prevent unexpected damage to buried infrastructure.

Tesla will begin supervised autonomous driving trials in Israel after receiving government approval. It represents the first step towards Israel authorizing the use of Tesla's Full-Self Driving (FSD) system, which allows the cars to operate autonomously with a supervised driver at the wheel.

Nagish (see previously) enables hundreds of thousands of deaf and hard of hearing individuals to make phone calls. It converts text-to-speech and speech-to-text in real time. The idea came to Tomer Aharoni, a 33-year-old Israeli engineer, when he was a student at Columbia University.

The Soreq B desalination plant in the center of the country has entered full operation and will produce 200 million cubic meters of water annually. The facility, located in Rishon Lezion, began operating about a year ago at 60 percent capacity.