Dr. Tal Patalon, head of the KSM Research and Innovation Center, anticipates that the transformative potential of artificial intelligence and other new technologies in the healthcare industry is on the brink of realization. As she prepares to leave her four-year tenure, she told The Jerusalem Post that it’s time to bridge the gap between innovation […]
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Despite the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, the Bank of America (BofA) said Israel is doing pretty well. In its Global Economic Weekly report published Friday, BofA said that Israel’s budget deficit is getting bigger but is still under control. Inflation in Israel is going down, and if there is a ceasefire, inflation could […]
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This week we have the privilege of reading the 10 commandments. At the beginning of the Torah portion we read about Yitro, the father-in-law of Moses. The first verse says, “And Priest of Midian, father-in-law of Moshe HEARD all that Elo-kim did for Moshe and for Israel His nation, for Hashem took Israel out of […]
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(JTA) — Last year, as fighting swirled over the Israeli government’s efforts to reshape the country’s judiciary, Israeli and American critics turned their attention to Arthur Dantchik, a Jewish billionaire who bankrolled a think tank behind the proposed reforms. After facing protests outside his Philadelphia-area home, Dantchik gave in. He announced that he would stop […]
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The saga of Holy Gems, the only certified miner and marketer of precious gems from Israel, began in 1988 in Brooklyn, New York, when Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, hosted Aryeh Gur’el (mayor of Haifa from 1978 to 1993). At that meeting, Rabbi Schneerson, reflecting the words of biblical prophet Isaiah, told Gur’el […]
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An Israeli green energy firm has agreed to provide a Holon-based hospital with electric process heat, replacing its current natural gas-fueled steam boilers. The transition is projected to reduce the hospital’s carbon emissions by 3,900 tons annually and save it $1.3 million yearly in energy costs. The Finance Ministry approved the seven-year, $3.55 million project […]
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The Israeli Space Forum is set to be launched on April 2 to help connect companies, entrepreneurs, start-ups, investors, and academics to help grow Israel’s budding space sector, the Israel Space Agency and Rakia mission revealed Wednesday. Announced at the 19th annual Ilan Ramon International Space Conference and part of Israel Space Week, the space […]
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The US National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) said it had received 4,700 reports last year about content generated by artificial intelligence that depicted child sexual exploitation. The NCMEC told Reuters the figure reflected a nascent problem that is expected to grow as AI technology advances. In recent months, child safety experts and […]
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More and more airlines that have frozen their routes to and from Israel are bringing their activities out from hibernation in the last month, and announcing to the Israeli passenger – we are here. Many airlines announced the return of operations to Israel – here is what to expect and who you can fly with. […]
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Israeli language AI startup “Storywizard.ai” won the Global Edtech Startup Awards (GESA) last Thursday in London, according to a recent press release on the event. The largest ed-tech competition in the world with over 3,000 applicants, GESA was founded by Avi Varshavsky, the CEO of MindCET (of CET) to promote international ed-tech entrepreneurship, according to […]
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