Making a video of Wikipedia
Israel’s Kinedio has developed technology that brings online encyclopedia pages to life. It transforms Wikipedia’s static information into a cool video platform, appropriate for today’s audience.
Automated planting of crops
Israel’s Superplanter has developed technology to revolutionize one of the most difficult of agricultural activities – the large-scale planting of vegetables, grains and field crops.
Keep an eye (or a bracelet) on your children
I reported previously on Israel’s Barkid that has launched a smart bracelet that enables parents to supervise their children. Chaim Messika, VP of Barkid, explains the latest about the product and discloses that it has already saved the lives of two Israelis.
Startup uses its own tech to buy properties
Israeli-founded Skyline AI has developed a machine learning algorithm that identifies real estate opportunities and calculates an asset's current market value and potential future value. It has just used the algorithm to purchase two residential building complexes in Philadelphia.
Protecting pedestrians from automobiles
I’ve reported previously on the Eye-Net collision prevention technology from Israel’s Foresight. In a recent trial in Ashdod, Eye-Net was integrated with the smart traffic light sensors of Israel’s NoTraffic, proving that many accidents could be avoided.
Protecting a million endpoints
I reported previously on Israeli cybersecurity startup Morphisec, which protects against new threats (e.g. ransomware and trojans) like no other company. In just two years, Morphisec now protects one million endpoints – the fastest growth of any subscription B2B security company.
Award-winning ATM security
I reported previously on Israeli cybersecurity startup Thetaray – a billion dollar company in the making. Thetaray has just won the 2018 ATMIA Global Award for 'Next Generation ATM Security'. Its systems detect illicit and suspicious ATM activity using machine learning.
Deep learning chip for automobiles
Israeli startup, Hailo Technologies, has developed a deep learning chip designed to run AI (Artificial Intelligence) applications. Hailo’s first target is the driverless car market.
The drone company to watch
I reported previously on Israeli drone developer Airobotics. The startup has just been chosen as one of the Wall Street Journal's 25 Tech Companies to Watch in 2018. Israeli cybersecurity startup Claroty was also included in the list.
Israeli startups win counter-terrorism competition
Two Israeli companies won a counter-terrorism technology competition sponsored by the Israeli and U.S. governments. CardioScale won $100,000 for its survivor vitals monitoring device. Colugo Systems won $10,000 for its hybrid quadrotor & fixed-wing drone.