Author: David Rutman

By now, the issue of a talent shortage in Israel’s hi-tech scene has been well-documented.  According to the Israel Innovation Authority’s State of Hi-Tech 2022 report, the country’s tech industry is experiencing a dramatic shortage of engineers and programmers; a prior report from Israel’s State Comptroller Matanyahu Engelman found that there were 18,500 vacant positions […]

Walt Disney has been accused of systematically underpaying women in California in a lawsuit that alleges the company’s female employees in the state earned $150 million less than their male counterparts over an eight year period. The Friday filing in Los Angeles County Superior Court seeks to persuade the judge to certify a four-year-old civil […]

You must realize that honorary degrees are given generally to people whose SAT scores were too low to get them into schools the regular way. As a matter of fact, it was my SAT scores that led me into my present vocation in life, comedy. – Neil Simon Earlier this week, we reached a milestone. […]

A new computer simulation of the noses of domestic cats suggests that the convoluted nasal structures involved in their sense of smell function like coiled gas chromatographs – lab equipment used for highly efficient analysis of the chemical makeup of substances.  Dr. Zhenxing Wu of the Ohio State University and colleagues have found the secret […]

Words can hold a lot of power, and they might even hold the power to make a brand successful or not, a new study published on May 15 found.  The peer-reviewed study, published in the Journal of Consumer Research, found what makes brand slogans effective. The study found that slogans that are easier to process, […]

Hundreds of Ultra-Orthodox children took part in a high-tech competition organized by the non-profit Babada and the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem on Tuesday. The event drew students from schools in Hadera, Netanya, Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh, Petah Tikva and Netivot, who competed in fields like robotics, innovation and reasearch. “All of our students are united by […]

Icelandic flag carrier Icelandair has launched new flights from Tel Aviv to the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik, it announced Tuesday.  The new seasonal service is operating with Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, three times a week on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday until 29 October 2023. The estimated flight time from Israel to Iceland is seven […]

The iconic wooden deck of the Tel Aviv Boardwalk will from now on be maintained and treated by RoboDeck, an advanced robotic system, which was developed by Israeli startup RoboDeck in partnership with the Tel Aviv municipality. The RoboDeck robot combines cutting-edge AI technology and advanced robotics to keep the deck clean, safe, and attractive […]

The governor of the Bank of Israel, Amir Yaron, called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to block a bill which would require banks to pay interest on the balance of checking accounts on Tuesday, according to Globes. The bill, which was approved on Monday by the Ministerial Committee for Legislative Affairs, would have the banks […]

In the past decade, the hi-tech sector has emerged as the largest and fastest-growing industry in the Israeli economy, according to a recent “State of the High-Tech Industry in Israel 2023”  report by the Innovation Authority. The sector has witnessed remarkable growth, becoming the primary driver of Israel’s exports and contributing significantly to the country’s […]