Dr. Google, meet Medivizor
Doctors often warn patients and their families against searching the Internet for medical information. But that’s exactly what Israeli inventor Tal Givoly and med-tech serial entrepreneur Dr. Oren Fuerst did when serious illnesses hit their families. Together with world-renowned urologist Steven Kaplan, who had too many patients bringing him printouts of disinformation they found online, Givoly and Fuerst created Medivizor – a company that uses patent-pending technology to sift through thousands of content articles and find the most essential information applicable and personalized for each person’s medical situation.
Israeli farming reaches Vietnam
Refusing the invitation to remain working for big farms in Israel after a year of training there, three Vietnamese engineers returned to realize the ‘Israeli farming dream’ in Da Lat in Vietnam’s Central Highlands. With knowledge of the high-tech farming style of Israel, they have created a difference and gained initial success in their hometown of the red basalt soil in Da Lat, where they choose to work for newly-established farms.
Israelis bank accounts status – nearly empty
Over half of all Israeli households – 54 percent – overdrew their bank accounts in 2013, according to an Israel Central Bureau for Statistics survey whose results were released on Thursday. The survey found that for 34 percent of households, the situation was not temporary. These households reported that they were in overdraft for at least ten months in 2013. 10 percent reported being in overdraft for up to three months, and another 10 percent reported being in overdraft for a period lasting between four and nine months.
UPDATE – Tim Cook will only inaugurate Apple's offices in Israel next week
Despite reports that Tim Cook would arrive in Israel for the inauguration of Apple’s office, the CEO did not arrive. The opening of the office will reportedly occur next week, when Cook will arrive to inaugurate the company’s largest research and development center outside of the United States.
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Israel to launch $4 billion wave of privatizations in 2015
Israel will begin selling major stakes in a number of state-owned companies in November or December despite any political uncertainty created by elections next month, the country's privatization chief said. A decade after its last privatization program, the government aims to sell all or part of eight companies and two ports by 2017, raising around 15 billion shekels ($3.9 billion) in a plan announced in October.
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