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Israeli tech keeps UK and Irish buses COVID-free

Tel Aviv startup devises data-driven air purification system that has been installed on transportation for UK and Ireland frontline workers; system uses three methods to kill coronavirus, and found to be over 99.9% effective in cleaning indoor air

The Media Line , 08:52 , 01.23.21

Israel to sell its 'smart' shopping carts to UAE's biggest supermarket chain

Cart, developed by A2Z Smart Technologies Corp, is priced at NIS 20,000 each and is equipped with a touch screen, a barcode reader and a weight at the bottom that allows shoppers to shop without heading to checkout

Mirav Crystal , 13:18 , 01.11.21

Israeli firm provides Gaza with drinking water from the air

Watergen's solar-powered generators can produce 5,000-6,000 liters of potable water per day, depending on humidity; while not enough to meet enclave's complete needs, it's 'a start,' says Palestinian machine operator

AFP , 14:19 , 01.05.21

Tech giants join Facebook legal fight against Israel's NSO

Google, Microsoft, Dell and Cisco seek to challenge controversial Israel-based spytech firm's claim of immunity from lawsuits, say its 'powerful and dangerous' technology can fall into the wrong hands

i24NEWS , 22:53 , 12.22.20

Facebook removes anti-vaccine 'fake news' in Israel, government says

Social media giant takes down four groups at the weekend that had disseminated texts, photographs and videos with 'deliberately mendacious content designed to mislead about coronavirus vaccines'

Reuters , 14:25 , 12.20.20

Australia watchdog sues Facebook over 'misleading' Israeli VPN app

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says Onavo deceived customers by collecting and sending user data to social media giant; move is latest in series of increasingly assertive stances towards U.S. tech behemoth

AFP , 15:16 , 12.16.20

Israel signals openness to future joint missile defense with Gulf partners

Head of Missile Defense Organization says during a briefing after a successful testing of a multi-tiered missile defense system, that similar technology might be offered to Israel's new partners in the region

Reuters , 14:58 , 12.15.20

Israel develops drip irrigation to solve rice paddy problem

Netafim, a company that pioneered drip irrigation in Israel decades ago, has just finished a pilot scheme using its environmentally friendly tech on 1,000 hectares (2,470 acres) of rice fields in locations from Europe to southern Asia

Reuters , 10:52 , 12.15.20

Hamas hackers targeting Arabic speakers, Israeli security firm says

Victims sent fake messages about burning issues in Mideast to entice them to click on malicious files; believed to be effort by terror group to understand mood in region as Israel begins to normalize ties with more Arab states

Yuval Mann , 15:11 , 12.09.20

Israel plans 'Beresheet 2' moon mission scheduled for 2024

Science Ministry says the literal moonshot will involve launching two landing crafts and an orbiter that would circle the moon for years, conducting experiments and collecting data on behalf of school students

Reuters, Ynet , 14:52 , 12.09.20

Droning the drove: Israeli cow-herders turn to flying tech

Israeli firm BeeFree Agro claims their technology can help ranchers herd 10,000 heads of cattle over vast areas of land, reducing operational costs as well as stress levels for both livestock and their human herders

Reuters , 15:00 , 12.02.20

Israeli water-from-air tech to be sold in UAE, Gulf states

Agreement between Emirates' Al-Dahra company, Israel's Watergen follows MoU signed in October; partnership to focus on agriculture sector, offices and apartment buildings, hotels, industry and maritime

TPS , 10:37 , 12.01.20

Israel's new virus surveillance system draws comparisons to China

Monitoring system installed in Or Aqiva can detect whether person is wearing a face cover and measure distance between individuals to determine whether they are observing social distancing; system does not possess facial recognition capabilities

Ilan Levinsohn , 18:21 , 11.08.20

Israeli tech mobilizes to predict coronavirus outbreaks through sewage

Health Ministry launches pilot study in 14 communities across country that could give authorities up to two weeks warning of imminent COVID-19 outbreak, thereby giving officials chance to crack down on potential virus hot spots

The Media Line , 16:51 , 10.30.20

EU to Facebook, Google, Twitter: Do more against fake news

European regulatory commission calls on tech giants to work harder on tackling disinformation, including false reports regarding coronavirus poandemic, in accordance with 2018 self-regulation agreement

Reuters , 13:42 , 09.10.20

Israel's largest hospital to develop health tech with UAE firm

MOU between Sheba Medical Center and APEX is first cooperation between Israeli hospital, Emirati company after countries agreed to normalize ties last month; Sheba says deal paves way for cooperation on innovation, training, medical tourism, COVID treatment

Reuters , 09:03 , 09.10.20

Smart Water: How Mekorot handles increasing cyber threats

Digital revolution is sweeping water infrastructure industry, and Israel is one of most prominent leaders; unfortunately, as field enters digital world, water systems are exposed to increasing cyber threats, but here too Israel - and Mekorot - are not falling behind

Meital R. Fishman , 11:11 , 09.06.20

How some Israelis dodge COVID-19 tracking

Those fearing a quarantine order after unwittingly being near a coronavirus carrier, render themselves untraceable by switching their cellphones to 'airplane mode' or using 'burner' SIM cards instead

Reuters , 22:48 , 08.23.20

Israel successfully tests advanced missile defense system

The test of Arrow-2, multi-layered system meant to defend against short, mid and long-range missiles, was conducted overnight jointly with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency; it includes Iron Dome, David's Sling and Arrow-3 all in one

Associated Press , 13:04 , 08.13.20

Singapore trials automated Israeli drones to enforce virus rules

The small machines, developed by Israel's Airobotics, are programmed to track anomalies such as gatherings and are used by Singaporeans to enforce social distancing measures meant to curb the spread of COVID-19

Reuters , 14:41 , 08.06.20

Coronavirus endangers Israel's high-tech ecosystem

Despite promising investment figures, experts warn that economic uncertainty caused by the global pandemic could spell wide-scale layoffs in the near future; some, however, remain optimistic that the industry can weather the storm

The Media Line , 18:43 , 07.18.20

Israeli startup allows actors to shoot scenes from home

New technology manages to accurately manipulate images according to a source video; D-ID claims service not meant to replace actors, but allow them to work from home during and after virus pandemic

Yuval Man , 15:28 , 07.15.20

Catalan politician suspects phone tapped by state using Israeli spyware

Cybersecurity experts warn parliament speaker, 2 other separatist politicians phones hacked; Spanish gov't says not aware of any such spying; NSO declines to say if software sold to Spain

Reuters , 15:21 , 07.14.20

Israeli court rejects petition to curb spyware company

Judge dismisses Amnesty's legal bid, which alleged that governments around the world use NSO's cellphone hacking software and the firm should therefore have its export license revoked

Reuters , 15:32 , 07.13.20

Israeli mask maker Sonovia expects 99% coronavirus success after lab test

Company chief technology officer says reusable anti-viral masks are coated in zinc oxide nanoparticles that destroy bacteria, fungi, and viruses and their material can also be used to make PPE for medical teams and seat covers for public transport

Reuters , 13:22 , 06.22.20