Author: David Rutman

If you had asked a European citizen, or even a leader by the beginning of 2022, not many could have anticipated the challenges that lay ahead. The continent found itself grappling with a seemingly unimaginable question: How would they navigate the bitter cold of winter as their gas reservoirs began to empty? To compound the […]

An incubator for content creators is set to be launched in Israel for the first time as part of a collaboration between the Ofer Malls Group and Israel Bidur, Israel’s leading media brand. The project will allow social media creators from across Israel to take part in the activities and productions overseen by Ofer Malls […]

Israel’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) for June delivered a surprising outcome as it remained unchanged, contrary to the expected rise of 0.2%-0.3%. CPI is commonly used as an indicator of inflation, and this development reinforces the notion that recent efforts by the Bank of Israel to ease the country’s inflation are paying off, at least […]

What is an eclectic design look and how do you create it in your Jerusalem home?  Eclectic design is the art of coordinating design styles, period-defining colors, prints, and shapes to create a cohesive look in your home. Eclectic is often the decorative style of choice for new immigrants who brought lifts full of favorite […]

NASA is beginning testing with humanoid robots in Australia, NASA stated last week. NASA plans to test the Valkyrie robot’s ability to perform remote mobile dexterous capabilities, with the hope that the robots will one day be able to takeover caretaking roles of uncrewed offshore energy facilities. If the testing is successful, these robots will […]

A few hours before I sat down to pen this column, we were sitting around the office and talking about that, when it comes to money, the worst character traits of people come out. I have written before about that when it comes to inheritance, even the closest of families can be torn apart. But […]

Like a plot from the anthology television series “Black Mirror,” the Screen Actors Guild says it is battling the studios for control over the digital replicas of performers that could be used “for the rest of eternity.” The studios counter that they have offered groundbreaking protections from misuse of images. Artificial intelligence has become a […]

UBQ Materials, an Israeli climate tech developer, was awarded the Plug and Play Sustainability Award for its work with Maxion, an automotive supplier, to create returnable plastic pallets and separators using UBQ, an innovative climate-positive material derived from unsorted and unrecyclable household waste. The material offers a sustainable alternative to oil-based resins, significantly reducing the […]

The Israel Innovation Authority has announced its strategic focus on bio-device innovation as part of the National Bio-Convergence Program. The authority has also announced a NIS 113 million tender for the establishment of a center that will provide research and development infrastructure for bio-devices based on bio-chips. The tender is directed at companies dedicated to […]

Israeli start-up Electreon is set to install an electric stretch of road that will charge passing electric vehicles in France, following its victory in a public tender. Together with European toll road operator VINCI, Electreon’s Wireless Electric Road System (ERS) will be built into a section of the A10 highway, South West of Paris.  Electreon […]