Author: David Rutman

The Jerusalem College of Technology (JCT) received its excavation permit on Sunday to build the new Tal Campus, which will be dedicated to empowering religious women to get jobs by expanding their education and career opportunities. “JCT is the leading Israeli institution of higher education providing academic training for religious women,” Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion […]

The Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) has announced the introduction of a program aimed at propelling technological leadership in three critical sectors: delivery technology, health-tech utilizing Bio-Convergence technologies, and technology solutions for schools and campus security. With a budget of NIS 40 million, the program aims to foster collaboration among companies and technologies within a unique […]

An increasing number of countries are repatriating gold reserves as protection against the sort of sanctions imposed by the West on Russia, according to an Invesco survey of central bank and sovereign wealth funds published on Monday. The financial market rout last year caused widespread losses for sovereign money managers who are “fundamentally” rethinking their […]

Unistream, a well-known association dedicated to fostering business and social entrepreneurship among young individuals, is gearing up for its annual highlight event, the “Entrepreneurial Venture of the Year Competition.” The competition, set to take place on July 12 in the Culture Hall of Tel Aviv, will bring together approximately 90 ventures developed by teens participating […]

The Israeli shopping center chain BIG has announced its intention to join the looming nationwide protest this Tuesday if the Knesset votes to pass a highly-criticized bill associated with the government’s judicial reform plans during its first reading on Monday. “In order to protest unusually and prevent the passing of the legislation, we will participate […]

A new research study conducted by the Digital Futures at Work Research Center (Digit) warns of a widening gap between organizations in the UK that have embraced artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled digital technologies and those that have not. The nationally representative survey revealed that only 36% of UK employers have invested in AI-enabled technologies such as […]

Jack Sweeney, the creator of an account tracking Elon Musk’s private jet in real time, has moved to Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter-rival Threads after being suspended from Twitter last year. “ElonJet has arrived to Threads!” read Sweeney’s first post on Thursday from the account handle @elonmusksjet, which had over 21,000 followers as of Saturday morning. ElonJet […]

Large crowds celebrated Mahaneh Yehuda’s 100th anniversary on Sunday, with the market abuzz with a cooking competition, clowns-on-stilts, and several concerts. The next day, the city commemorated the event by hosting the world’s first international convention of historic markets. “The shuk is one of the symbols of Jerusalem,” said Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion at the […]

Twitter’s claim that Meta Platforms stole trade secrets to build its new microblogging site may be the first volley in a legal battle between the social media giants, but experts say Twitter would have to clear a high hurdle if it sues. In a letter sent on Wednesday, Twitter alleged that Meta used its trade […]

Twitter has threatened to sue Meta Platforms over its new Threads platform in a letter sent to the Facebook parent’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg by Twitter’s lawyer Alex Spiro. Meta, which launched Threads on Wednesday and has logged more than 30 million sign ups, looks to take on Elon Musk’s Twitter by leveraging Instagram’s billions of […]