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Haim Saban bids for Newsweek

Expat Israeli billionaire Haim Saban of Power Rangers fame is considering buying Newsweek magazine. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal last week Saban,

Persay voice tech in top Israeli banks

Israel’s PerSay, a global leader in the research, development and deployment of Voice Biometric technology and products, announced last month that it has successfully completed

Using lightning as a measuring rod

Particulates like those recently spewed into earth’s atmosphere by the Icelandic volcano, similar to those from aerosols, car exhausts and smokestacks at power plants and

Blast water bacteria with UV light

Israeli scientists say that ultraviolet light may be a better treatment than strong-smelling chlorine to keep water free of bacteria. A team of researchers at

An artificial eye on your driving

An Israeli professor is extending computer vision research to develop the next generation of smart cameras, which are aware of their surroundings. He hopes to

Israel unanimously invited to OECD

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), a 31-country economic group of developed nations, on May 10 agreed unanimously to invite Israel to become

Israeli start-up to IBM SmartCamp

Israel is one of seven countries slated to participate in IBM’s SmartCamp competition for the world’s smartest start-ups. The Israeli nominee will be chosen at

Chinese govt. gets tips from Israel

According to a senior Israeli foreign ministry official, “Israel has the reputation of a country that goes way beyond expectations to help its nationals across

SolarEdge partners with Italians

Israel’s SolarEdge Technologies, a provider of Distributed Solar Power Harvesting and PV monitoring solutions, is expanding its activity to Italy and has announced a new

Successful trial for Israeli flu vaccine

BiondVax Pharmaceuticals, an Israeli biopharmaceutical company at the forefront of global efforts to develop a Universal Influenza Vaccine, announced the successful conclusion of the Company’s

Israeli PTSD expert makes Time list

This year’s Time 100 features Israel’s Prof. Edna Foa, a clinical psychologist who developed a specialized therapy to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Foa’s achievement