The medical and recreational use of marijuana is increasing globally, and its effects on drivers can — like alcohol — be devastating, as the drug influences the cognitive abilities of drivers, as much as alcohol does. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, cannabis users in 2016 were 192 million worldwide, a number that has increased by 16 percent in the decade from 2006 to 2016. While Uruguay and Canada are the only two countries where it is legal to produce, sell, and consume medical and recreational marijuana, its recreational use has been totally legalized in 10 US … [Read more...] about Israeli Startup Has An App That Can Detect Impairment
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Elevator Tech Could Save Lives
Seventeen years after 9/11, an Israeli startup is testing its solution to turn the elevator into a traveling ‘safe room’ that can facilitate rescue operations. When there’s a fire in a high-rise building, safety rules dictate that you don’t take the elevator. You head for the stairs instead. But what if using the elevator could actually be the fastest – and safest – way to evacuate a building on fire? Salamandra Zone is an Israeli startup that wants to make it possible for people trapped in a burning building to flee using the lift. Today, elevators automatically shut off if … [Read more...] about Elevator Tech Could Save Lives
Israeli Firms Protecting Our Kids On Social Media
The Startup Nation has jumped to the fore as one of the leaders in deterring hackers, securing data and detecting bullies on your social media. In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, which saw raw data from some 87 million Facebook users harvested without their knowledge, netizens have been increasingly concerned about protecting their privacy on social media. The European Union’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) that recently went into effect (as anyone with an email inbox could not have failed to notice), is part of the push to counter future privacy … [Read more...] about Israeli Firms Protecting Our Kids On Social Media
Israel And The Audio Content Revolution
Tel Aviv startup Audioburst is making radio, TV and podcasts instantly searchable and enhancing the capabilities of voice assistants. The days of aimlessly scanning through AM/FM radio stations in search of something that interests you may be coming to an end. An Israeli startup is organizing the world’s audio so that you can instantly find and listen to any piece of audio from anywhere, on demand. Tel Aviv-based Audioburst has developed an AI-powered technology that can listen to millions of minutes of live and pre-recorded audio content each day – podcasts, radio shows and … [Read more...] about Israel And The Audio Content Revolution
Israeli Company Introduces a 10-Minute Charge For Electric Cars
Israeli startup is starting its first deployments in Europe. The technology puts a very modern spin on the old-fashioned flywheel. After years of sputters and stalls, including the billion-dollar failure of Israel’s Better Place, nearly every car manufacturer is actively working up an electric vehicle (EV) roadmap. General Motors, which plans to launch 20 EV models by 2023, has some 1,700 developers, including a team in Israel, working on batteries and EV design. There’s one electric elephant in the room, though: the time it takes to recharge an electric car. Even … [Read more...] about Israeli Company Introduces a 10-Minute Charge For Electric Cars
8 Israeli Firms Named To World Economic Forum
Watergen, Utilis, Innoviz and others listed among 61 of the world's most promising technology pioneers. Israel has second most companies on the list. Eight Israeli startups were among the 61 early-stage companies recognized by the World Economic Forum for their design and development of potentially world-changing innovations and technologies. Watergen, a Rishon LeTzion-based company whose technology generates clean drinking water from the air; Utilis, whose satellite technology detects leaks in underground water pipes, and six other Israeli startups in the fields of cybersecurity, … [Read more...] about 8 Israeli Firms Named To World Economic Forum