How can a desktop-sized computer outperform today’s massive supercomputers? If it’s run according to the principles of quantum physics. A new internationally funded project headed by an Israeli physicist from Bar-Ilan University’s Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials may provide just the quantum leap required. Bar-Ilan’s Beena Kalisky, whose lab...

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Some of the best projects are born out of a desire for change – at least that was the case with Iota, an Israel-based textile company empowering unemployed women through the art of crochet. Each one of the company’s rugs, pillows and home accessories is hand-crocheted by Bedouin women from their...

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In an interview about his growing portfolio of Israeli businesses, American billionaire investor Warren Buffett said that he views Israel now as being similar to the United States “after its birth,” praised Israel’s “determination, motivation, intelligence and initiative,” and declared, “I’m a big believer in Israel’s economy,” according to an article...

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Call him the milkman of the world. Since 1990, civil engineer Ronen Feigenbaum has used Israeli technology and knowhow to set up dairy farms in China, England, India, Mexico, Namibia, Nigeria, Philippines, Romania, South Africa, Vietnam and now Papua New Guinea. “Israeli dairy farms are the best in the world....

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Moovit, an Israeli app developed for helping commuters get to their destination using public transportation, just raised $50 million from investors led by Intel, TechCrunch reported Wednesday. Moovit, which has 120 million users in 80 countries worldwide, has raised about $131 million in funding and was valued at $450 million...

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Two judges were elected to the Supreme Court on Thursday evening, in what has been described as a victory for Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked. The nine-member Judicial Selection Committee met Thursday and confirmed Prof. Alex Stein, Minister Shaked’s first choice, and Judge Ofer Grosskopf as new Supreme Court justices. The pair...

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Fifty colorful, lightweight child-sized wheelchairs from Israeli nonprofit organization Wheelchairs of Hope are being distributed to needy disabled five- to nine-year-olds in South Africa through the South African chapter of WIZO (Women’s International Zionist Organization) and the Israeli Embassy in South Africa. The inexpensive, low-maintenance wheelchairs were conceptualized by Israeli couple Pablo Kaplan and...

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Along with being a six-time NBA All-Star, Amar’e Stoudemire can add Israeli wine maker to his resume. On Tuesday, Stoudemire launched a line of kosher-for-Passover Israeli wine at a news conference in New York, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported. “It’s a blessing for me and my family to be able...

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The Israeli startup OrCam, which makes the MyEye device to assist the visually impaired, announced that it has raised another $30.4 million in funding bringing its valuation to $1 billion, The Times of Israel reported Tuesday. OrCam, which was founded by Amnon Shashua and Ziv Aviram, who also founded MobilEye, which...

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Egypt’s president, Abdel Fatah el-Sisi, declared on Wednesday that his country “scored a goal” by signing a $15 billion deal with an Israeli company to supply natural gas, The Times of Israel reported. Sisi said in televised comments that the project “has a lot of advantages” for Egyptians and will...

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