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Israeli retro-carphone could make driving safer

David Shamah, Times of Israel: For years, convergence has been the watchword in the mobile world. Where once users would carry a device for phone calls, another for data recording (like the old

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Tel Aviv awarded #2 most innovative city in the world

Tel Aviv awarded #2 most innovative city in the world Tel Aviv has been ranked the world’s second “most innovative city” as part of the Wall Street Journal magazine

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Israeli High-tech firms raise $1.92B in 2012

Ynet News reports that Israeli VC-backed deals amount to $1.37 billion, down 22% from 2011. VC fund investments down 19% to $516 million. In 2012, 575 Israeli high-tech companies raised $1.92

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Tel Aviv Picked as Top Place for Startups After Silicon Valley

Tel Aviv Picked as Top Place for Startups After Silicon Valley

Bloomberg reports that according to a global study, Tel Aviv was picked as the world’s best place for start up companies right after California’s Silicon Valley: Tel Aviv’s startup ecosystem

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Grand Opening for ELTA North America in Maryland

Grand Opening for ELTA North America in Maryland

We are happy to announce the grand opening of the ELTA North America headquarters in Howard County, Maryland. After a hard work of two years and, with 100 new jobs coming

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Is Jerusalem the next Silicon Valley? CNN Clip

Is Jerusalem the next Silicon Valley? CNN Clip CNN’s Elise Labott spoke with entrepreneur and investor Erel Margalit, head of Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP),  a leading Israeli venture capital firm with over $900

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Wired Magazine crowns Tel Aviv #2 tech start-up city in the world, and lists hottest companies

Wired Magazine has crowned Tel Aviv the world’s second largest center for technology start-ups after Silicon Valley, Haaretz.com reported. As part of a special feature for its September issue the science

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LifeWatch launches world’s first medical smartphone

What if you could know your heart rate, temperature, and more…through your cell phone?  Israeli medical monitor developer LifeWatch AG has launched the world’s first medical smartphone, for Android-powered devices.

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Louvre and British Telecom choose Israeli security

Israel has long been recognized as a leader in security technology.  Now Israeli security companies have been chosen by the Louvre and by British Telecom. YnetNews reported that Synel,

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Inside Upwest Labs, The Startup Accelerator That Brings Israel To Silicon Valley

Original article by TechCrunch There is certainly no shortage of startup incubators and accelerators these days, but Silicon Valley’s Upwest Labs is doing something especially unique. Upwest, which got

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