Author: David Rutman

After 17 years with an iconic blue bird that came to symbolize the broadcasting of ideas to the world, billionaire Elon Musk renamed Twitter as X and unveiled a new logo, marking a focus on building an “everything app.” On Monday, a stylized white X on a black background became the new logo on Twitter’s […]

As of 17 July, Russian government employees are prohibited from using Apple devices for official state use, the Financial Times reported earlier this month, adding that the ban will apply to all Apple products. The commerce department will ban iPhone use for all work purposes. Other agencies, including Minkomsvyaz, the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications, […]

Elon Musk and Twitter Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino unveiled a logo for the social media platform on Monday that featured a white X on a black background as a replacement for the familiar blue bird symbol. “X is here! Let’s do this,” tweeted Yaccarino, who also posted a picture of the logo projected onto […]

Isracard credit card is reaching out to teens and young adults by launching a digitally loaded card called Netanchik. The card allows transactions up to NIS 1,000 at a time and can be recharged up to a maximum amount of NIS 4,000 per month.  The card can be integrated into a digital wallet, and its […]

An artificial intelligence (AI) system that identifies violations of social norms has been developed by a researcher at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU). The project – one of the first to tackle the automatic identification of social norm violations – was financed by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).  While many social […]

A sweltering summer day amid a heatwave in Israel aptly set the stage for the coming event. As the heat intensified, it was impossible not to consider the worldwide concern about climate change. So those in attendance at the 2023 World Climate-Tech conference in Margalit Startup City in Jerusalem last week were ripe to invest […]

‘The Government of Israel, through the Government Companies Authority, hereby announces that it is considering selling, by way of private sale, 100% of the shares of Israel Postal Company.” So read the advertisement taken out in Sunday’s Jerusalem Post, announcing the official sale of the entirety of Israel’s postal company and calling for bids. While […]

Nitrofix, a company specializing in zero-emission ammonia production, has raised $3.1 million in seed financing, which it will use to expedite the development of green ammonia using a novel electrochemical process that relies solely on water and air. If that development is successful, the technology holds promise for the agriculture, hydrogen, and maritime fuel markets, […]

The Upstep insoles company recently expanded its insole manufacturing plant in Israel and established an additional production factory with an area of 200 sq.m. with an investment of approximately NIS 1.5 million. The upgrade was due to an increase in the scope of sales in the US. The total area of the complex is about […]

The Ashdod Port Company has signed a cooperation agreement with the Port of Thessaloniki. Signing the cooperation is part of the port’s innovation strategy, which includes opening ‘innovation embassy’ offices. The one which opened in Thessaloniki joins similar innovation embassies that have been established in cooperation with the Port of Ashdod. The agreement will enable […]