AI system will go live on buses in Tel Aviv and Nahariya next year

Israeli pair blend art and and science in orbit... with unexpected consequences

Israel and the United Arab Emirates will work together to advance medical research. Sheba Medical Center will collaborate with G42 Healthcare, an Abu Dhabi-based health tech company, on joint research projects and clinical trials across the UAE and Israel. They will team up to find AI-driven solutions related to stem cell research programs, infrastructure building, […]

Akeyless, an Israeli company that secures passwords, software functions and company secrets, has raised $65 million, bringing its total funding to $80 million.  It centralizes the management and security of secrets across cloud environments and makes them easy for companies to access, in a method that is maintenance-free. The company, founded in 2019, safeguards the […]

Algorithm automatically finds job opportunities for minority "silver medalists"

The first direct commercial flight from Israel to Qatar landed today, with 180 Israeli passengers onboard just in time for the FIFA World Cup. A deal was reached last week allowing them to travel to the Gulf state, despite the lack of ties between Israel and Qatar. Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza who […]

A new program that aims to create research and career opportunities for women in the space sector has selected its first five fellows. It is creating opportunities for young female engineers and scientists, encouraging more women to study STEM, and promoting an increased number of successful careers for women in the fields of science and […]

An Israeli company that streamlines data and allows more efficient storage within businesses has raised $135 million. WEKA says the Series D funding round was oversubscribed and took the total raised so far to $270 million. New funding will be used to expand its features, cloud integration and its team, and scale up its business.  […]

Uber users in Israel can now order an e-scooter through the app, as well as a taxi. The company is partnering with the micro mobility company Lime, which rents e-scooters and e-bikes. The idea is to encourage the use of green modes of transport instead of opting for the use of a private vehicle. Uber […]

Motion-tracking software makes sure they're exercising properly

OurCrowd, Israel’s most active venture capital firm, is expanding its operations in Abu Dhabi with a $60 million investment. It’s opening a new venture capital (VC) office and Artificial Intelligence (AI) tech hub, supported by the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), which attracts investment in the emirate.  These agreements have only been possible since the […]

A finance technology firm from Israel is to open a research and development center in Abu Dhabi. Such a move would have been impossible before the Abraham Accords, signed in September 2020, which normalized relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. Liquidity Group allows business to access funding with minimal delays, providing term sheets […]

Music-tech startups in Israel now have the opportunity to tap into the success of the world-famous Abbey Road studios where The Beatles recorded almost all their tracks. Universal Music Israel (UMI), based in Ramat Gan, will identify and recommend promising music-focused technology startups for six months of guidance and mentoring at Abbey Road Red, a […]

Sperm counts have fallen globally at an alarming rate, according to new research by a team based in Israel. The international team of researchers, led by Professor Hagai Levine of the University of Jerusalem, found that they dropped by more than 62 per cent between 1973 and 2018. The research covered 53 countries, and analyzed […]

AI device takes all the guesswork out of indoor gardening