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Israel High Tech Scene April 26 – May 2

Israel High Tech Scene April 26 – May 2 New Startups / VC FundingLightrun Secures $70M Series B to Lead Developer Observability Market and Expand in Financial SectorIsraeli startup Lightrun, a leading platform in Developer Observability, has announced the closing of a $70 million Series B funding round, bringing its total funding to $110 million. […]

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23 Congressional Members Express Concern to Wikimedia Foundation Over “Potential Abuse of Wikipedia by Coordinated Actors”

A bipartisan group of 23 Congressmembers wrote a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), the San Francisco-based nonprofit that oversees Wikipedia, on April 30 expressing “our deep concern regarding antisemitism, anti-Israel bias, and the potential abuse of Wikipedia by coordinated actors.” The letter, written by Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), and Don Bacon (R-Neb.) was […]

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Sephardic Torah from the Holy Land

This week we celebrate modern-day Israel’s 77th Independence Day. On Hanukkah 1948, when Israel was 7 months old, it was fresh out of a War of Independence that claimed 6,500 lives, one percent of Israel’s population. The heroes who defended Israel were our modern-day Maccabees, the men and women of the newly established Israel Defense […]

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New Study Reveals Cultural Differences in Body Appreciation Between Middle Eastern and Western Women

New Study Reveals Cultural Differences in Body Appreciation Between Middle Eastern and Western Women

A groundbreaking international study led by Flinders University reveals significant cultural differences in body appreciation and eating behaviors among young women from Middle Eastern and Western societies. The findings, published in the journal Body Image, underscore how family dynamics and cultural norms shape the way young women perceive their bodies and manage eating habits. The […]

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Scientists Use Innovative Imaging to Hunt for Water Ice on the Moon’s Surface

Researchers from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa are advancing the search for water ice on the Moon, a potential game-changing resource for future lunar missions. Using cutting-edge technology, scientists are working to determine the location and quantity of ice present in the Moon’s permanently shadowed polar regions—areas that never receive direct sunlight. Water ice […]

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Unique 1,500-Year-Old Stone Capital Featuring Eight-Branched Lamp to Be Unveiled in Jerusalem

A one-of-a-kind stone capital, unlike any ever discovered worldwide, will be unveiled to the public for the first time during Israel’s Independence Day celebrations at the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein National Campus for the Archaeology of Israel in Jerusalem. This remarkable artifact, carved from limestone and adorned with an eight-branched lamp, dates back over 1,500 […]

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Upwind Acquires Fellow Israeli Startup Nyx Security to Expand Leadership in Cloud Runtime Application Security

Israeli cloud security startup Upwind has announced its first acquisition with the purchase of fellow Israeli cybersecurity company Nyx Security, an embedded cybersecurity innovator. This strategic acquisition strengthens Upwind’s position as a next-generation leader in cloud runtime application security, combining advanced application behavior analysis with its robust cloud infrastructure protection platform. The move marks a […]

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