Israeli high-tech companies raised $1.55 billion in 131 financing rounds in the third quarter of 2018, according to a report released this week by Tel Aviv-based IVC Research Center and ZAG law firm. In October, multinational Israeli company JFrog completed a $165 million funding led by New York-based Insight Venture Partners with...
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President-elect Jair Bolsonaro has reaffirmed a plan to move Brazil’s embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, following in the path of the United States and Guatemala, The Jerusalem Post reported Thursday. “As previously stated during our campaign, we intend to transfer the Brazilian Embassy from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem....
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If you’re in the market for a new house in North America, your first stop might be a home-valuation estimate website like Zillow. But what if you’re an investor looking to buy an apartment complex? Enter Skyline AI, which uses artificial intelligence, machine learning and big data to predict what a commercial...
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It is harder and more expensive for individuals and businesses to purchase tires for their cars in Gaza, while rioters have a “seemingly endless supply” of old tires to burn, The Times of Israel reported Thursday. Since the beginning of the so-called “March of Return,” rioters at the violent Hamas-led protests...
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Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad, provided Denmark and Sweden with the information to stop the attempted assassination of the leader of the Danish branch of an Iranian opposition group, an Israeli official confirmed Wednesday. “The Mossad’s efforts have led to thwarting Iranian terrorism in France, Belgium, Austria, Germany and now Sweden and...
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The idea of ultrasound technology is to give radiologists a dynamic look at moving parts inside the body. However, most ultrasound scans today are done by technicians – so the radiologist is reviewing recorded images or video clips instead of seeing the full real-time picture. As a result, the doctor...
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In the latest sign that relations between Israel and the Gulf States are warming up, a Bahraini writer said that his nation will not ask for permission to normalize with Israel, Middle East Monitor reported Monday. Abdullah Al-Junaid spoke about Bahrain’s interest in normalizing relations with Israel during an interview at RT,...
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Israel is trying both to avoid an escalation with Hamas and to prevent a “humanitarian catastrophe” in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israeli diplomatic reporters. While the prime minister didn’t discount the possibility that Hamas might eventually force Israel into an all-out war, he argued...
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A second Israeli judoka won gold at the Abu Dhabi Judo Grand Slam event, meaning that Israel’s national anthem Hatikva was played once again in the United Arab Emirates. Israeli Peter Paltchik beat Elmar Gasimov from Azerbaijan, and won the gold medal in the under-100 kilogram (220 pounds) weight class, The...
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Municipal elections take place Tuesday (October 30) throughout Israel. The race for mayor in Jerusalem is the talk of the town, and the residents of the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo apparently have gotten caught up in campaign fever. The animals are busily preparing to get out the vote by brushing beaks, combing...
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