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Daily Updates from Silicon Wadi for Thursday, April 4, 2019

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skyTran's testing facility being set up at a site in Mexico (Courtesy)

Eilat inks deal with skyTran, taking step toward futuristic pod transport system

By Shoshanna Solomon

US startup awaits ministry approval but hopes to start project this year; ‘maglev’ network could provide much-need reduction in traffic congestion

Illustrative: A salad. (YouTube)

Israel has lowest rate of diet-related deaths in the world, major study finds

Analysis published in The Lancet finds fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds are instrumental in avoiding deadly diseases

Illustrative. Hackers/cybersecurity (iStock by Getty Images)

Check Point researchers find security breach in Xiaomi phone app

By Shoshanna Solomon

Vulnerability in pre-installed malware detector would have allowed hackers to penetrate system and steal data; breach has now been fixed

Members of the MassChallenge 2014 Israel Judges Panel at an event held by the organization, June 11 2015 (Courtesy)

MassChallenge picks 52 global startups for Israel 2019 accelerator program

By Shoshanna Solomon

People walk by election campaign billboards showing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, alongside Blue and White party leaders, from left to right, Moshe Ya'alon, Benny Gantz, Yair Lapid and Gabi Ashkenazi, in Tel Aviv, April 3, 2019. Hebrew on billboards reads, left, "A strong Likud, a strong Israel," and on the right, "Every vote counts, Blue and White victory." (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Experts warn of cyber threats ahead of the election

By Isabel Debre

Despite thriving tech sector, laws and vote-counting systems are vulnerable to outside attack, while threat of social media manipulation largely unaddressed

Laura Ben-David

What it’s really like for Palestinians at the Israeli checkpoints

Whatever one’s politics, it’s important to see the everyday experience — the endless waiting, the frustration, the humanity

Wendell Brooks (left), president of Intel Capital and senior vice president of Intel Corp., and Lip-Bu Tan, CEO of Cadence Design Systems and chairman of Walden International, discuss disruption on stage at the 2019 Intel Capital Global Summit on April 1, 2019. (Intel Corporation)

Intel Capital president: Israel generates better ideas than Silicon Valley

By Ricky Ben-David

Israel is one of three tech hubs that Intel Corp.’s investment arm is intently focused on, says Wendell Brooks

A cannabis plant at the Knesset in 2009 for a meeting on medical marijuana in the parliament's Labor, Welfare and Health Committee. (Kobi Gideon/Flash90)

Israel genome firm Evogene enters medical cannabis field seeking better products

By Shoshanna Solomon

Subsidiary will focus on creating higher quality plants, initially for PTSD, severe chronic pain and cancer

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