Israel Innovation Institute launches new hub to foster innovation

The Israel Innovation Institute has introduced a new initiative, dubbed CatalystIL — a knowledge and training hub aimed at honing the skills of organizations within the innovation ecosystem. Built upon the Israel Innovation Institute’s established methodology, CatalystIL’s mission statement is to facilitate the identification of challenges, systematically evaluate solutions for global problems, and precisely execute […]

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Maolac combines AI with breastmilk to make tummies feel better

Israeli bio-food-tech company Maolac has introduced innovative products that combine traditional components with advanced technology: breastmilk and AI. These products — Maolactin for Gut Support and Maolactin for Anti-Inflammatory Activity — have been developed using artificial intelligence and the company’s “Maoreka” algorithm. The global market for immune-boosting foods is projected to reach $46.9 billion by […]

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Labeling Facebook accounts as state media results in reduced engagement

China, Russia, Iran and other undemocratic countries do their best to prevent their citizens from knowing the truth and to spread mis-information and dis-information via the social media that is fake news.  To combat the effect of these persuasion attempts by such governments, Facebook introduced a “state-controlled media” label in June 2020 to alert users […]

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Israel to increase gas exports to Egypt, energy minister rules

Energy Minister Israel Katz decided on Wednesday to approve additional exports of gas from the Tamar reservoir to Egypt, despite the postponement of a meeting between himself, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich because of the security cabinet meeting. This was on the recommendation of Chen Bar-Yoseph, head of the Fuel Administration […]

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