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An Israeli company that uses advanced sensors to help farmers monitor the health of their crops and boost yields has raised $30 million.  CropX Technologies has created an analytics platform that uploads a breadth of information and provides farmers with insights and advice for irrigation, disease, and nutrition management. It uses advanced sensors to collect […]

An Israeli company has developed what it claims to be the world’s first plant-based burger made entirely of chickpea protein – and says it mimics the smell, texture, and taste of the real thing. Meat.The End (MTE) develops protein ingredients that enhance the texture of alternative meat products. Its soy-based burgers and chicken nuggets are […]

More and more patients are turning to medical cannabis for chronic pain relief. But whether they smoke it or ingest it as oil, getting the dose right is always a challenge. Too much, and they’re stoned for the day, too little and they continue experiencing debilitating pain. No medicinal cannabis treatment has been able to […]

A startup that uses AI to cut delivery costs for small businesses by up to 50 percent has announced $6 million in funding. Evermile matches merchants to the right delivery company for each delivery task. It uses algorithms to instantly analyze order preferences and constraints, including locations, distance to delivery, the type of goods, and […]

Female bats suffer “pregnancy brain”, according to new research at Tel Aviv University. They experience the same forgetfulness and mental fogginess as expectant mothers, and that means they fly slower and lower in their hunt for prey. They normally assess the way their calls bounce off of their surroundings to determine the size and location […]

An Israeli startup that automatically detects and fixes cybersecurity threats to businesses raised $75 million.  Coro says it automates 95 percent of the work otherwise done by the professionals who maintain and repair the software, allowing them to focus on larger and more complex threats. The software is already used by thousands of customers in […]

SodaStream says its customers prevented five billion single-use plastic bottles from being used last year. The company, which turns tap water into carbonated soft drinks, also said it decreased the plastic waste in its manufacturing processes by more than 20 percent in 2022, and saved 11 tons of plastic by reusing plastic bags in its […]

Israeli startups will soon compete for the chance to change the way students are taught in higher education. Many of the country’s 300 ed-tech (educational technology) startups are expected to apply for the new STEP IN competition, created to diversify existing teaching methods for academic courses in English, physical education, music, mathematics, science and technology, and […]

A fertility clinic in the UK will use Israeli tech to determine the best quality embryos for in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments. IVF is only successful one-third of the time. Tel Aviv-based Fairtility is trying to increase the odds with its AI assistant CHLOE (Cultivating Human Life through Optimal Embryos), which helps clinicians determine the embryos […]

An Israeli startup that uses machine learning to predict and prevent accidents in construction sites has raised $8 million.  SafeGuard has developed algorithms that identify human error patterns, predict the probability of an accident occurring, and take preventative measures. It can, for example, identify a worker in real time who is on the verge of […]

Reports of antisemitic posts online almost doubled in 2022, says a new report. Israel-based Fighting Online Antisemitism (FOA) says there were 5,961 offensive posts, including Holocaust denial and anti-Israel hate, across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and the other social media platforms manually monitored by volunteers. That’s an increase of 78 percent on the 3,354 figure […]

A Mediterranean diet with extra walnuts, green tea and the aquatic plant duckweed helps reduce heart disease, say researchers.  They carried out a trial with 300 participants over 18 months to compare the “green Mediterranean diet” with a standard Mediterranean diet (whole grains, vegetables, legumes, fruits, nuts, and seeds) and a regular healthy diet. The […]

An Israeli startup has been recognized in Dubai for its pioneering work developing hydrogen as a clean energy source. GenCell Energy, which produces the clean gas from liquid ammonia, was named Rising Star in the Hydrogen Field by judges at this year’s Connecting Green Hydrogen MENA (Middle East and North Africa) conference. It was singled […]

Millions of people worldwide took part in an international day of volunteering yesterday (April 16th) which was inspired by Israeli billionaire Shari Arison.   The theme of this year’s Good Deeds Day was “Think good, speak good, do good,” with the goal of inviting every person to do a good deed, big or small, to bring […]

A 14-year old boy dying from diabetes in a Toronto hospital became the first person in the world to receive an insulin injection in 1922. Within 24 hours, his high blood glucose levels dropped to near-normal levels and he lived to tell the tale. For the next 60 years, insulin derived from pigs and cattle […]