Start up nation

Israel's quantum leap: Building a national hub for the next tech revolution - interview

“AI requires, on one hand, a lot of technology, which Israel excels in, but also from the other end, it needs for the data centers, lots of land and lots of energy, which Israel does not have."

Portrait of a female researcher standing before a quantum computer. (Ilustrative)
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Israel shifts toward ‘Defense-Tech Nation’ as start-ups surge to $3b. in funding

A European Union flag flies outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, December 19, 2019.

Israel isn’t losing to Europe. It’s simply not showing up - opinion

An illustrative image of the Israeli flag covered in computer pieces and the words "Artificial Intelligence."

Can Israel go from Start-Up Nation to AI State? - opinion


Pinecone Systems releases the next stage of search engine evolution

‘Vector search’ fuses the two dominant search models – keyword and semantic – into one system that will enable companies to offer the highest level search results possible.

 Search Engine Land search marketing blog word visualizations at Online Marketing Blog.

Israeli innovators win $2 million Climate Solutions Prize

Hundreds of people attended the Climate Solutions Prize Festival in the Hulda forest in central Israel.

Dr. Doron Markel, Chief Scientist KKL-JNF; Jeff Hart, Executive Chair of the Climate Solutions Prize; Galit Levi, Chief Officer Climate Solution Prize; Avi Hasson, CEO of Start-Up Nation Central.

Amid an onslaught of firings, how have these start-ups survived?

Despite the ongoing firing trend which has led to the termination of hundreds of employees, these companies have managed to hold strong and even grow.

 Women in tech - illustrative

Israel could become a climate change solution leader - opinion

Israel, as a recognized leader in developing advanced solutions to global challenges, is extremely well-positioned to take a central position in battling climate change.

 THE CLIMATE Solutions Prize leadership team attends the launch event for the prize.

Can Keymakr video annotation help AI see like Terminator or Iron Man?

Tech Talk: Keymakr video annotation helps AI see better.

Robot on display at Terminator 3 premier in Los Angeles

Only 1.8% of Israeli tech workers are Arab, new research shows

The chief economist who led the report could not yet ascertain precisely why the number of Arabs entering the tech sector was so low.

Tsofen encourages the establishment and development of hi-tech centers in major Arab cities and communities.

Mobileye vets launch start-up to assess what drugs should go to trial

OMEC.AI, founded by Ori Shachar and Amir Harel, aims to transform the process of drug discovery and development for the betterment of human health.

 OMEC.AI founders (from left) Ori Shachar and Amir Harel.

They scale up so fast: a misty-eyed Tel Aviv watches its start-ups grow

A new report uncovers the record-breaking nature of Tel Aviv’s start-up industry, which has begun scaling up in a major way

 Tel Aviv scale-up cycle

Can one Israeli start-up reinvent the music management industry?

Elad Pankovski and Omer Matz, creators of IndieFlow, believe that music does indeed need a makeover.

 IndieFlow co-founders Elad Pankovski (left) and Omer Matz (right)

Meet the Israeli AI platform that is going to change the world - and you can help them

The digital platform, which has already raised over NIS 1.5 million in crowdfunding, offers customers a one-stop-shop to plan and book all suppliers needed for a party.

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