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Success to “David’s Sling,” Wikipedia for kids, and more – This week from the Startup Nation!

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April 6, 2015

Anonymous threaten with another “Electronic Holocaust”

A video released this past week by the Anonymous hacker collective vowed to inflict an “Electronic Holocaust” on Israel. The video shows a masked individual in a suit delivering a prepared statement, in which he announces April 7 as the date of a concerted attack on Israel's online servers. “As we did many times, we will take down your servers, government websites, Israeli military websites, and Israeli institutions,” he said. “We will erase you from cyberspace in our Electronic Holocaust.”

We will be as careful as possible, but considering their last attempt, this past November, there’s nothing for us to worry about.

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Israelis to launch Wikipedia for children

While most children today know the phrase ‘Google it’, the best way to find an answer to the multitude of questions posed by children is still in an encyclopedia. Of course, in today’s digital world there’s no need to look for the volume and letter of the topic in question, the internet has made research much easier.

But not all the information on the WWW is trustworthy and not all of it is safe for kids. Enter Wiki-Kids, an Israeli-made tablet-formatted encyclopedia that offers curious kids a platform they can use to independently explore the world.

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