Thursday, May 17, 2012
Scottish police arrest 6 over anti-Semitic Facebook page
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Six people have been arrested in Scotland for creating an anti-Semitic Facebook page.. . .
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Giving big to tiny innovation
by Elyse Glickman, Contributing Writer
L.A. philanthropists Henry and Anita Weiss pledged $1 million last week to support and expand nanotechnology research at Ben-Gurion University’s. . .
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Facebook IPO: Good for the Jews?
by Uriel Heilman, JTA
If the Talmud were written today, would it look like Facebook? First, the rabbis of the Mishnaic period post a Jewish legal rule.. . .
Monday, May 14, 2012
Orthodox rally for a more kosher Internet
by Josh Nathan-Kazis, The Forward
An upcoming haredi Orthodox mega-rally in New York about the dangers posed by the Internet has a promotional Twitter account.. . .
Monday, May 14, 2012
Web site launched to counter calls to boycott Israeli goods
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Israeli businessmen have launched a Web site to help counter calls to boycott products made in Israel.. . .
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Israeli green tech highlighted at Milken Institute Global Conference
By Jonah Lowenfeld
Israeli scientists and the entrepreneurs who bring their innovations to market have accomplished some remarkable feats during the Jewish state’s 64. . .
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Survey discovers Israel’s digital divide
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The higher one's income the more likely he will be connected to the Internet, a new survey of Israelis' Internet use has found.. . .
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
With an eye on Twitter, StandWithUs releases app for pre-fab pro-Israel messages
By Jonah Lowenfeld
To celebrate the 64th anniversary of Israel’s founding, StandWithUs released a new social media application that the pro-Israel educational. . .
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
French group suing Google for Jewish auto-complete searches
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A French anti-discrimination group is taking Google to court for offering to search if celebrities are Jewish.. . .
Monday, April 16, 2012
Google Street View in Israel to go online
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Google's Street View in Israel will go online next week.. . .
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Israeli female scientist is top young researcher
by Meredith Mandell, JTA
JERUSALEM — She’s young, smart and aims to help treat life-threatening diseases.. . .
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Wasserman Schultz stands by aide over Facebook flap
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U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said the Democratic National Committee's new Jewish outreach liaison should be forgiven for her 6-year-old. . .
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Singles at Passover saying so long to cell phone, Facebook contacts
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While Passover is the time to clean out chametz, single Jews apparently will be cleaning out their social lives.. . .
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Gerald Estrin, computer pioneer in U.S. and Israel, dies
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Gerald (Jerry) Estrin, a computer pioneer in the United States and Israel who built the first computer in the Middle East, has died.. . .
Monday, April 2, 2012
Haredi Orthodox website executives arrested for extortion
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The owner and three senior employees of a haredi Orthodox website based in Israel were arrested on suspicion of extortion.. . .
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Technology leading the way to lower-cost day school education
by Josh Lipowsky, JTA
The nondenominational Pre-Collegiate Learning Center of New Jersey doesn't have a math teacher. The East Brunswick school instead relies on. . .
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Quit Facebook or risk expulsion, N.Y. Orthodox school orders students
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An Orthodox Jewish girls' high school in Brooklyn has ordered its 11th-grade students to close their Facebook accounts and pay a fine.. . .
Monday, March 26, 2012
Israeli-built robots shoot for U.S. competition
by Ronen Shnidman, JointMedia News Service
Forward Omri Casspi made the leap from Israel to the National Basketball Association in 2009, but the latest Israeli hoopsters seeking to compete on. . .
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
iPad app for Reform prayer book is launched
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The iPad app for the Mishkan T'filah, the Reform movement's daily prayer book, was launched.. . .
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Einstein online: Internet archive offers window into physicist’s life and work
by Linda Gradstein, JTA
Ever wonder about Albert Einstein’s love life? Now you can get a firsthand glimpse by searching the newly improved Einstein Archives website, which. . .
Monday, March 12, 2012
Israeli innovation shines at Mobile World Congress
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Israel proved itself to be a leader in technological innovation based on its strong showing at the Mobile World Congress.. . .
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
eBay to expand activity in Israel
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eBay is expanding its activity in Israel. The Internet consumer company said it will unite its two activity centers in Netanya and Tel Aviv into a. . .
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Israeli-led team of scientists discovers longevity gene
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A team of Israeli and U.S. scientists has discovered a gene that increases longevity in mammals. The team, led by Dr. Haim Cohen of Bar-Ilan. . .
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Experts say Iran has ‘neutralized’ Stuxnet virus
by Mark Hosenball, Reuters
Iranian engineers have succeeded in neutralizing and purging the computer virus known as Stuxnet from their country's nuclear machinery, European and. . .
