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  Hillel Fuld

  

  The 21 coolest tech startups in Israel

  Business Insider - Sam Shead

  Israel 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 …

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  Hillel Fuld

  

  Viber follows Messenger, launches Public Accounts for businesses and brands

  TechCrunch - Ingrid Lunden

  Viber, 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 …

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  Hillel Fuld

  

  MyHeritage launches DNA testing service to help you uncover your family’s history

  TechCrunch - Frederic Lardinois

  The 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 …

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  Hillel Fuld

  

  Otonomo raises $12 million to make data from connected cars useful

  TechCrunch - Lora Kolodny

  Even 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 …

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  Hillel Fuld

  

  Uber’s Otto self-driving truck delivers its first payload: 50K beers

  TechCrunch - Darrell Etherington

  For 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 …

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  Hillel Fuld

  

  Apple is quietly developing 'iPhone 8' hardware in Israel

  Business Insider - Sam Shead

  Apple 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 …