Oren Hafif, an Israeli “white hat” hacker, discovered a serious security flaw in Gmail which could have compromised all 500 million accounts and allowed hackers to access users’ mail accounts and all Web services that use Google’s authentication system.

Anyone and everyone gets their five minutes of YouTube fame thanks to Fusic's music video-creating platform that blends unique user-created covers with official music videos.

Israeli company MyHeritage has long established itself as one of the premiere genealogy services on the planet. Now, the high-tech family-tree creator has set its sights on an ambitious goal: adding every tombstone in the world to its already formidable database.

A device developed by an Israeli scientist can pick up conversations from hundreds of feet away without a microphone. Using a laser beam with a camera, the technology can detect the voice wave patterns of the sounds that a person makes when they are talking.

Israeli-developed SmartCourt is a tennis analytic technology designed to measure and record playing performance. It provides 3D tactical, game management, information and holistic real-time statistics for players to improve their skills.

Prepare to laugh, as we compiled a list of the 10 funniest Israeli startup videos. These include everything from poisoning Bar Refaeli, to featuring the fake sign language interpreter from Mandela's funeral, to our very own NoCamels' Managing Editor - and sometimes TV star - Avner Meyrav.

Some Israeli brands, like Waze or Wix, are known worldwide. Other companies are virtually invisible, like iBario – a $100 million, 16 website internet empire that is a world leader in many categories.

People above the age of 80 fall once a year on average, often leading to serious injury. Israeli company B-Shoe has developed a shoe that is able to take a step back when it senses a fall coming.

Just in time for summer, Israeli company Sensibo is introducing its smartphone-enabled gadget, which makes any air conditioner smart. While remote-controlled ACs have been around for a while, Sensibo offers a lot more: from self-regulation to cleaning reminders.

The hottest name on the Israeli IPO rumor mill is Mobileye. The driving safety technology company has reportedly filed for an IPO at company value of $5 billion. If the report is true, we might witness the biggest-ever IPO in Israel's history.

How many times did you bump into someone you were desperately trying to avoid, but didn't have time to turn around? Israeli app Split is “anti-social” application that enables you to avoid unwanted encounters.

Despite advancing greatly over the years, smartphone cameras still do not produce the same image-quality as DSLR cameras. However, one Israeli startup is working to change that, with technology that may revolutionize the smartphone camera.

Glass by Google aims to revolutionize the way we interact with the world, by offering a layer of augmented reality to be displayed before our eyes. But Google's not alone, with several competitors in the field – one of which stems from an amalgamation of two Israeli companies.

Three students from the Technion have taken upon themselves to give the blind a high-tech alternative to the Seeing Eye dog and cane. The result is a device based on a Kinect camera that can give the blind audio-feedback and help them navigate safely.

American-Israeli 3D printing giant Stratasys has partnered with British company Brightwake to make the production of a life-saving and religiously ethical blood recycling machine significantly cheaper.