AvatarHillel FuldAvatarAvatarThe 21 coolest tech startups in Israelverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Sam SheadIsrael continues to produce an impressive number of highly successful tech startups for a country with a population of just 9 million people. The Middle Eastern country is sometimes referred to as "Startup Nation" thanks to the sheer number of entrepreneurs building businesses there, particularly in …
AvatarHillel FuldAvatarAvatarViber follows Messenger, launches Public Accounts for businesses and brandsverified_publisherTechCrunch - Ingrid LundenViber, the messaging app with 800 million users owned by Japan’s Rakuten, is today taking the next step in expanding its platform as it seeks to compete against the likes of Facebook’s Messenger and WhatsApp not just for audience — but revenues. Today, Viber is launching Public Accounts, a new …
AvatarHillel FuldAvatarAvatarMyHeritage launches DNA testing service to help you uncover your family’s historyverified_publisherTechCrunch - Frederic LardinoisThe popular online genealogy service MyHeritage today announced the launch of its MyHeritage DNA service for helping its users uncover more about their family’s history and ethnicity. Users who take the test, which currently costs $79 (plus shipping), will get a detailed ethnicity report that will …
AvatarHillel FuldAvatarAvatarOtonomo raises $12 million to make data from connected cars usefulverified_publisherTechCrunch - Lora KolodnyEven if self-driving cars aren’t part of our daily lives yet, vehicles are becoming internet-connected at a rapid pace. Gartner predicts that one-fifth of all autos on the road, and a great majority of new vehicles being produced worldwide, will have wireless network connectivity by 2020. Yet, few …
AvatarHillel FuldAvatarAvatarUber’s Otto self-driving truck delivers its first payload: 50K beersverified_publisherTechCrunch - Darrell EtheringtonFor those doubting that autonomous vehicles are going to be driving alongside humans very soon, consider the first delivery made by Otto while a driver actually left the driver’s seat during the long highway portion of the trip: The Uber-owned self-driving transport truck company made its first …
AvatarHillel FuldAvatarAvatarApple is quietly developing 'iPhone 8' hardware in Israelverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Sam SheadApple is using an office in Israel to develop hardware for the "iPhone 8," which is expected to be released next year with a radical redesign, according to an employee at the site. Details on the iPhone 8 are scarce, but some reports, including this one from MacRumours, suggest that it will have an …
AvatarHillel FuldFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoIsraeli anomaly detection co Anodot raises $8mglobes.co.il - Globes correspondentThe Ra'anana-based company can help prevent billions of dollars of losses through its real-time anomaly detection and machine learning. Israeli …
AvatarHillel FuldAvatarAvatarGoogle's Waze Launches New Technology to Give You GPS Signal in Tunnelsverified_publisherInc Magazine - Michael LiedtkeThe popular navigation mobile app developed a new way to stay connected with a GPS signal inside tunnels. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The popular navigation app Waze is putting a new twist on the phrase "tunnel vision." It's trying to ensure drivers relying on digital maps don't lose their way when their …
AvatarHillel FuldAvatarAvatarNew messaging platform Mobilize raises $6.5 millionverified_publisherTechCrunch - Jonathan ShieberGroup messaging continues to be a problem that large organizations have trouble solving. And its an area where venture investors have spent millions. While many people use Slack, or communications tools from Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and others, there’s no unified system for managing …
AvatarHillel FuldAvatarAvatarVroom raises $50 million to make buying a used car as easy as shoe shopping onlineverified_publisherTechCrunch - Lora KolodnyGunning to become the top seller of used cars online, Vroom Inc. has raised $50 million in a Series E round of equity funding, bringing its total capital raised to $218 million. The market for used cars in the U.S. alone surpasses $400 billion annually. According to the Edmunds.com Used Vehicle …
AvatarHillel FuldAvatarAvatarConsumer Physics, creators of the SCiO molecular scanner, respond to Kickstarter claimsverified_publisherTechCrunch - John BiggsLike most small products with a cult following, SCiO has its fans and detractors. Those detractors took to the Internet recently to complain that the handheld molecular scanner, which raised $2.5 million in 2014, still hasn’t shipped. The result? Negative press and plenty of Tweets. I asked SCiO’s …
AvatarHillel FuldFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoTesla disputes Mobileye’s accusations, Mobileye shoots backarstechnica.co.uk - Megan Geuss -On Friday, autonomous components maker Mobileye put out a press release saying that the latest comments by Tesla on the falling-out between the two …