The night sky has long guided humanity’s journeys—from ancient sailors navigating uncharted seas to the precision of modern GPS. Yet beyond the stars, the United States Navy turns to the cosmic lighthouses of the universe: quasars. These enigmatic, distant galaxies harbor supermassive black holes encircled by searing, swirling disks of gas that unleash powerful jets […]
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It is a miracle. Kehillat Israel, a reconstructionist synagogue in the Pacific Palisades, stands after the devasting Palisades fire last week on January 7th. Yet many of their congregation lost their homes. Despite this, the tight-knit community wasted no time in re-establishing as quickly as possible. Through the generosity of the Cayton Children’s Museum in […]
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The government of Albania has taken a step in currying favor with the second Donald Trump presidency by granting strategic investor status to a company tied to Jared Kushner, son-in-law of former U.S. President Donald Trump. The ambitious project will transform Sazan, a once-isolated Mediterranean island and former military outpost, into an opulent resort destination. […]
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Wikipedia’s Arbitration Committee (ArbCom), which is the site’s version of the Supreme Court, is on the verge of issuing indefinite topic bans to eight editors involved in the Israel-Palestine topic area, most of them of being anti-Israel editors. ArbCom is Wikipedia’s highest dispute resolution board consisting of 15 members (one of whom is currently inactive) […]
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When disaster strikes, the LA Jewish community shows up—and OBKLA (Our Big Kitchen Los Angeles) is proving just how true that is. Since the devastating fires broke out across the city, this kosher meal prep kitchen has been a beacon of hope, delivering more than 1,000 meals daily to emergency workers, evacuation centers, and families in need. OBKLA’s […]
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Israel Tech Startups and Innovations: Weekly Roundup January 11 – January 17, 2025New Startups / VC FundingHow to Make Your Network More Secure: Orchid Security’s New Identity-First Platform | Israeli Startup GuideOrchid Security, an Israeli startup and rising innovator in identity-first security orchestration, announced a $36 million seed funding round today. The investment was co-led […]
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Israeli startup Momentick, a trailblazer in emissions intelligence, has secured an additional $5 million in funding to revolutionize the insurance industry with cutting-edge emissions risk management solutions. The investment, spearheaded by FinTLV Ventures and bolstered by the Menomadin Foundation and TAU Ventures, marks a significant milestone for the company. This funding comes on the heels […]
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Anti-Israel activists on social media and elsewhere have compared the ongoing fires Los Angeles to the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, with some going as far as blaming Israel for the fires. The most notable figure to compare the Los Angeles fires to Gaza was Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the […]
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Shiphrah and Puah, two midwives in Egypt, were commanded by the tyrant Pharoah to kill all male Israelite babies. As Exodus’ first chapter describes, however, the women sensed that above the monarch reigned a higher power. They feared God. So, “they did not do as the king of Egypt had told them; they let the […]
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Qbiq, an Israeli startup that offers a visualization platform using GenAI for real estate space planning, raised $16 million in a Series A round of funding led by global software investor Insight Partners. qbiq’s software enables non-architects and architect users alike to immediately plan, visualize and optimize any given space. Founded in 2019 by Solnik, […]
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