Dave Waiser has been at the forefront of the mobility technology revolution in Israel for the past eight years, ever since he launched Gett in 2010. One of the last companies standing in the ultra-competitive global ride-sharing market, Gett has withstood competition from Didi Chuxing, Grab, Ola, Lyft and Uber and kept pace with those […]
View More Pick up some moving insights into the future of mobility with Gett chief executive Dave Waiser in Tel AvivCategory: Israel
Ran Krauss and Yariv Bash, leaders at two of Israel’s hottest drone startups, are joining us in Tel Aviv
Yariv Bash, the chief executive of drone delivery startup Flytrex, wants to make drone delivery “as easy as using your iPhone“. Meanwhile, Ran Krauss, the CEO of Airobotics, has helped his startup raise over $70 million for its mission to bring the autonomous revolution to the drone industry. Both men are leading two Israeli companies at […]
View More Ran Krauss and Yariv Bash, leaders at two of Israel’s hottest drone startups, are joining us in Tel AvivTyson Foods investment arm backs another lab-grown meat manufacturer
The venture investment arm of massive meat manufacturer Tyson Foods is continuing its push into potential alternative methods of poultry production with a new investment in the Israeli startup Future Meat Technologies. The backer of companies like the plant-based protein-maker Beyond Meat, and cultured-meat company Memphis Meats, Tyson Ventures’ latest investment is also tackling technology development to create mass […]
View More Tyson Foods investment arm backs another lab-grown meat manufacturerRegulus Cyber launches with a technology to secure autonomous vehicles
Over the next twenty years the autonomous vehicle market is expected to grow into a $700 billion industry as robots take over nearly every aspect of mobility. One of the key arguments for this shift away from manually operated machines is that they offer greater safety thanks to less risk of human error. But as […]
View More Regulus Cyber launches with a technology to secure autonomous vehiclesMysterious company is using Facebook to build a massive facial-recognition database
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Facebook has been under fire for its handling of personal data, but what companies around the world can do with that data is even more frightening.
Over the past five years, Terrogence, a surveillance company founded by former Israeli intelligence officers, has been using social networking sites including Facebook and YouTube to build a giant facial-recognition database, Forbes reports.
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The database is part of Terrogence’s facial-recognition service Face-Int. It contains the faces of thousands of terrorism suspects, harvested from as many as 35,000 videos and photos. Read more…
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View More Mysterious company is using Facebook to build a massive facial-recognition databaseChemi Peres of Pitango VC joins us at TechCrunch Tel Aviv, June 7
TechCrunch is returning to Tel Aviv on 7 June 2018 for a day-long conference, where we will be digging into one of Israel’s biggest tech strengths: mobility and everything that implies, from computer vision to autonomous driving. Israeli tech is at the forefront of this new industry and we plan to bring industry leaders together […]
View More Chemi Peres of Pitango VC joins us at TechCrunch Tel Aviv, June 7Israeli startups: Grab your exhibit table in Startup Alley at TC Tel Aviv
Hey startups! TechCrunch is returning to Tel Aviv on 7 June, 2018 for its inaugural day-long conference at the Tel Aviv Convention Center. This year’s event will be bigger and better than ever — featuring not only TechCrunch’s signature stellar programming focused on mobility, but also a new expo area called Startup Alley, where hundreds […]
View More Israeli startups: Grab your exhibit table in Startup Alley at TC Tel AvivIntelligo is using AI to make background checks relevant again
To realize that the background check industry needs an overhaul look no further than the backlog of 700,000 background checks faced by the federal agency that handles all background checks for sensitive government positions. This backlog has esse…
View More Intelligo is using AI to make background checks relevant againBrainQ aims to cure stroke and spinal cord injuries through mind-reader tech
Israel-based BrainQ is a new neurotech startup hoping to take on brain-computer interface (BCI) companies Kernel and Neuralink. But it’s early days in this industry, including for BrainQ, which plans to use a non-surgically embedded EEG machine to gather data and help improve outcomes for stroke and spinal cord patients. Read More
Nexar gets $30M Series B for its AI-based road safety dashcams and network
Nexar, a startup that makes an AI-based dashcam app to monitor road safety, announced today that it has raised a $30 million Series B led by Ibex Ventures. Participants included Alibaba Innovation Ventures (the venture capital investment arm of A…
View More Nexar gets $30M Series B for its AI-based road safety dashcams and networkAnother day, another Apple lawsuit (this time, from Texas)
Things still aren’t looking great for Apple. Three individuals in Texas have filed a class action lawsuit against the company for purposefully slowing down older phones.
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Another day, another Apple lawsuit (this time, from Texas)
Things still aren’t looking great for Apple. Three individuals in Texas have filed a class action lawsuit against the company for purposefully slowing down older phones.
SEE ALSO: Here come the first Apple lawsuits over the slowing down of iPho…