Hillel FuldThe 21 coolest tech startups in Israelverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Sam SheadIsrael continues to produce an impressive number of highly successful tech startups for a country with a population of just 9 million people. The Middle Eastern country is sometimes referred to as "Startup Nation" thanks to the sheer number of entrepreneurs building businesses there, particularly in …
Hillel FuldViber follows Messenger, launches Public Accounts for businesses and brandsverified_publisherTechCrunch - Ingrid LundenViber, the messaging app with 800 million users owned by Japan’s Rakuten, is today taking the next step in expanding its platform as it seeks to compete against the likes of Facebook’s Messenger and WhatsApp not just for audience — but revenues. Today, Viber is launching Public Accounts, a new …
Hillel FuldMyHeritage launches DNA testing service to help you uncover your family’s historyverified_publisherTechCrunch - Frederic LardinoisThe popular online genealogy service MyHeritage today announced the launch of its MyHeritage DNA service for helping its users uncover more about their family’s history and ethnicity. Users who take the test, which currently costs $79 (plus shipping), will get a detailed ethnicity report that will …
Hillel FuldOtonomo raises $12 million to make data from connected cars usefulverified_publisherTechCrunch - Lora KolodnyEven if self-driving cars aren’t part of our daily lives yet, vehicles are becoming internet-connected at a rapid pace. Gartner predicts that one-fifth of all autos on the road, and a great majority of new vehicles being produced worldwide, will have wireless network connectivity by 2020. Yet, few …
Hillel FuldUber’s Otto self-driving truck delivers its first payload: 50K beersverified_publisherTechCrunch - Darrell EtheringtonFor those doubting that autonomous vehicles are going to be driving alongside humans very soon, consider the first delivery made by Otto while a driver actually left the driver’s seat during the long highway portion of the trip: The Uber-owned self-driving transport truck company made its first …
Hillel FuldApple is quietly developing 'iPhone 8' hardware in Israelverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Sam SheadApple is using an office in Israel to develop hardware for the "iPhone 8," which is expected to be released next year with a radical redesign, according to an employee at the site. Details on the iPhone 8 are scarce, but some reports, including this one from MacRumours, suggest that it will have an …
