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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 431

David Shamah

David Shamah

Alan prepares to do a video interview (Facebook)
June 19, 2016, 12:01 pm
For Israeli entrepreneurs – and Times of Israel – Alan was an unflagging champion
Selfless and endlessly patient, Alan Weinkrantz, who was killed as he sat in a Tel Aviv restaurant on Saturday night, left his mark on Israel’s start-up economy one meeting at a time
By David Shamah
A 2005 file photo from the Ashkelon desalination plant. (Edi Israel/Flash90)
April 28, 2016, 2:13 pm
Israeli water recycling, desalination tech needs work, studies show
Although recognized as a world leader in making every drop count, researchers say Israel should do more research to improve public health
By David Shamah
(L to R) Shaul Yaakoby, CTO and Inventor, Gal Fridman, CMO and Maya Gonik, Head of Business Development check out an Aquarius engine (Courtesy)
April 27, 2016, 2:01 pm
Israeli car engine could halve fuel costs, emissions
Aquarius’s new take on internal combustion engines will be the big leap forward that vehicles need, says company founder
By David Shamah
(Foreground L to R) Asaf Gendler, CEO of Israeli start-up Bidflyer, signs a partnership agreement with Kevin Yu, COO of Hainan Eco-Tech Group (Courtesy)
April 26, 2016, 2:14 pm
Top Chinese conglomerate set to shop for Israeli start-up tech
Officials of China’s HNA Group have already signed one partnership deal with an Israeli firm – and many more are in the offing, sources in the company say
By David Shamah
Illustrative: Students in an IDF programming course. (Courtesy)
April 25, 2016, 5:37 pm
The programming school that keeps the IDF running
Top-notch training at the IDF’s Computing and Cyber Defense Academy supplies the army with programmers who make modern warfare and defense possible
By David Shamah
A staff turns into a snake in one of the Technion Rube Goldberg-style Passover projects (Courtesy)
April 24, 2016, 2:58 pm
Technion and friends celebrate Passover, Rube Goldberg style
How hard is it to pour the Seder’s four cups of wine? Well, it’s a real challenge, as kids who participated in an annual holiday tech contest purposely make it harder than it needs to be
By David Shamah
Noah Helfstein on the Maker bus (Ronny Tuvia)
April 22, 2016, 4:42 pm
Israel gets its first 3D tech bus – courtesy of NY bar-mitzvah boy
Noah Helfstein marshals $76,000 in gifts to inaugurate the ‘maker bus,’ which brings new technology to disadvantaged kids
By David Shamah
An Airbnb listing in the settlement of Kfar Adumim, accessed on January 12, 2016. (Screen capture: AirBnB)
April 21, 2016, 3:13 pm
Pictures of hosts, not homes, key for Airbnb renters, study shows
Hebrew University researchers find that trust — based on photos — is a primary factor in how much users were willing to pay
By David Shamah
Illustrative photo of an operating room. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
April 21, 2016, 2:31 pm
LifeBond’s surgical sealant gets EU approval, FDA fast-track status
The Caesarea-based company’s stomach closure material keeps patients’ ‘insides’ where they belong
By David Shamah
Former president Shimon Peres, left, and Intel employees at a Kiryat Gat chip factory in 2012. (Sivan Faraj/FLASH90)
April 21, 2016, 8:16 am
Intel jobs at Kiryat Gat facility safe, chip giant reported to say
Struggling processor firm announces 12,000 layoffs worldwide as part of transition plan, but no major cuts expected at local plant
By David Shamah and AP
(L) Roni Friedman and (R) Valentin Kaplan hold Skylake SoCs; (C) Shlomit Weiss holds a "fresh from the factory" sheet of Skylake chips (Intel)
April 20, 2016, 5:59 pm
Layoffs loom, but there’s hope for Intel Israel employees, says expert
Major cuts at Israel’s largest single tech employer may not materialize, according to Israeli High Tech CEO Forum chairman
By David Shamah
Israeli soldiers establish a field hospital together with the Nepalese army, in Nepal, following the deadly earthquake. on April 29, 2015. (IDF Spokesperson)
April 20, 2016, 5:48 pm
Israel a role model for disaster medicine, says Red Cross chief surgeon
Harald Veen: ‘Israelis have the knowledge and experience’ to excel in emergencies
By David Shamah
A teen at work in a start-up (Pexels)
April 19, 2016, 7:13 pm
Report: First quarter tech investments lower amid worldwide financial roil
Have the world’s economic problems finally caught up with the Israeli tech ecosystem?
By David Shamah
An EdenShield GateKeeper system (Courtesy)
April 19, 2016, 7:07 pm
Bayer to invest $10 million in Israeli ag tech fund
The international pharmaceutical giant aims to shape the future of agriculture partnering with accelerator firm
By David Shamah
Eugene Kaspersky (Courtesy)
April 18, 2016, 7:36 pm
From Jerusalem shall come forth cyber-security, says cyber guru
A planned Jerusalem-based Expert Center aims to help companies make themselves immune from growing threats by hackers
By David Shamah
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