Tel-Aviv – world’s 3rd best city for technology business
Tel Aviv is the third best place in the world for technology business, according to a new report by property consultants Savills. Austin took the top spot, followed by San Francisco. Savills surveyed 12 global cities with strong tech environments. The scores were measured according to five metrics: business environment, tech environment, quality of life, talent pool and property affordability. New York, Stockholm and London came fourth, fifth and sixth respectively in the overall ranking.
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Two Israeli startups to represent Israel at MasterCard’s major high-tech event
Two Tel Aviv-based financial technology start-ups will represent Israel at a major event being held by MasterCard in Dublin next month. The Israeli companies will be vying against fintech start-ups from across Europe for a spot in the MasterCard Start Path accelerator. One company, Sling, has a platform that allows micro-merchants to accept electronic payments from consumers via smartphone, and the other, Shopnfly, allows travelers to browse and pre-purchase items that can be picked up at a duty-free shop, delivered inflight or to a destination hotel.
New Israeli device can help reduce death-rate from cervical cancer in Third World countries
An Israeli medical device to check for the presence of cervical cancer could be an important factor in reducing the rate of death from the disease in the developing world. The Biop device can reduce the time needed to diagnose one of the biggest killers of women — from weeks, to minutes.
Biop Medical founder and CEO Ilan Landesman believes that his examination device — the only one that provides instant readings and results on whether a woman is suffering from cervical cancer — could be a boon to women everywhere, especially in places like Africa.
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Israel and Jordan sign a historic agreement on water trade
Bringing a historic deal to fruition, Israeli and Jordanian government officials signed this week a bilateral agreement to exchange water and jointly funnel Red Sea brines to the shrinking Dead Sea. According to the agreement, Jordan and Israel will share the potable water produced by a future desalination plant in Aqaba, from which salty brines will be piped to the Dead Sea. In return for its portion of the desalinated water in the South, Israel will be doubling its sales of Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) water to Jordan on the countries’ northern border.
Soda Stream launch new flavors
SodaStream’s profits may be down, but they’re hoping some new ideas can help boost sales in the upcoming year. In spite of some bad press, the Israeli company is developing a new line of carbonated water flavours to add to their product line in the upcoming year. Exotic flavours like pomegranate acai, and yuzu mandarin will be made available to SodaStream consumers.
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