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WIZO’s agricultural high school

Posted on June 9, 2013

Teenagers from the WIZO Nachlat Yehuda School and Youth Village in Rishon Lezion, an agricultural high school that specializes in life sciences, took their agriculture matriculation exam last week. The curriculum covers animal care and dairy cow production http://www.jpost.com/National-News/WIZO-teens-take-agriculture-matriculation-exam-315282

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What about a Twizy?

Posted on January 27, 2013

The Israeli city of Kfar Saba is to trial the Renault Twizy – a two-seater car with an electric motor powered by a rechargeable lithium battery. The 2.3m long Twizy carries two people, one behind the other. The more powerful … Continue reading →

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Wizz-ing from Tel Aviv to Budapest

Posted on December 16, 2012

Israel’s Tourism Ministry promoted visitors between Israel and Hungary by organizing a fashion show by Frau Brau on Wizz Air’s inaugural flight between Tel Aviv and Budapest. Passengers boarding the Hungarian aircraft had no idea what awaited them. http://www.timesofisrael.com/ministry-sponsors-mile-high-runway-show/

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Music from the Movies

Posted on April 14, 2024

The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra has many upcoming concerts. E.g., on Apr 16 an evening of well-loved tunes from movies such as 2001: A Space Odyssey, Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, A Fistful of Dollars, Shaft, A Clockwork Orange, The Wizard … Continue reading →

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The sweet smell of success

Posted on March 17, 2024

Israel’s iRomaScents (see here previously) couldn’t sell its “scented movies” to the entertainment industry. So, it re-positioned the product as an aid to choosing perfume. Its AI Wizard was a knockout at CES Las Vegas where it accurately recommended fragrances … Continue reading →

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Exits, takeovers and mergers – to 17/3/24

Posted on March 17, 2024

Israel’s Wiz is acquiring Israel’s Gem Security for $350 million. Multinational Ashley Home has acquired Israeli co-founded Resident Home for $1 billion. America’s Zscaler is acquiring Israeli startup Avalor for $350 million. Israel’s Cycode has acquired US-based Bearer for around … Continue reading →

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A great story

Posted on March 11, 2024

Israel’s Storywizard.ai has evolved, in one year, from an app intended for the personal use of parents telling bedtime stories, into a teaching tool used in 1,500 schools worldwide, winning a Global EdTech Startup Award. It makes use of generative … Continue reading →

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The most since Moses

Posted on February 25, 2024

Israeli NBA star Deni Avdija scored a game-best and career-high 43 points for his Washington Wizards basketball team. He became the first Wizard to score 40-plus points and 15-plus rebounds in a game since Moses Malone accomplished that feat on … Continue reading →

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Exits, takeovers, and mergers – to 10/12/23

Posted on December 10, 2023

Israeli private equity fund Fortissimo is to acquire Israel’s Cellcom for some NIS 925 million; Israeli cybersecurity Unicorn Wiz has acquired Israeli IT startup Raftt. Israeli global payments startup Nayax has taken over US-based point of sale software developer Retail … Continue reading →

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Four Israeli startups star in CNBC top 50 list

Posted on June 4, 2023

CNBC’s latest Disruptor 50 List of outstanding startup companies includes Israel’s BeeHero (technology for healthier commercial beehives), Orca Security (agentless cloud security), Snyk (app security products for developers) and Wiz (cloud cybersecurity). https://unitedwithisrael.org/4-israeli-companies-make-cnbc-disruptor-50-list/ https://israelactive.com/?s=beehero  https://israelactive.com/?s=Orca+Security https://israelactive.com/?s=Snyk+  https://israelactive.com/?s=Wiz+cloud+security

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