By The New York Times

For many people, the simple task of reading a street sign or a restaurant menu is impossible due to visual impairment. Israeli startup OrCam is using sophisticated artificial intelligence to give these people a solution.

An Israeli study shows that blogs have therapeutic value for teenagers and can reduce their social anxiety or stress. The blog's public nature and its ability to allow feedback make it even more effective then a private diary, researchers say.

Due to it's policy of unlimited in vitro fertilization procedures, Israel has become the nation with the highest per-capita babies born that way. Discover Asuta Hospital in Tel Aviv, one of the busiest fertilization clinics in the world.