IDF Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, leading the attack on Iran alongside the Air Force Commander, Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar, October, 26, 2024. photo credit- IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT Around 2:00 AM tonight, six explosions were heard in Iran’s capital city, Tehran and Raj. Half an hour later, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed […]
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From: ARITHMETIC ON THE FRONTIER: No proposition Euclid wrote No formulae the textbooks know Will turn the bullet from your coat Onward the tulwar’s downward blow *** A scrimmage at a border station A canter down some dark defile Two thousand pounds of education Drops to a ten-rupee jezail. – Kipling No, O Best Beloved, […]
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Wikipedia editors have decided to impose a near total ban on the use of the “Hamas-run” qualifier in articles citing the Gaza Health Ministry’s numbers. A formal discussion known as a Request for Comment (RfC) was launched in July; in RfCs, editors put in their “!votes” supporting their stated position on a contested issue and […]
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Israel Tech Startups and Innovations: Weekly Roundup October 12 – October 25, 2024New Startups / VC FundingIsraeli Cloud Security Startup Stream.Security Raises $30 Million Series B to Expand Detection and Response PlatformStream.Security, formerly known as Lightlytics, is an Israeli startup that offers a SaaS platform that helps organizations of all sizes deploy configurations from plan […]
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People tend to assume that everyone is more or less the same around the world— that members of other societies all think like us, have the same values, yearn for the same things. After all, they’ll say, everyone presumably hopes to live in peace and security with basic notions of justice. Yet, having just commemorated […]
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Chef, cookbook author and dinner-party aficionado Jake Cohen believes cooking should be easy, fun and shared with others. That message comes out loud and clear in his new show, “Jake Makes It Easy.” “[With cooking] there are tasks that take time or require patience or even experience in terms of practice,” Cohen told the Journal. […]
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BiltOn, formerly called Beti, is an Israeli startup founded by former IDF special forces soldiers that offers construction site management software specializing in safety, labor management and quality assurance solutions. The firm raised $15 million in a Series B funding round, led by PSG Equity, a growth equity firm specializing in software and technology-enabled services, […]
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OneStep is an Israeli medtech startup that offers an AI-powered Digital Care Platform to offer “proactive & precise” medical care. The firm raised $36 million in a Series B funding round led by venture capital firms Team8 and Vintage Investment Partners, with participation from existing investors Aleph, 10D, and LionBird. OneStep has now raised $48 […]
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In September of 1970, the Rolling Stones told the world to “Get Yer Ya-Yas Out.” Thrice Chai years later, the Israeli Defense Forces did exactly that. A precision strike rendered Yahya no more. The man whose surname comprised the words sin and war has now become a true environmentalist by involuntarily becoming one with Mother […]
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Can an AI electronic tongue tell the difference between Coke and Pepsi? Well, some scientists say they created one that can. A new graphene electronic tongue can distinguish between similar liquids, like milk with different water content, and identify different products, like various sodas and coffee blends. It can even detect spoilage in fruit juices […]
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