German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd said on Thursday it was the latest company planning to avoid the Red Sea after attacks there by Yemen’s Houthi group on merchant vessels, which have disrupted global trade and triggered a multinational naval action. Hapag-Lloyd said it would reroute 25 ships by the end of the year from the key […]
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A “landmark healthcare hub” to promote innovation in the field has been established by Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center (SZMC) and the Arieli Capital, LLC investment firm in Herzliya. They plan to launch an open call for companies by year’s end, targeting worldwide market-ready healthcare startups, to participate in the first SHAAR scale-up group. Scale-up […]
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The compensation plan currently in place for businesses is designed to reflect a decrease in turnover compared to the previous year, but this inadvertently creates an incentive for businesses to underreport their income or conduct transactions off the books. Both of these practices are considered offenses and are subject to scrutiny by the Tax Authority. […]
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As the global economic landscape faced headwinds in 2023, Israeli businesses navigated through a challenging year marked by a slowdown in the tech sector, political unrest, and an unexpected war with Hamas. In light of the country’s current hurdles, Eran Mordechai, CEO of Danal Human Resources at Danel Group, shared his insights on the trajectory […]
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The Parshkovsky Company is currently introducing a model penthouse in their boutique buildings located in the heart of the country. This exclusive project offers a unique sales promotion, allowing buyers to pay just NIS 299,000 at the signing stage, with the remaining balance due upon entering the penthouse. Parshkovsky is launching its project in Ramla’s […]
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Automated content moderation tools deployed amid “a surge in violent and graphic content” on Facebook and Instagram after October 7 went too far in removing posts that social media users should have been able to see, an independent oversight panel at their parent company, Meta, ruled on Tuesday. The finding came in a review of […]
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Barbie, the iconic fashion doll, could play a transformative role in diversifying medical and scientific careers, according to a study published in The BMJ’s Christmas issue. While Barbie has donned various professions, including construction worker, teacher, and veterinarian, this study breaks new ground by scrutinizing the professional accuracy of Barbie medical professional and scientist dolls. […]
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Cutting-edge artificial intelligence designed to model written language has demonstrated an unprecedented capability: predicting significant life events and even estimating the time of death. A collaborative research effort from DTU, University of Copenhagen, ITU, and Northeastern University in the US has harnessed the power of large-scale data to train transformer models, similar to ChatGPT, revealing […]
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The crypto industry has been plagued by illegal activities for far too long. But one Israeli startup, Xplorisk, is on a mission to change that. By enhancing transparency, they aim to prevent money laundering, uncover illegal trading activities, and minimize any illicit use of crypto for financing terrorist activities. According to reports, there are allegations […]
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Further escalation in hostilities could result in staggering economic losses amounting to up to NIS 30 billion, according to Reichman University’s Aaron Institute for Economic Policy and MIND Israel. The report highlighted an urgent need for decisive action from policymakers to mitigate the potential fallout. The Aaron Institute’s research delves into two potential conflict scenarios: […]
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