Conserve water and lower bills
Israel’s DrizzleX is a water metering system that detect leaks and overuse for properties sharing a single water meter. They include rental apartments, office buildings, hospitals, educational dormitories and army bases. The article focuses on DrizzleX’s CEO - an orthodox, Jewish grandmother.
AI to write better reports
Israel’s AI21 Labs (reported previously) has further developed its Artificially Intelligent word text skills into Wordtune. AI21 calls it “a writing companion product, designed to reduce the gap between our thoughts and what we end up writing”. Could be a useful tool for this newsletter editor.
EIT Food Accelerator winner
Israel’s The Mediterranean Food Lab, which develops natural plant-based flavor bases for the alternative meat sector, won the EIT Food Accelerator Network Program with an award of €100,000 ($119,000).
First graduates of Quantum SPARK
Five Israeli startups presented their Proofs of Concepts after 3 months in Quantum Hub’s SPARK incubator . They are AutoTrust (vehicle ADAS), ThermoTerra (air-con), IntellAct (airport efficiency), SafeMode (driver safety) and Siraj Technologies (IoT machinery).
An inside look at the INCD
The INCD - Israel’s National Cyber Directorate (reported previously) is the government body charged with ensuring that Israel is defended against the myriad of cyber threats that lurk across our networks. It is the Iron Dome equivalent of the cyber world.
A third of electricity from solar by 2030
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the 2020 Climate Ambition Summit that by 2030 solar energy will provide one third of all Israel’s electricity. It currently generates 10% of power from solar, up from 2% just 5 years ago. By 2025, Israel would cease burning any coal.
Israeli hi-tech on display in Dubai.
. For the first time, Israel participated at Dubai’s Gitex exhibition - the world’s largest digital exhibition. Export Institute Director Gadi Arieli called it “a milestone in building a platform for developing economic relations between us and the Emirates.” 130+ Israeli companies exhibited.
Cultivated meat – who can tell?
Israel’s Prime Minister tasted cultivated steak at Israel’s Aleph Farms (reported previously). He said it was “unbelievable, delicious and compassionate.” He could not tell the difference from animal-produced meat. He saw Israel at the forefront of a global alternative protein ecosystem.
Monitoring 50 million trees
Israel’s SeeTree (reported previously) now monitors over fifty million trees globally for their health and productivity. SeeTree extracts data using high-resolution, multi-dimensional sensing imagery obtained from drones, paired with ground sensors and samples taken by forest rangers.
An AI marketing assistant
Israeli-founded Exceed.ai uses Artificial Intelligence to work alongside sales reps. It emails and web chats with prospective customers, handling the mundane tasks 24x7 while reps close deals. It personalizes answers to queries just like a human assistant, books meetings for the reps and ensures follow-up.