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Snyk, an Israeli cybersecurity startup that identifies security breaches while applications are in development, has raised $196.5 million in a new funding round. The company, founded in 2015, is currently valued at over $7 billion, according to Globes. The financing round was led by the Qatar Investment Authority with participation from new investors Evolution Equity […]

Forgotten sandal set Dead Sea sculptor on a 20-year journey of discovery

An Israeli company is implementing its anti-distraction technology in cement trucks. SaverOne stops drivers accessing distracting applications like messaging, but allows them to use navigation systems, without user intervention.  Following a successful trial, it will install its technology in 25 cement trucks from ReadyMix Industries Israel.  SaverOne primarily targets commercial and private vehicle fleets in […]

Equinom, a startup that breeds non-GMO plant-based proteins like pea and soy, has raised $35 million.  It uses advanced algorithms to identify the traits of different seed varieties, enabling the development of new ingredients with desirable traits for food production – like high protein, mild taste, and light color. The minimally processed plant proteins enable […]

Food close to its expiration date in a leading European supermarket chain will be marked down automatically by AI. Wasteless, an Israeli startup, has pioneered dynamic pricing to mark down fresh produce and save it from being dumped. It will be rolling out its systems across 70 Hoogvliet stores in the Netherlands. Meat, poultry, dairy […]

Patented mattress "helps switch our bodies to relaxed mode"

New technology may make it possible to better control the release of drugs in the human body – using light. Research inspired by the measles virus found that when its genetic material is inserted into a cell, it forms compartments that host all the reactions involved in the formation of new viral particles – termed […]

RepAir Carbon Capture, which has developed an energy-efficient and scalable carbon dioxide capture solution, has raised $10 million. It says its Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology requires 70 per cent less energy than the industry average to reduce the carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere as a whole, by using large fans to push air […]

NeuReality, a startup that teaches AI to evaluate and analyze new information, has raised $35 million.  The company uses a new type of Network Addressable Processing Units (NAPU) optimized for deep learning inference use cases, like computer vision, natural language processing, and recommendation engines. It will make highly-efficient AI more accessible to less technical companies. […]

New sensors developed by Israeli company Inuitive allow robots to see the world like a human. It says its technology provides enhanced depth, allowing them to differentiate between humans and objects using AI-based obstacle detection and object recognition. “Our new all-in-one sensor modules expand our portfolio targeting the growing market of autonomous mobile robots,” said […]

A mobile app is selling physical prints of AI-generated art that is limited only by the user’s imagination. The new text-to-image service Daydream creates images from any typed description – such as “a couple holding hands and walking in Paris”, or, “a girl in a red dress on her first day in Disneyland, 1987”, or even, […]

A startup that prevents hackers from breaching the cloud, has emerged from stealth with the announcement of an $8.7 million funding round. Rezonate discovers, analyzes, profiles and protects every identity, user and resource in all clouds – in real-time, to prevent and stop attacks in the earliest stages.  It shows users the entire ‘storyline’ behind […]

Men are willing to help a damsel in distress, but are less likely to do so if the woman would be empowered by their intervention. The phenomenon, termed ‘chivalrous sexism’, was tested in a new study, which found that two out of three men (62 per cent) would be willing to help a woman whose house […]

Experts grow ancient carob tree to maturity in four years instead of seven

ChroniSense Medical, an Israeli medtech company, has developed a smartwatch that works as a wearable medical sensor.  It can accurately monitor vital signs like blood oxygen saturation, pulse rate and respiration rate. The device, called Polso, is designed for both home and clinical settings, and comes with a mobile app for patients, and a cloud-based […]