Author: David Rutman

Twitter chief Elon Musk has “threatened” to reassign National Public Radio’s (NPR) Twitter account to another company, the US-based broadcaster said on Tuesday. Musk suggested that he would reassign the network’s main account, under the @NPR handle, to another organization or person, NPR said. Why did NPR leave Twitter? NPR stopped posting content to its […]

Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan is slated to host an event at the UN headquarters in Manhattan on Wednesday to showcase drone technologies to ambassadors from around the world.  The event is a collaboration between Israel’s mission to the UN, Israel’s National Drone Initiative led by the Ministry of Transport and Road […]

Today, the global hi-tech industry relies heavily on utilizing cloud infrastructure to host its latest and greatest innovations, and Israel’s local hi-tech industry is no different. To facilitate the pressing needs of Israel’s industry, Vultr, the world’s largest privately-held cloud computing company, has announced the expansion of its global footprint with the addition of a […]

Given its rapid advancement in recent months, AI has become the preeminent technology to watch, and one facet of the technology that uses machine learning to produce new content continues to make headlines: Generative AI. Thanks to its ability to compose music and artwork, emulate celebrity voices and even write your med school homework assignments, […]

The cost of price-controlled dairy products in Israel such as milk and sour cream is set to rise by 9% on Monday. This increase is only half of what was announced earlier this week and comes as a result of a deal with the Agriculture Ministry cut by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who sprang into […]

Twitter CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday that the social media platform will allow media publishers to charge users on a per-article basis with one click, calling it a win for both the public and media organizations. The feature, to be rolled out in May, will enable users who do not “sign up for a […]

There has been a significant resurgence of ransomware attacks in early 2023, new data has shown. In March of this year, 410 people reported that they had been a victim of ransomware attacks, indicating a significant increase compared to the 208 reported victims of April 2022. Additionally, the numbers from March were 1.6 times higher […]

Israel and Japan signed an agreement on Wednesday creating a “holiday-work” visa which will allow Israelis to both travel and work in Japan for one year at a time.  Per the agreement, people between the ages of 18-30 from Israel and Japan will be able to get a visa valid for up to 12 months […]

WhatsApp on Tuesday introduced a new feature – the ability to use a single WhatsApp account across multiple phones.  This is an expansion on last year’s new feature of multi-device messaging. WhatsApp claims to have solved the security and privacy issues which had previously prevented this highly requested feature from being implemented.  Multi-device privacy and […]

The Israeli company Remilk received first-of-its-kind regulatory approval from the Health Ministry to market and sell its non-animal dairy products to Israeli consumers, the company and the Prime Minister’s Office announced Thursday.  “This permit is an initial breakthrough and a genuine milestone in an area in which the State of Israel is a technological leader,” […]