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Israel’s leading plane manufacturer has delivered its 100th training jet wing to the United States Air Force.  Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) says that this demonstrates its long-term relationship with the US Air Force.  The supersonic T-38 is critical to the US Air Force’s pilot training program. IAI says it has orders for hundreds of additional […]

A gambling company in Britain was hit with a record £19.2 million ($24 million) fine last month for ‘social responsibility failures’. William Hill had allowed one customer to open a new account and spend £23,000 (nearly $29,000) in just 20 minutes. Another spent £18,000 ($22,556) in 24 hours, a third gambled away £32,500 ($40,727) in […]

Tempo, one of Israel’s largest beverage producers, will cut pollution by replacing its steam boilers with a zero-carbon heat source. The company, which manufactures Heineken, Pepsi, and Nestle products, is installing an environmentally-friendly system, developed by Israeli startup Brenmiller Energy. It stores excess renewable energy by sending steam through pipes to heat crushed rocks. The […]

ChatGPT and other AI tools are making it easier for people with limited programming abilities to commit cybercrimes, says a new report. Chatbots allow them to quickly write malicious code and generate fraudulent convincing messages. That’s in spite of security measures designed to prevent the technology being used for crime. A new report by the […]

You may be surprised to learn that patients receive painkillers in addition to a general anesthetic during an operation – even though they’re unconscious. The body still responds to painful stimuli by increasing blood pressure or heart rate – which can be dangerous, especially for frail patients or those with heart issues.  But there’s a […]

Israeli tech will be used to 3D-print breast implants to help patients regenerate their natural breast tissue.  Stratasys, an Israeli 3D printing company, and CollPlant Technologies, an American company that develops bioinks (3D-printed material used to produce artificial live tissue) are jointly developing the technology. It’s part of a new agreement between the two companies […]

A new startup that accelerates software development has emerged from stealth with $8.5 million in seed funding. Redefine.dev uses AI to identify and predict the most relevant tests for each new code change, minimizing feedback time for developers by over 90 percent. It functions as a SAAS (Software-as-a-Service) model, and already has partnerships with global […]

Finland announced the purchase of an Israeli long-range air defense system in a $345 million deal, the day after it officially joined NATO. It’s the first time the David’s Sling air defense system has been sold to a foreign country.  The system was used for the first time by Israel in a false alarm in […]

Patients often struggle to follow the personalized diet plan drawn up to tackle their diabetes, heart problems or other chronic disease. But there’s a new app that scours the internet for recipes that exactly match the criteria set for them by their health professional. The dietitian or nutritionist specifies, for example, a set amount of […]

Parents who smoke on the porch or yard for the sake of their kids are still putting them at risk, says a new study.  They should avoid smoking within 10 meters of the home, according to researchers at Tel Aviv University. They found nicotine in the hair of 60 percent of children whose parents thought […]

Three young Israeli scientists have been awarded $100,000 each for their groundbreaking research.  Since 2017, the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in Israel has recognized the country’s most promising researchers in life sciences, physical sciences & engineering, and chemistry, and each year, one scientist in each category receives $100,000 to pursue their research. The prizes […]

An Israeli startup says it’s developed technology that naturally removes up to half the sugar from blueberry, strawberry, and cherry juices, without affecting their taste or texture. Better Juice replaces the sugar with other sweet molecules, keeping all of the nutrients without altering the taste. It uses natural enzymes to convert sugars in juice to […]

Israel’s tech companies raised less funding in the last three months than any quarter since 2018, as the country suffered the effects of global recession and proposals for judicial reform. Total investment was just $1.7 billion, down almost 75 percent on the $6.7 billion raised in the first three months of 2022, according to a […]

A new observatory in Israel’s Negev will house the most powerful survey telescopes in the world – said to be three times better than any other telescope on Earth. The observatory will consist of 48 telescopes with an extremely wide field of view. It’s being built by the Weizmann Institute of Science, which says it […]

A startup that makes high-quality holograms has emerged from stealth with $6.5 million. PxE Holographic Imaging has developed technology that makes it possible to generate a high-resolution hologram in a simple and energy-efficient manner, at distances ranging from mere micrometers (one millionth of a meter) to hundreds of meters. It uses white light – a […]